Argun Reserve
Argun Reserve

The Chechen State Historical, Architectural, and Natural Museum-Reserve is a nature reserve located in the southern part of the Chechen Republic within the Vedeno Nature Reserve, encompassing the entire Itum-Kali and Sharoi districts and parts of the Achkhoy-Martan, Vedeno, and Shatoi districts. It was established on June 2, 1988, by decree of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR. Its area is 233,800 hectares. It's safe to say that the Chechen Nature Reserve is an open-air museum. It encompasses the historical and natural monuments of the Argun Gorge. Among the natural monuments within the Chechen Museum-Reserve, the most notable is the Sheki-Khyekh Cave, home to sulfur springs and a hydrogen sulfide river. The cultural and historical sites include approximately 150 tower complexes from the early and late Middle Ages, religious buildings, military and residential towers, early Muslim burial sites, cyclopean structures, and other historical monuments. Many of the museum-reserve's buildings are in ruins.

As part of the end of the first Chechen Culture Week in Karelia, the National Library of the Chechen Republic hosted two lectures in the format of an open conversation and an exhibition organized by the Argun Museum-Reserve and the PERLAMUTER art residence with the support of the A.A. Aidamirov National Library of the Chechen Republic. A.A. Aidamirov National Library of the Chechen Republic!

The first part of the lecture on "Cultural Code: “The Experience of Comparing Karelia and Chechnya” was led by Ksenia Dianova (candidate of historical sciences and lecturer of the society “Znanie”), which explored the dialog of cultures in the modern world.

The second part, “The Cultural Code of Chechnya on the Example of Architecture”, was led by Ramzan Bakanayev (senior researcher at the Argun Museum-Reserve), who spoke about the symbolism of towers as a symbol of rootedness, honor, memory and a bridge between tangible and intangible culture, between architecture and the worldview of the Chechen people.

The event was actively attended by:

- Russian scientist, ethnologist, researcher of Chechen history and culture, Doctor of Historical Sciences Lecha Ilyasov;

- Assistant to the Head of the Chechen Republic Timur Aliyev;

- Deputy of the Parliament of the Chechen Republic Adnan Nagayev;

- Chairman of the Public Chamber of the Chechen Republic Ismail Denilkhanov;

- Director of the Argun Museum-Reserve Khizar Yakhyaev;

The aim of the event was to convey to the audience the value of cultural unity and mutual exchange of cultural experience for the preservation of unity in society and historical heritage.

As noted by the organizers, by the end of the lecture the set goals and objectives were achieved.

And also representatives of the Chelyabinsk State Pedagogical University and GGNTU named after M. D. Millionshchikov expressed their gratitude to the museum-reserve for active cooperation and assistance in the education of the younger generation.

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