Problems of conservation of art monuments in cemeteries of Saint Petersburg

The cultural and educational activity of Saint Petersburg’s necropolis museums has the great importance for developing of fine aesthetic taste and forming of values attitude to the cultural and historical heritage in our society. In the cemeteries of Saint Petersburg there are the great numbers of monuments which have no analogues or copies and they have no possibilities for their reconstruction in case of irrevocable loss. Many of them determine the originality of the contemporary necropolis, but at the same time they are in the lamentable condition and need immediate restoration. The examples of not always successful restoration are forced to analyze the various theoretical aspects and problems connected with the preservation of memorial art monuments. Solving these problems is possible only in case if the development of practical methods and strategies for restoration will be complemented by a comprehensive artistic and historical research in this area.