Tyumen region cultural heritage potential: official assessments and real situation

The  huge  layer  of  unrevealed  cultural  heritage  in  the  Tyumen  region  is considered.  Tyumen  region  hosts  about  two  thousand  monuments  of  history  and  culture, included  in  the  united  federal  register,  and  about  1300  more  identified  objects  of  cultural heritage.  However,  the  identification  of  historical  and  cultural  monuments  is  far  from complete.  Detailed  field  expeditionary  studies,  conducted  in  all  districts  of  the  region  during  2017–2020,  made  it  possible  to  identify  about  a  thousand  more  historical  monuments with signs of cultural heritage.Examples  of  objects  of  traditional  rural  wooden  architecture  (both  residential  estates  and  outbuildings),  decoration  of  rural  wooden  houses,  stone  construction  in  the  village  (retail  shops,  residential  merchant  houses)  are  given.  The  preserved  historical  layout of  rural  settlements  has  been  regarded  as  a  special  kind  of  heritage  objects.  Examples  of industrial  architecture  in  rural  settlements,  architecture  of  railway  stations  and  station complexes are shown. Several dozens of rural settlements can be distinguished on the territory of the region, where, according to official figures, there are either no cultural heritage objects at all, or there are 1–2 objects, but in fact there are up to 15–20 interesting architectural  structures,  the  historical  layout  and  cultural  landscape  are  preserved.  These  settlements  may  become  real  reference  points  of  the  future  cultural  framework  of  the  region,  a good basis for attracting tourists and excursionists.