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Cultural Value

13 October 2026, 14:40

Cultural value - movable items of the material world regardless of the time of their creation, having historical, artistic, scientific or cultural significance¹;

Cultural value - historical values associated with historical events in the lives of peoples, the development of society and the state, the history of science and technology, as well as relating to the life and activities of outstanding individuals (state, political, public figures, thinkers, scientists, writers, artists); objects and fragments of objects obtained as a result of archaeological excavations; artistic values, including paintings and drawings entirely hand-made, executed on any basis, from any materials; original sculptural works made from any materials, including reliefs; original artistic compositions and assemblies made from any materials; artistically designed objects of cult purpose, in particular icons; engravings, etchings, lithographs and their original printing forms; works of decorative and applied art, including artistic products made from glass, ceramics, wood, metal, bone, fabric and other materials; items of traditional folk arts and crafts; parts and fragments architectural, historical, and artistic monuments, as well as monuments of monumental art; old books and publications of special interest (historical, artistic, scientific, or literary), individually or in collections; rare manuscripts and documentary relics; archives, including phonographic, photographic, cinematographic, and video archives; unique and rare musical instruments; postage stamps and other philatelic materials, individually or in collections; ancient coins, orders, seals, and other collectible items; rare collections and samples of flora and fauna, objects of interest to such scientific disciplines as mineralogy, anatomy, paleontology, and others; other movable items, including copies with historical, artistic, scientific, or other cultural significance, as well as those taken under state protection as monuments of history and culture².

Federal Law of May 26, 1996 No. 54-FZ "On the Museum Fund of the Russian Federation and Museums in the Russian Federation", as amended on March 28, 2019, Article 3 // Official Gazette of the Russian Federation. 1996. No. 22. Art. 2591. ↩
Federal Law of July 20, 1998 No. 116-FZ "On State Control for Compliance of Large Consumption Expenditures with Actual Income Received by Individuals", as amended on July 20, 1998, Article 2 // Official Gazette of the Russian Federation. 1998. No. 30. Art. 3612. ↩

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