Participants of the International Summer School on Restoration at the site

SPbGASU is hosting the International Summer School on Restoration, held jointly with the International Restoration Center and the Russian Association of Restorers (Rosregionrestavratsiya). It is attended by 12 students from Greece, Kazakhstan, Kazan and St Petersburg. They are working on a historical heritage site and the concept of preserving and developing the historical territory of the unique wooden Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The current church is located in the village of Listvenka, Boksitogorsk District, Leningrad Region, and is a cultural heritage site of federal significance. It is one of the oldest church buildings in Leningrad Region – it was built in 1599 and rebuilt in 1720.

As the head of the summer school on restoration, PhD of Architecture, Associate Professor at the Department of Architectural and Urban -Planning Heritage, head of the project "Scientific and educational laboratory (SEL) "Restoration and renovation of architectural heritage" Nadezhda Akulova said, the participants of the summer school talked with the arch-priest of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, visited the nearby surroundings and immersed themselves in the history of the area, learned about the place where, according to the arch-priest, "Moscow and St Petersburg are connected." Thus, they were deeply immersed not only in the object, but also in important historical zones, feeling their special atmosphere.

The International Restoration Center is presented by Director Tatyana Chernyaeva and Head of the Department of Restoration of Cultural Heritage Sites Tatyana Afanasyeva.

The defense of the projects is planned for 24 July at the International Restoration Center in the village of Rozhdestveno.