Published on: 2026-09-25
Source: Government of the Russian Federation –
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On the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Forum of United Cultures, an extended meeting of the State Council commission on the direction “Culture and Traditional Spiritual and Moral Values” was held.
Expanded meeting of the State Council Commission on the topic “Culture and traditional spiritual and moral values.”
It became the next stage of preparation for the State Council meeting, which is scheduled for December and will be dedicated to the theme of preserving Russia’s historical and cultural heritage in all its diversity, including material and spiritual values, and historical documentary heritage.
The commission meeting was chaired by its head, the Governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev. The event was attended by the Assistant to the President, Secretary of the State Council Alexey Dyumin (via videoconference), Deputy Chairman of the Government Tatyana Golikova, Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova, Chairperson of the Federation Council Committee on Science, Education, and Culture Liliya Gumerova, Chairperson of the State Duma Committee on Culture Olga Kazakova, representatives of the Presidential Administration, the restoration sector, archival and library services, cultural institutions, regions, and others.
The agenda included issues related to the development of the restoration industry and archival work.
Tatyana Golikova noted that the work of the commission in the direction of “Culture and traditional spiritual and moral values” brought together representatives of government bodies, public associations, experts, and cultural figures on its platform.
“The development of the country as a social state is possible only under the condition of investments in human capital, the preservation and strengthening of the all-Russian civil identity based on traditional Russian spiritual and moral values. Sociological studies in recent years show that the overwhelming majority of our citizens share our traditional values. Among the most significant are mercy, historical memory, generational continuity, and a strong family,” said Tatyana Golikova.
In his opening remarks, Alexey Dyumin emphasized that the key topics of the upcoming State Council are historical memory and traditional spiritual and moral values.
“These issues are so important that they were among others considered at the Security Council of Russia’s operational meeting in August chaired by Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. By protecting its heritage, the state strengthens its national security, sovereignty, and becomes stronger and more resilient in the face of any challenges,” said the Secretary of the State Council.
Alexey Dyumin also noted the need to strengthen the personnel potential in the restoration industry and archival work: “Archivists and restorers are entrusted with the tasks of ensuring the continuity of historical memory. They systematize and preserve evidence from different eras. I want to thank all representatives of these important professions for their daily painstaking work for the benefit of the country.”
According to Olga Lyubimova, there are currently more than 163 thousand cultural heritage sites in Russia.
“With the support of the Ministry of Culture of Russia, extensive work is being carried out in the country on the restoration, repair, and conservation of historical and cultural monuments. This is a colossal joint effort involving not just a thousand true professionals: architects, archaeologists, and restorers,” emphasized the minister.
Mikhail Razvozhayev drew attention to the importance of generational continuity in matters of preserving cultural heritage.
“It is possible to perfectly restore a building, digitize thousands of documents, preserve the technology of a folk craft—and yet lose the most important thing if the next generation stops feeling all this as their own history. Technology can preserve a document, help restore an object, open an archive to millions of people. But only a person can preserve the meaning. We must answer a simple question: what cultural memory will the next generation receive, and will it feel this memory as its own? The answer to this largely determines whether our heritage will truly become alive,” said Mikhail Razvozhayev.
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