The Ways of Providing Modernization of Historic Preservation Activity in Kyiv

The main objective of the study is to provide a scientific understanding of the problem situation in the sphere of the immovable cultural heritage of Kyiv protection during the last decade and to find ways of its solving. The methodology is based on the use of general scientific and special methods, in particular, the historical method in a systematic approach, when the object of study is considered in development, as well as a comparative method, analysis and synthesis, deduction and induction. The scientific novelty of the research is that for the first time the existing situation in the sphere of protection of the immovable cultural heritage in the capital of Ukraine in the first decades of the ХХІ century, its causes and consequences were analyzed. On this basis, possible ways of ensuring the modernization of historic preservation activities in Kyiv are outlined. The findings and conclusions of the study. The modernization of historic preservation activities in Kyiv requires the renovation of the legislative framework and improvement of administration in this area. It demands the provision of the specialists with the necessary qualifications and the need for the operational development and approval of the necessary scientific, design and urban planning documentation for the city, as well as the provision for repair and maintenance works, restoration works on specific city monuments.