A unique photograph from 1918, capturing Petrograd teenagers against the backdrop of the former "Wavelberg Banking House" on Nevsky Prospect 7/9 in St. Petersburg.

The restoration project of the "Wavelberg Banking House" with its adaptation into the "WAWELBERG" hotel by "ACM Group".

The developer Brusnika completed the restoration of the cultural heritage site “Fominykh House” on Rosa Luxemburg Street in Yekaterinburg. During the restoration process, the brickwork was stripped of oil paint, revealing traces of numerous rebuildings of the house since the time of its first owner, burgher Averyan Fominykh. On the facades one can distinguish masonry from different time periods, with restored sections of authentic brick. In addition, work has been carried out to restore the historic 19th century windows, the roof and staircases, and the utilities have been completely renewed.

Originally owned by the burgher Fominykh, the house was converted into communal apartments in the 1920s after the building was nationalized.

In Krasnoyarsk, the cultural heritage object “I.G. Gadalov's House of Income” located at the corner of Mira and Paris Commune Streets will be restored. The historic house will be made a part of the museum quarter together with the Surikov Art Museum. Surikov Art Museum, located in a neighboring building.

The two-story house of the Gadalov dynasty was built in the late 19th century. In different years it housed grocery stores, Yenisei provincial administration, River Shipping Administration, military commissariat, hospital with a morgue in the basement and other institutions.

In early 1897, Vladimir Lenin, who was waiting in Krasnoyarsk to be sent into exile, often visited here. In 2021 any mention of the stay of the leader of the revolution here was removed from the official name of the object - and they did the right thing!

On June 13, 1955, Soviet geologists reported the discovery of the largest diamond deposit in Yakutia - the Mir kimberlite pipe.

An encrypted telegram went to Moscow: "Smoked a pipe of peace, the tobacco is excellent. Avdeenko, Elagina, Khabardin".

This is how the geologists of the Amatinsk expedition - Vladimir Avdeenko, Ekaterina Yelagina and Yuri Khabardin - reported the discovery that changed the geological map of the country and started a new industry. Yakutian diamonds are not only geology, but also a story of scientific intuition and hard labor in harsh conditions. Here, under the layer of permafrost, crystals were hidden that millions of years ago started from a single carbon atom.

ASM Group specialists visited the famous quarry several times while they were carrying out a hotel reconstruction project in the town of Mirny for Alrosa.

Registration for the first restoration festival "Art. Science. Craft", timed to coincide with the Restorer's Day, which will be held on the territory of the International Restoration Center in Rozhdestveno, Leningrad Region.

Leading restoration and creative workshops, specialist restorers and researchers will talk about the intricacies of work on the preservation of museum objects and hold master classes where all visitors will be able to try their hand at the art of restoration.

Specially invited restorers of carpets and monumental paintings from Iran will familiarize visitors with the experience of one of the oldest international restoration schools.

In Barnaul, at the corner of Socialist Avenue and Leo Tolstoy Street, restoration work continues at the cultural heritage site of regional significance, the Sukhov Merchants' Estate.

The merchant's estate, which is one of the three largest merchant complexes of the city, is being “revitalized” literally brick by brick - the walls are being rebuilt, sculptures are being restored and historical facades are being put in order.

After the large-scale restoration, a hotel and a restaurant decorated in the style of the 19th century will open here.

Already today the specialists of “ACM Group” will continue research work on the historical building of the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University on Mokhovaya Street in Moscow.

According to the information provided by the respected publication “Delovoy Peterburg” there are only 84 monuments on the streets of St. Petersburg, which are owned by the city. They are summarized in 458 million rubles.

Conditionally, the monuments can be divided into groups: architects, writers, statesmen, artists and military leaders, monumental groups to historical and military events. The list, strange as it may seem, lacks not only the Bronze Horseman or the Rostral Columns, but also many other sculptural compositions and busts known to any tourist. There is no Chimney Sweep, Vodovoz or Wiper, not even Gogol's “Nose” or Chizhik-Pyzhik. Most likely, all these compositions are not on the city balance.

The city memorialized only four architects - Italian architects on Manezh Square. The bust of Antonio Rinaldi is estimated at Br409 thousand, while Rastrelli, Quarenghi and Rossi were cheaper by Br5 thousand and are estimated at Br404 thousand each.

A photograph depicting the square in front of Moscow State University on Lenin Hills in 1952. The square was designed as a place for recreation and inspiration, where students could walk, discuss scientific ideas and enjoy nature. This place became not only an educational but also a cultural center of Moscow, reflecting the desire for knowledge and innovation.

Today, the architects of ACM Group continue their research on the facades of the famous high-rise in the pouring rain.

The State Service for the Protection of Cultural Heritage Objects of the Yaroslavl Region approved a new tinting of the facades of the famous house with atlantes on October Avenue in Yaroslavl.

In the process of research work it turned out that the sculptures of atlantes were not white, but bronze with patination. Also the front facade will be repainted from blue to beige color.

The Dunayev House was built in the late XIX century by merchant Ivan Nikolevich Dunayev on the territory of his own tobacco factory. In Soviet times, the building housed the Center for Development of Creativity of Children and Youth.

The Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation O.B.Lyubimova expressed gratitude to the General Director of “ACM Group” for the great contribution to the development of culture and many years of fruitful work.

Restoration of Moscow's only memorial museum dedicated to the reformist tsar has been completed in Kolomenskoye.

In 1702, it was built by Russian carpenters and Dutch shipwrights at the mouth of the Northern Dvina River. In 1877 it was moved to Arkhangelsk, and in 1934 - to Kolomenskoye. Now there is a new permanent exposition “Peter the Great: the Birth of the Sea Power”.

The Committee for the Protection of Cultural Heritage Objects of the Republic of Ingushetia issued a permit to a licensed contractor to carry out works to install temporary support structures on the cultural heritage site of federal significance "Tkhaba Erdy Temple" in the mountainous part of Ingushetia.

Temporary structures to be installed outside and inside the unique temple will allow the walls and vaults to be secured for the duration of renewed archaeological surveys inside the temple scheduled for this year.

In Moscow, with the participation of the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation O.B. Lyubimova, the final board of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation was held, where respected cultural figures reported on the results of their work for 2024. They told a lot - about new movies and plays, circus performances and attendance of halls.

As for the restoration of cultural heritage objects, it was reported that work has been completed on 30 objects and 55 monuments have been mothballed. All over the country.

In the center of Ulyanovsk, on Spasskaya Street 14/5, restoration work has begun on the cultural heritage site of federal significance “The building of the boarding house of the Simbirsk Men's Classical Gymnasium”, where, according to historical information, Vladimir Lenin repeatedly visited. Instead of the expected neat restoration, local residents are watching the dismantling of the historic brick vestibule of the main entrance. There is no information board with information about the contractor and the customer at the site.

The historic house in Khvalynsk, Saratov Region, which was used by director Leonid Gaidai in 1959 for filming the movie "Three Times Resurrected", has been recognized as an object of cultural heritage.

Historically, the house built in the second half of the XIX century belonged to the merchant Nikolai Soldatkin. Later it was home to the famous mathematician and professor of St. Petersburg University Konstantin Posse, as well as the influential Soviet politician Mikhail Suslov.

On June 16, the XIII meeting of the joint commission for the development of cooperation between the Leningrad Region and the Republic of Belarus was held in Vsevolozhsk District. The delegations were headed by Alexander Drozdenko, Governor of the Leningrad Region, and Nikolai Snopkov, First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus.

The meeting resulted in the signing of a number of agreements, including cooperation between the International Restoration Center and the Belarusian State Academy of Arts in the field of preservation and promotion of cultural heritage.

The new XXIII "Architectural Yearbook. 2025", prepared by the Association of Architectural Workshops of St. Petersburg. “ACM Group” presented this year in the yearbook its new projects, already recognized at International and National competitions, including:

- Cottage village “Syargi” in the Leningrad region,

- Nazranovo Fortress and Kharpe Tower Complex in Ingushetia,

- Archangel Michael Church in Pskov.

The ACM Group project started restoration works at the Furtog Tower Complex in the mountainous Ingushetia. This historical complex, located on the slope of Table Mountain, is a major part of the cultural heritage and was visited by the great Russian scientist-encyclopedist Dmitry Mendeleev.

ACM Group specialists have spent the last four days supervising the restoration work on the Khairakh, Nizhny Pui, Doshkhakle, Keli, Tumgi and Eban Tower Complexes. Remarks have been issued, many issues have been resolved, and we are returning to St. Petersburg.