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RIA Novosti
Almost 14 billion rubles is necessary to the Russian Orthodox Church for the restoration of churches and monasteries, recognized cultural heritage sites, the website of the Financial-economic Department (FCS) of the Russian Orthodox Church.
To date, for consideration by the FCS received applications from 56 metropolias, dioceses 93, 19 monasteries and farmsteads. Restoration required 424 objects. Total expenditures amounted to 13 billion 857 million 176 thousand roubles. All applications will be reviewed and analyzed by the staff of FCS, after which the office will send the state a General application indicating the required for the restoration work.
“Of course, the total amount you are requesting is almost 100 times less. Of all objects for restoration will be selected a few temples. It is clear that 13 billion of the state to allocate can not” — said RIA Novosti in the FCS.
Restoration of objects of cultural heritage will be carried out in the framework of the Federal target program “Culture of Russia 2012-2018”. Among the main goals of the program is the preservation of objects of religious appointment being in the Federal ownership and ownership of religious organizations.
As previously explained in an interview with RIA Novosti, the prior of a temple-Museum of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi (at the Tretyakov gallery) by Archpriest Nikolai Sokolov, all of the work in any monument should be under the supervision of the special Committee. From the side came a restorer or artist has no right to begin work in the Cathedral, not having a license or accreditation. Some internal work, the Church can conduct itself, but the global restoration of monuments of architecture can be carried out only under the control of the state. It also finances the bulk of the work.