"Circles of Hell." The Ryazan governor complained about the difficulties in removing "lost" historical monuments from state protection.
Pavel Malkov acted at the parliamentary hearings of the Federation Council, which were devoted to The fate of cultural heritage sites. He proposed simplifying the procedure for removing so-called "lost" cultural heritage sites from state protection.
"We've been working on excluding just five properties for over a year. We've spent a lot of money, everyone's been working hard, and we haven't excluded a single property yet." — among other things, Malkov said.
He also stated that there is an excessive number of regulatory and legal acts in Ryazan in the area of handling cultural heritage sites: "It's simply impossible to work with them. We go through all the circles of hell with investors every time."
Deputy Chairman of the Ryazan branch of the All-Russian Society for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments Igor Kochetkov explained to NeMoskva what this means:
"Lost" objects are destroyed, burned buildings. For example, they'll set it on fire Tsiolkovsky's house again, it'll burn down to its foundations, and Malkov will declare: that's it, it's lost, we're removing the building's protection, and we won't be restoring it. Very convenient for the authorities. According to my information, there was also talk at the session about transferring the authority to include and exclude cultural heritage sites from the register to the regional level. If that happens, we'll be in for a disaster.
In his speech, Malkov also promised to share his experience with other regions, how to exclude Eight hectares of land were removed from the boundaries of a historic settlement in central Ryazan. New buildings of any height and density can now be constructed on this land. Three cultural heritage sites are located on this plot: the Kazan Monastery complex, the Serov House, and the Young Naturalists' House with its garden.
The leaders of the Ryazan Society for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments (VOOPIiK) wrote regarding this matter to the regional and Prosecutor General's Offices, as well as the Presidential Administration, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, and the Ministry of Culture. In the letter, they claim that the Ryazan regional government is openly serving the interests of the developer at the expense of historical heritage.
Photo: Screenshot from the live broadcast of parliamentary hearings