With the support of a grant from the Russian Geographical Society, the monograph “Vladikavkaz - the Fate of a Fortress”, written by Delyara Tebiyeva, Head of the Department of Physical and Socio-Economic Geography at North Ossetian State University, and Lyubov Kebalova, Associate Professor at the Department of Ecology and Nature Management, was published.

The authors investigated in detail the origin and development of the fortress, which was originally conceived as a defense outpost of the Caucasus. It was from here that the construction of the famous Georgian Military Road - a strategic artery that played a crucial role in the development of the region and strengthening of Russia's position in the south of the country - began. Readers will learn about visits to the fortress by such personalities as Emperor Nicholas I, Alexander Pushkin and Iranian Prince Khozrev-Mirza.

The architectural complex “Salt Town” is planned to be fully transferred to the Museum of the Defense and Siege of Leningrad. The complex has the status of an object of cultural heritage of federal significance, in 1944-1949 all its premises were occupied first by the exhibition and then by the Museum of the Defense of Leningrad, today in the buildings of the town is located the Naval Academy.

Salt Town is a complex of buildings bounded by the Fontanka embankment, Salt Lane, Pestel and Gangut streets. It was named after the salt warehouses located in the buildings of the town until the middle of the 19th century.

Restoration Week has started in St. Petersburg. This year the event is dedicated to significant dates - the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War and the 80th anniversary of the Leningrad School of Restoration. The program of events covers a week from June 30 to July 06 and offers lectures, expositions, excursions and discussions. Colleagues from various regions of Russia and foreign countries, including Belarus, Armenia and Cuba, are scheduled to participate.

The Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences handed over to the historians of “ACM Group” archaeological reports of M.B.Muzhukhoev, where among the pages were found unique photos of 1971 of the Tower Complex “Towers of Two Wives” in the mountainous Ingushetia.

The Palace of Culture of Communication Workers on Bolshaya Morskaya Street in St. Petersburg will be renovated under the state program “Development of the Cultural Sphere in St. Petersburg”. It is planned to be adapted for modern use for the St. Petersburg Opera Theater.

The Communications Center is a revealed cultural heritage object built in the 1930s according to the project of architects P.M.Grinberg and G.S.Rais. Before that, the site was occupied by a German Reformed church built in 1862-1865 according to the project by architects G.Bosse and D.Grimm.

The Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences handed over to the historians of “ACM Group” the restoration report of 1969, after the restoration carried out according to the project of architect L.A.Khimshiashvilli. The report was compiled and signed by archaeologist G.G.Gambashidze. In addition to interesting scientific data, the report contains photos of the unique temple, depicting its condition in the 60s of the twentieth century.

Someone is simply engaged in scientific restoration, and someone engaged in scientific restoration, inventing and creating such original things as skateboarding boards, using in this case for inspiration the ornaments of Nizhny Novgorod platbands.

Today the designers of ACM Group carried out a post-mortem inspection of structures at the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University on Mokhovaya Street in Moscow. The historic building of the Faculty requires serious research in the process of developing a restoration and adaptation project by our company.

Complex scientific research continues on the main building of Moscow State University on Sparrow Hills. Surveyors and technologists are working, drones are flying and scanners are spinning. Ahead of the large-scale work of “ACM Group” on the preparation of project documentation. Meanwhile, a video of the very top of the spire of the central building at a height of 230 meters.

The Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences handed over to the historians of “ACM Group” unique photos from the archaeological report of M.B.Muzhukhoev in 1975, depicting the sanctuary of Aushe-sel and the palm print of the master on one of the walls.

Today “ACM Group” and the director of St. Petersburg Architectural and Construction College Y.I.Belenky presented red diplomas to the best graduates of the famous educational institution.

The Central State Archive of Literature and Art handed over to the historians of “ACM Group” unique historical photographs of the Erzi tower complex, collected in 1938 by architect R.L.Rotach.

Over the past 2024 years, ACM Group specialists have collected hundreds of historical photographs of Ingushetia's mountainous tower complexes and their inhabitants from archives in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Ossetia, Chechnya and Georgia. The unique photos were systematized, annotated and have already been included in the Unified Database of Cultural Heritage Sites of the Republic of Ingushetia, which is being created on the initiative of the SAFMAR and Renaissance Charity Funds.

In addition, today the first edition of two large-format albums containing the most interesting historical photos of the tower complexes came out of the St. Petersburg printing house.

The work on the search for the history of Ingushetia continues and by the end of this year two more new albums should appear.

The circulation is very limited, the materials are very unique!

The Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater will restore the Kamennoostrovsky Theater - from February to December 2026 there will be no performances there. The second stage of the G. A. Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater is to restore the facades, plafond painting, balconies, boxes and walls.

Kamennoostrovsky Theater is the only surviving monument of wooden architecture of the classicism era in St. Petersburg. The building was constructed in 1827 according to the project of architect S.L. Shustov.

The White Iris Cultural Heritage Preservation Foundation is starting to accept applications for the Temple Keepers School, a project for those who want to take an ancient temple or estate under their protection. The program will start with a face-to-face meeting of participants in August, followed by a series of online seminars with experts in heritage conservation, project management, community outreach and resource mobilization.

On the basis of the meeting of the esteemed Council of the Union of Restorers of June 26, a positive decision was made to admit “ ACM Group” as a member of the Union of Restorers. In accordance with the Charter, “ACM Group” is vested with all rights and obligations from July 01 of this year.

Restoration of the Rumyantsev-Zadunaysky Estate, a cultural heritage site of federal significance, has begun on 17/6 Maroseika Street in Moscow.

The manor house was built in 1782 in the eclectic style with elements of classicism and baroque. The question of authorship is still open - according to some experts, it belongs to Matvey Kazakov, according to others - Vasily Bazhenov. In 1793 the owner of the house became the commander General Field Marshal Pyotr Rumyatsev-Zadunaysky, who became famous during the Seven Years' and Russo-Turkish wars. The mansion acquired its modern appearance in the 1880s, when architect Georgiy Kaiser added decorations to its facade, in particular, sculptures with lyres.

During the Soviet era, the mansion was given to the representative office of the Belarusian SSR.

The Central State Archive of Literature and Art handed over to the historians of ACM Group an album of unique historical photographs of mountainous Ingushetia, collected in 1938 by architect R.L. Rotach.

The photo shows the ancient village of Khairakh, located not far from the temple of Tkhab Erda.

The Engineering House of the Peter and Paul Fortress will host the exhibition “Masterpieces of architectural graphics from the collection of the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg” from July 07 to August 26.

The museum notes that 2025 was marked by a whole flowering of anniversaries of architects whose names are familiar to everyone. For example, 355 is the anniversary of Dominico Trezzini, 325 - Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli and 250 - Carlo Rossi. The museum keeps drawings of the authors of the projects of the main architectural sights - more than 40 sheets of Rastrelli, about 100 drawings by Voronikhin, more than 200 works by Quarenghi.

At the exhibition you can see the designs of the Summer Palace of Peter the Great by Mikhail Zemtsov, the Hermitage Pavilion in Tsarskoye Selo and the Srednerogat Palace by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, the Main Admiralty by Andrean Zakharov, the Mining Institute by Andrei Voronikhin, the Marble Palace by Antonio Rinaldi, the Alexandrinsky Theater by Carlo Rossi, the Grand Palace in Pavlovsk by Vincenzo Brenna, and many others, including graphic projects of the Soviet period.

Today, in 1819, St. Petersburg laid the foundation of St. Isaac's Cathedral designed by architect Auguste Montferrand. The largest temple of the northern capital, erected from 1819 to 1858, became an outstanding monument of architecture of the XIX century. It was built by the decree of Emperor Alexander I and is characterized by unique engineering solutions and rich decoration.

The cozy Minerals restaurant on the first floor of the Wawelberg Hotel at the beginning of Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg has been delighting guests with excellent cuisine and stylish interiors for three years already.

The general designer of the Wawelberg is ACM Group.