To preserve, not to destroy: historical and cultural monuments of mountainous Ingushetia

The article examines the architectural monuments of mountainous Ingushetia from the point of view of their physical preservation and preservation of historical and cultural value. These monuments have undergone active restoration in recent years. Patrons are involved in financing these works. It is established that there is concern for preserving historical and cultural value during these works. The reason for this is the inability to determine the original appearance in detail of most dilapidated monuments, as well as the fact that the number of restored or restored tower settlements over the past couple of years has exceeded a dozen, and the materials on mandatory archaeological excavations are few indicating irreparable damage that can be caused to historical and cultural monuments. Also, the absence of the need for practical use of restored premises of cultural heritage sites is an indicator of the inexpediency of using such an approach. In world practice, restoration is used in exceptional cases, in particular when there is an ongoing historical cultural process. To solve this problem, it is necessary to attract the attention of state bodies, institutions, commercial organizations engaged in the preservation of cultural heritage sites, the public to the need to preserve the historical and cultural value of historical and cultural monuments as tower and castle complexes, as well as religious and burial structures concentrated on the territory of modern mountainous Ingushetia, when carrying out work on their preservation, as well as the priority of their conservation over other types of work. It is concluded that a monument of history and culture is valuable insofar as it contains reliable information about human activity in previous eras, and principles for the preservation of architectural (tower and castle) complexes of mountainous Ingushetia have been developed, adherence to which will solve the problems identified in this study in matters of conservation work architectural monuments of mountainous Ingushetia.

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