Invaders demolished a historic building in Yalta/Collage of Channel 24
Russian invaders are killing our people, destroying cities, destroying cultural and historical heritage. Recently, in Yalta, in the temporarily occupied Crimea, the building where the chief architect of the city and the author of its landmark buildings lived was demolished.
This was told by the Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada for Human Rights, Lyudmila Denisova. And she received a message from the inhabitants of the Ukrainian peninsula.
The historic building survived the earthquake and the bombing of World War II
Nikolai Krasnov, who was the chief architect of Yalta from 1887 to 1899, lived in the house demolished by the invaders. It was he who became the creator of the projects of the Livadia Palace, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Yalta, the Dulber Palace in Miskhor, the Yusupov Palace in Koreiz, the Shevchenko Cinema in Simferopol and many other works of architectural art. In total, his heritage includes 60 copyright structures.
It is noteworthy that, according to media reports, the so-called “Crimean Department of the All-Russian Community for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments” quite recently, in April 2022, handed over to the occupation administration documents testifying to the historical and cultural value of the building.
What well, it seems that the “security department” did not cope with its work. After all, the building with more than 100 years of history, which survived the earthquake of 1927 and the bombing of 1941, was destroyed by the Russians in 2022.
Note that according to Russian media, Krasnov’s house was demolished in the day of the “victory conversation” is May 9, and they plan to build a high-rise building in its place.
Lyudmila Denisova noted that the destruction of cultural heritage in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea is a violation of Articles 4 and 5 of the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. They suggest that the occupying authorities must respect and ensure the protection and preservation of cultural property. However, we all already know that Russia is indifferent to any conventions and international law.
I appeal to the UN Commission to Investigate Human Rights Violations during the Russian military invasion of Ukraine to take into account these facts,” wrote Lyudmila Denisova.
How Russia is destroying our culture
- The invaders destroyed not one cultural landmark in Ukraine. Among them is the Mariupol synagogue of 1882, which came under enemy fire. By the way, in October, an installation was installed there in memory of the Jews shot in 1941 in the village of Agrobaza, Donetsk region. It seems that after this, the Russians definitely should not have any questions why they are called “Rashists”.
- Earlier, the invaders fired on the museum of Grigory Skovoroda in Skovorodinovka, Kharkiv region. As a result, a fire broke out, covering 280 square meters. The museum premises were almost completely destroyed, but, fortunately, at least valuable exhibits were saved.
- In the Sumy region, temporarily occupied by the enemy, many architectural monuments were also smashed. Among them are the house of the manager of the estates Koenig and the Akhtyrsky Museum of Local Lore.
