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 Vedeno Reserve and covering the Itum-Kali and Sharoy districts in whole, as well as partially Achkhoy-Martan, Vedeno and Shatoy 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.

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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