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Редакция “Вестника Комиссии Российской Федерации по делам ЮНЕСКО” приветствует своих читателей и представляет новый номер журнала. В непростых условиях современного мира знание истории, сохранение культуры и развитие науки важны как никогда. Именно этим темам и посвящен новый “Вестник ЮНЕСКО”.

From 5th to 3rd centuries BC, the Pazyryk culture, a Scythian culture of the Central Asia, thrived on the vast territory of the Altai Mountains. The Pazyryk people left a unique mark on history: their mounds and cave paintings are includes in the Tentative List for UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

The Kaliningrad region of Russia is far more than the coast of the Baltic Sea, cozy towns with ancient architecture, and the ruins of castles. It is also the center for study and preservation of maritime heritage, whose core is the Museum of the World Ocean — the only multi-dimensional maritime museum in Russia.

Borscht is considered a national dish in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Romania, Moldova, and Lithuania. However, not everyone is ready to acknowledge it as the common heritage of the Slavic and Baltic peoples.

One of the main themes of the Year of the Cultural Heritage of the Peoples of Russia is the preservation, promotion, and development of folk arts and crafts.

The Bashkir Ural Biosphere Reserve is famous not only for its impenetrable forests and caves with rock paintings. It is the last region that preserved the population of the Burzyan bee and the ancient craft of honey hunting.

On July 22, 2012, the Lena Pillars Nature Park became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The striking scenery of the park and wild Yakut nature make it the pearl of the region and one of the most beautiful places in the world. The park occupies more than a million hectares, with taiga, dunes, a full-flowing river, and bizarre rocks resembling an ancient Gothic castle or a sleeping dragon.