Yulia Yankovskaya, TV presenter Lidiya Vielba and Aleksey Mikhailov
Head of the SPbGASU Department of Urban Planning Yulia Yankovskaya took part in the program "Petersburg - City of Solutions" on the TV channel "Saint Petersburg". The program was dedicated to the preservation of the historical center and architectural monuments of the Northern capital.
Together with Yulia Sergeevna, Aleksey Mikhailov, Chairman of the Committee for State Control, Use and Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments of St Petersburg, spoke live on air. He spoke about amendments to the law on cultural heritage protection zones. According to this document, all pre-revolutionary buildings in the historical center of the city are currently under protection, and in other districts – protected are buildings older than 1957.
Yulia Yankovskaya explained why these dates were chosen. In her opinion, this is due to the fact that the pre-revolutionary building characterizes the center of our city, and in 1957 there was a transition to mass "Khrushchev" construction. But this does not mean that if the building was built later, it cannot be recognized as a monument.
Aleksey Mikhailov noted that sorting by date of construction leaves valuable buildings of the Soviet period out of the protection zone. In addition, a large number of errors related to determining the dates of construction have been made. Thanks to the amendments, two new categories of buildings will appear - environmental and ordinary. At the same time, the category of historical buildings will also remain - it will include buildings that require study and are not included in either of the two lists.
Who and by what criteria will form the lists, why the boundaries of protected zones do not coincide with the boundaries of districts, how many Soviet-era buildings will receive protected status - answers to these and other questions can be found in the TV program with the participation of a teacher from our university.