PROBLEMS OF ACCOUNTING AND PRESERVATION OF MONUMENTS OF CULTURAL HERITAGE (on the example of the City Cemetery of Sumy)

Sumy City Cemetery, given the personalities of prominent people buried on it, as well artistic and historical value many tombstones, is great historical, cultural memorial importance. There are 39 heritage sites its territory, three which national importance 36 local significance. At same time, burials valuable from a or point view, do not have status site. Procrastination in granting it can eventually lead to their destruction. However, that appropriate always properly cared for. Yes, crypt-pyramid cluttered actively destroyed. Sculptures by Aristide Croisy need be restored. The protection monuments located territory Cemetery specified any way, there no boards, plaques, explanations. locations marked information stand at entrance cemetery. Thus, two main problems accounting preservation Sumy. first significant number second unsatisfactory condition sites, including those problem, our opinion, solved creating regional expert commissions, should able promptly consider inclusion State Register category problem proper maintenance requires joint efforts public authorities governments with activists organizations, especially whose statutory tasks include heritage.