The activities of National public organizations of Kemerovo Region and the problems of preservation of cultural heritage

The preservation of traditional heritage problem on the regional level on the territory of Russian Federation is raised in this article. Raised the question of the ethnic component of this process is raised also. The cultural heritage broadcast was in the field of museums, archives and other state cultural institutions activity during all Soviet period. The trend has changed with of the Soviet Union the collapse. This social function is included in the program of national associations. National associations have stepped up their activities in the regions of Russia in the 1990s. Political practice reflects that their activity was coordinated with the regional programs of cultural development every time. This trend is reflected in the Kuzbass region where of more than 100 ethnic groups are represented. The sociological study of ethnic groups proceedings are represented in the article. Institute of tolerance and intercultural communication of the Kemerovo State University of Culture and Arts carried out the research according the instructions of the Kemerovo Oblast Administration. The results were systematized in the handbook "The national and cultural associations of the Kuzbass". Dynamics and structure of the national association was found in the survey of their leaders. Three cycles can be traced to the institutional history of associations: 1989 -1993, 1998-2002, 2004-2009. The activities of organizations in the first phase were limited by the current legislation. Second and third stages are marked by major function. Problems of preservation of cultural heritage present in the programs of national and cultural associations. Natives national associations have focused on political issues. The National Organization of Indigenous Minorities (Shor, Teleuts) have specific features. They were oriented to of social problems than cultural problem solution. Preservation of a cultural heritage was considered by them in interrelation with preservation of the ethnic territory and economy. The structure of these organizations was more dynamic. It included the territorial associations and creative teams. The activities of these associations were determined by the support of regional authorities. The article provides a list of projects implemented in 1990-2010 with financial support from the oblast administration. In this paper substantiated the thesis that the activities of national associations represent a segment of the current cultural policy field. This political course allows authorities to hold the line of civil society formation. Preservation of cultural heritage in the process is one of the central ideas.

Keywords

Authors

References