RUSSIAN NORTH: PROBLEMS OF STUDYING AND PRESERVING HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE-2021: CONFERENCE, PROCEEDINGS, TRADITION
The All-Russian scientific conference with international participation «The Russian North: problems of studying and preserving historical and cultural heritage» marked its first milestone anniversary - 5 years in 2021. The project has been supported by like-minded people, admirers and patrons, and has become a platform for a scientific and practice-oriented dialogue dedicated to Totma and the territories of the former Totma District (the socalled Middle Posukhonye), as well as the culture of the region and the Russian North as a whole. A number of events are traditionally held at the forum to draw attention to the experience of the Totma Museum Association in implementing projects supported by the Presidential Grants Fund, V. Potanin’s and E. and G. Timchenko’s charitable foundations, and other social initiatives. In this regard, the number of participants in the events of the 2021 conference was about 140 people from Vologda, Vologda Oblast, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Komi Republic, Perm Territory, Republic of Karelia and Latvia. The proceedings of the «Russian North-2021» contain 58 articles on the topic of the conference and 3 reviews devoted to recent works on local history. This article summarizes the conference events, which reflect the experience and prospects of cooperation between Vologda State University and the Totma Museum Association.