Theme
World Heritage in Russia: The National Image Reflected Through the Prism of Cultural Heritage
Guest Speaker
Nadezhda Filatova
Deputy Director, D.S. Likhachev Scientific Research Institute of Cultural and Natural Heritage (Heritage Institute of Russia)
Vice President, ICOMOS‑Russia
Time
May 18, 2025, 9:30–11:30 AM
Venue
Lecture Hall, First Floor, College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Peking University
Organizers
College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
UNESCO Asia‑Pacific World Heritage Training and Research Center Beijing Branch
Content Summary
Russia is a country rich and diverse in heritage resources. More than 30 Russian heritage sites are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, together shaping a distinctive national image and manifesting spiritual and cultural values that span a thousand years. From the ancient walls of the Moscow Kremlin to the majestic squares and royal palaces of St. Petersburg, from the multi‑domed wooden churches of the Russian North to the Kazan University Astronomical Observatory, this lecture will take you into the most representative heritage sites of Russia, exploring their historical legacy and contemporary development. In addition to already inscribed properties, the lecture will also introduce the latest nomination projects, including the “Great Tea Road” transnational serial nomination jointly pursued by China, Mongolia and Russia.
Speaker Bio
Since 2011, Ms. Filatova has been dedicated to the legal protection, conservation management, and promotion of UNESCO World Heritage. She brings dual experience as a public servant (in the Department of Cultural Heritage Protection, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation) and as a research expert. Her work has involved drafting World Heritage nomination documents, formulating management plans, preparing periodic reports, conducting heritage impact assessments, and drafting legal and regulatory texts. She has also participated in international educational programs in Russia and South Korea.
Between 2016 and 2025, the Department of World Heritage and International Cooperation of the Heritage Institute of Russia, under Ms. Filatova’s leadership, successfully facilitated the inscription of three properties on the World Heritage List: “Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture” (2019), “Petroglyphs of Lake Onega and the White Sea” (2021), and “Cultural Landscape of Kenozero Lake” (2024).
Ms. Filatova currently serves as a member and Vice President of the Board of ICOMOS‑Russia, and as an advisor to the Permanent Delegation of the Russian Federation to UNESCO.
