September 16th-17th, staff members of the Department of Town Planning, Engineering Networks and Systems from the SUSU Institute of Architecture and Construction, Professor Valentin Olenkov and senior lecturer Alena Kolmogorova, participated in the IV International Symposium and Reporting-and-Election Conference NC ICOMOS, Russia in Moscow.
In his report, Valentin Olenkov, who is the Chairman of the Chelyabinsk Division of the National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), Russia, shared about the work on preserving the cultural heritage sites in the South Ural region.
"This year, representatives of our neighbouring region, Bashkortostan, at ICOMOS, have achieved a big victory: Shulgan-Tash Cave with its rock paintings has been included in the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites," said Doctor of Sciences (Engineering), Professor Valentin Olenkov. "Our region has a site, which could be just as interesting: "Porogi" Hydroelectric Power Plant in Satka. But it still has a significant way to go before it becomes internationally recognized. A modern tourist infrastructure was created for Shulgan-Tash Cave, and it would be nice if our region could follow the example of our neighbours."
The conference topics for discussion also included: the problems of preserving the architectural heritage in the Middle East, integration of monuments into a developing infrastructure of urban agglomerations, and the issues of restoration of historic buildings in Russia.