A notable distinguishing feature of the ideological and cultural life of a developed socialist society was the broad participation of the Soviet public, including the scientific community, in the noble cause of protecting and using the historical and cultural wealth of the peoples of the USSR. Important milestones of this social movement in the Russian Federation were the congresses of the All-Russian Society for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments (VOOPIK) held in 1966, 1972, 1977, and 1982. The congresses were held under the beneficial influence of the decisions of the regular congresses of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The XXVI Congress of the CPSU committed to improving the "protection and promotion of historical, cultural and natural monuments" 1 . The Party gives the mass movement for the identification, protection and promotion of monuments organization, planning and ideological orientation. This is reflected in the strengthening of the relationship between the socio-economic and cultural progress of the USSR at the present stage. The Soviet country became a pioneer in creating a national system of registration, protection and promotion of historical and cultural monuments as a national treasure. Lenin's decrees laid the foundations of socialist legislation, the legal framework, and the practical activities of Soviet authorities and public organizations to preserve and effectively use cultural heritage in the interests of communist construction, for the development of science, public education, and culture. Lenin's ideas are reflected in the articles of the Constitution of the USSR and the Constitutions of the Union Republics, as well as in modern legislation on monuments. Lenin's ideas and actions in the field of preserving cultural wealth, Lenin's harsh criticism of the manifestations of nihilistic attitude to the heritage of the past remain fundamental for the Soviet people to this day. Monuments are primarily objects of ideologi ... Читать далее