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.

The A.A. Aidamirov National Library of the Chechen Republic hosted a lecture and exhibition on tower architecture and the importance of petroglyphs in the cultural heritage of the Chechen Republic. A.A. Aidamirov National Library of the Chechen Republic hosted a lecture-exhibition on tower architecture and the significance of petroglyphs in the cultural heritage of the Chechen Republic. The event was organized by specialists of the State Budgetary Institution “Argun Museum-Reserve” together with experts of the Kh. I. Ibragimov Complex Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences with the support of the library administration.

The meeting called “Reading by Stones” gathered high school students, to whom the experts told about the frantic architecture of the region, its historical context and artistic value. The uniqueness of petroglyphs as a cultural and historical heritage was highlighted in a presentation that focused not only on their appearance but also on their significance for the study of the Chechen people's past.

The art lecture was held in the format of an open dialog. Pupils actively asked questions, shared their opinions and found a common understanding of the topics, discussing the role of art in covering historical events. The event was an important step in creating cultural awareness among young people and strengthening ties between the past and the present.

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