Stealing for a snowdrift

The director of the reserve "Chersonesos Tauride" Archpriest Sergius Khalyut decided to voluntarily resign. This was stated by Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, RIA Novosti reports .

“Father Sergius, taking into account the current situation, decided to take a step to the side to give the Governor of Sevastopol to offer the third candidate for the post of director of the reserve“ Tauride Chersonesos, ”the minister said, following the meeting and the team of the archaeological reserve. The city governor Sergei Svayylo was present at the meeting.

Medinsky also stated that the reserve will be created by the Development Council. He will develop work and investment plans, and as the observation authority will participate in the work of the reserve. The Council will also include the Khalut.

Later it became known that the duties of the director of the reserve during its transfer to federal jurisdiction will be fulfilled by the deputy director for scientific work of the museum Larisa Setskov.

Earlier on Thursday, members of the Russian Historical Society made a harsh criticism of the appointment of a random. "The appointment by the director of the human museum who does not have a special education in the profile of history, archeology or museum business will unjustifiably and inevitably lead to a change in the nature of the museum and insufficiently qualified treatment of monuments included in the UNESCO list. This purpose will discord with the current practice of the productive and harmonious cooperation of the Russian Orthodox Church and secular museum museum museums institutions and scientific centers in the field of preserving the historical and cultural heritage and studying the past of our Fatherland, ” the statement published on the Rio website said.

On July 29, Chanipolo appointed Khalut the director of the Archaeological Reserve "Chersonesos Tauride". This caused a sharp reaction of the historical community. On July 30, the director of the Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky called the appointment of Archpriest to the post of reserve head of a threat to an archaeological monument . He expressed fear that the museum and scientific work of the reserve would be discontinued.

On July 31, the Secretary of the Patriarchal Council of Culture Archimandrite Tikhon said that the appointment of the Khalit was not agreed with Patriarch Kirill . According to Archimandrite, Patriarch Kirill learned about this from the media. "Currently, the Patriarchal Culture Council is carefully studying the situation," the secretary said.

On Tuesday, the reserve employees refused to work under the leadership of the Khalit and called on the authorities to return the former director Andrei Kulagin. In the resolution adopted by the results of the meeting of the labor collective of the reserve, the employees indicated the absence of qualifications for work as the director of the cultural institution. Because of this, they believe, the order of President Vladimir Putin on the adoption of the national reserve in federal jurisdiction may be disrupted.