The State Policy in the Field of Preserving the Historical and Cultural Heritage in the 1990s in the Republic of Tatarstan

Abstract

The study describes the main outcome of the state policy in the field of protection of markers of past and culture in the 1990s in the Republic of Tatarstan. In the period under review, there was a transition from centralized management of culture to various forms of cultural activities, partnerships and financing. Identified the main problems of preserving the historical and cultural heritage in this period and highlighted such important issues, as the adoption in 1996 of the Law of the RT “On the Protection and Use of Cultural and Historical Values” [Law of the Republic of Tatarstan, 1996], the formation of the Kazan Kremlin Museum-Preserve, the implementation of the Program for the Elimination of Dilapidated Housing [9], establishment of the Scientific and Production Department of the State Control of the shield and application of columns of History and practice of the Ministry of education of the Republic of Tatarstan, as well as the edition of the order of the leader of the Republic of Tatarstan “On the celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the founding of the city of Kazan” and the beginning of international cooperation for the preservation of cultural heritage.