Russia within the international framework of regulations on safeguarding intangible cultural heritage

Abstract. The analysis of issues related to intangible cultural heritage within the international framework of legal regulations (including the legislation of the Commonwealth of Independent States) as well as within Russian legal system. The author examines the advantages and drawbacks caused by Russia’s rejection to ratificate the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003). The justification of the necessity of the elaboration of a federal law for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Russia.

Key words: intangible cultural heritage, UNESCO, Commonwealth of Independent States, Foundations of the State Cultural Policy of the Russian Federation, Strategy of National Security of the Russian Federation.

Aristarkhov Vladimir Vladimirovich,
Director of the Russian Scientific Research Institute for Cultural
and Natural Heritage named after D.Likhachev (Moscow).
Email: info@heritage-institute.ru

Founder
Likhachev
Russian Research
Institute for Cultural
and Natural
Heritage

Publisher
Likhachev
Russian Research
Institute for Cultural
and Natural
Heritage

Frequency
4 issues per year

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online only

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date: 03.09.2014

институт культурного

и природного наследия

имени Д.С.Лихачёва,

2014-2024.

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