Argun Reserve
Argun Reserve

The Argun State Historical-Architectural and Natural Museum-Reserve is a reserve located in the southern part of the Chechen Republic on the territory of the Vedensky Reserve and covering the Itum-Kalin and Sharoy districts in whole, as well as partially Achkhoy-Martan, Veden and Shatoi districts. It was established on June 2, 1988 by the resolution of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR. The area is 233,800 hectares. We can safely say that the Argun Reserve is an open-air museum. It includes historical and natural monuments of the Argun Gorge. Of the natural monuments on the territory of the Argun Museum-Reserve, the most remarkable is the Sheki-Hyekh cave with sulfur springs, from which a hydrogen sulfide river flows. Of the cultural and historical sites, there are about 150 tower complexes of the early and late Middle Ages, religious buildings, military and residential towers, early Muslim burials, cyclopean structures and other historical monuments. Many objects of the museum-reserve are in ruined condition.

The interregional urban protection forum WOOPIC was held, dedicated to topical issues of preservation of cultural heritage, development and support of public assistance institutions in this area, as well as the exchange of experience and interaction between the regional branches of the Society and other public organizations.

The forum was held in St. Petersburg from 20 to 22 November 2024 on the campus of the National Research University "Higher School of Economics" in the mansion of V.P. Kochubey in the city of Pushkin (Radishcheva St., 4) and as part of the exchange of professional experience, Tamirlan Soltagireyev, an employee of the GBU "Argun Museum-Reserve", visited the event.

The program of the Forum proposed to discuss issues of public-private partnership in the field of preservation of cultural heritage sites, including the program implemented by JSC DOM. On behalf of the President of the Russian Federation and other practices in the regions, the latest proposals for improving the legislation on the protection of monuments, issues of support and interaction of regional offices.

Part of the program is devoted to educational trainings for heads of regional offices.

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