Attracting volunteers to restoration work will speed up the process of restoring cultural objects and make it less costly.. So says the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Culture, the federal coordinator of the party project "United Russia" "Culture of the Small Motherland" Olga Kazakova. Commenting on the amendments proposed to the Law "On Cultural Heritage Objects" concerning the involvement of volunteers in the conduct of certain types of work to preserve cultural and historical monuments, she noted their importance. "The novelties that are proposed in the bill, of course, expand the activities of volunteers and define their activities at cultural heritage sites," Kazakova said. It must be said that Russian volunteers are already actively participating in activities to preserve cultural objects.. But amendments to the law will remove many of the questions, clearly defining what works volunteers can be involved in, and what only specialists can do.. "I believe that this initiative will be useful for the development of our historical monuments, and, of course, will affect volunteering. ... This is a great social potential that we must use to create all possible conditions, including in the legislation of the Russian Federation ", - said the deputy. This opinion is shared by the head of the Central Council of the All-Russian Society for the Protection of Monuments of History and Culture (VOOPIIK) Artem Demidov. "Today we are seeing a fairly large number of cultural heritage sites that are not in the best condition.

Public attention to such issues, attracting volunteers is one of the ways to preserve the cultural heritage and maintain these facilities in good condition, "he believes. Demidov emphasized that volunteers do not work on facilities on their own, they are always supervised by certified specialists.. "The adoption of this law by lawmakers resolves a very difficult issue of interaction between the organizers of volunteer activities, between licensed organizations and state authorities exercising oversight, and the owners of such facilities," the head of VOOPIK said. In addition, the legislative permission to attract volunteers will contribute to the adherence to the restoration of new personnel, the development of mentoring.

Ultimately, this will lead to the fact that more and more Russians will begin to realize the value of the historical heritage, I'm sure Demidov. In turn, the head of the Young Guard Volunteer Corps of United Russia (MGER), Moscow Region, Alexander Tolmachyov, said that the association is monitoring the state of the cultural heritage. "Last year, for example, in the territory of the Moscow region we digitized the monuments of the Great Patriotic War, which made it possible to understand the state of each of the objects of cultural heritage," he said. "After the adoption of such changes, the participation of volunteers in preserving cultural heritage sites will become even more ambitious and productive, because volunteers do not pursue benefits, but invest their soul in their work," Tolmachyov said.. Amendments to the law "On Cultural Heritage Objects" were made to the State Duma by the deputies of the faction "United Russia". The first reading of the bill is scheduled for October 9.