Russian Federation

Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List

• Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad (1993)
• Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye (1994)
• Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent (2003)
• Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands (1992)
• Curonian Spit (2000)
• Ensemble of the Ferrapontov Monastery (2000)
• Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent (2004)
• Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin (2000)
• Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (1990)
• Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings (1992)
• Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl (2005)
• Kizhi Pogost (1990)
• Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow (1990)
• Struve Geodetic Arc (2005)
• White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal (1992)

• Central Sikhote-Alin (2001)
• Golden Mountains of Altai (1998)
• Lake Baikal (1996)
• Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve (2004)
• Uvs Nuur Basin (2003)
• Virgin Komi Forests (1995)
• Volcanoes of Kamchatka (1996)
• Western Caucasus (1999)

Properties submitted on the Tentative List

• Historical and Cultural Jeyrakh-Assa Reservation (1996)
• The architectural and historical complex "Shelter of count N.P. Cheremetev" (1996)
• The Valamo archipelago (1996)
• The National Park of Vodlozerof (1996)
• The Bolgar historical-architectural complex (1998)
• The ensemble of former city building of Sviyazhsk (1998)
• Centre historique d'Irkoutsk (1998)
• Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (1998)
• Rostov Kremlin (1998)
• Railway Bridge Over Yenissey River (2000)
• Historic Center of the Yenisseisk (2000)
• Church of Prince Dimitri "On Blood" (2001)
• Great Pskov (2002)
• Petroglyphs of Sikachi-Alyan (2003)
• The Teberdinskiy Reserve (extension of the “The Western Caucasus”) (2004)
• Daurian Steppes (Daursky State Biosphere Reserve) (2005)
• The Commander Islands (Comandorsky State Nature Reserve) (2005)
• Magadansky State Nature Reserve (2005)
• The Putorana plateau (Putoransky State Nature Reserve) (2005)
• Nature Park "Lena Pillars" (2006)
• Krasnoyarsk Stolby (2007)
• The Great Vasyugan Mire (2007)

News

• May 14, 2008
  New Publication on Frozen Tombs of the Altai Mountains
• Jan 18, 2008
  UNESCO World Heritage Centre confirms opposition to building of a tower in the Historic Centre of St. Petersburg
• Oct 4, 2007
  International Melina Mercouri Prize awarded to Russian Federation's Borodino Battlefield
• Aug 7, 2007
  New Episodes of Patrimonito's World Heritage Adventures available
• Jun 4, 2007
  Torrential landslide at the Kamchatka Volcanoes World Heritage Site
• Feb 1, 2007
  'Management and Preservation of Historic Cities on World Heritage List' Conference Held in St Petersburg
• Apr 28, 2006
  Director-General and World Heritage Committee Chair welcome decision to alter course of pipeline near Lake Baikal
• Mar 24, 2006
  World Heritage Committee Chairperson Sends Letter to President of Russian Federation concerning Lake Baikal
• Mar 10, 2006
  Letter from the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee to the President of the Russian Federation concerning Lake Baikal
• Feb 1, 2005
  Agreement between Lithuania and the Russian Federation keeps Curonian Spit off List of World Heritage in Danger

Events

• Apr 8, 2008 - Apr 21, 2008
  Exhibition of "The Frozen Tombs of the Altai Mountains"
• Nov 30, 2007 - Dec 1, 2007
  International Expert meeting on World Heritage and the Arctic
• Jan 29, 2007 - Feb 2, 2007
  Regional Seminar on Historic Urban Landscapes in Central and Eastern Europe
• Apr 17, 2006 - Apr 20, 2006
  Heritage at Risk: Preservation of 20th Century Architecture and World Heritage

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee

• 2001 - 2005

Contacts

• H. E. Mr Vladimir Kalamanov
  Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Delegate
  Permanent Delegation of the Russian Federation to UNESCO
  Résidence de la Délégation permanente
  de la Fédération de Russie auprès de l'UNESCO
  8, rue de Prony
  75017 PARIS
  Tel: 01.42.12.84.30
  Fax: 01.42.67.51.99 (rue Prony); 01.45.68.26.82 (rue Miollis)
  EMail: dl.russie@unesco.org
  Source: UNESCO/ERC
• Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO
  President: Mr Sergei Lavrov*
  Vice-Chairperson: Mr Vladimir E. Fortov
  Second Vice-Chairperson: Mr Alexander Dzasokhov
  Secretary-General: Mr Grigory Ordzhonikidze
  Deputy Secretary-General: Mr Amir Bilalitdinov
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  32/ 34 Smolenskaya-Sennaya Sq.
  RU - 121200 MOSCOW, G-200
  RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  Tel: (7.495 ) 244 24 56 ; (7.495) 244 24 65; (7.495) 244 25 36; (7.495) 244 23 29
  Fax: (7.495) 244 24 75
  EMail: rusnatcom@mid.ru; rusnatcom@mail.ru; (for big volume of info.)
  Web Site: http://www.mid.ru (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
  Source: UNESCO/ERC