On the history of the formation of the legal environment for the preservation and protection of historical and cultural monuments (1921-1992)

Abstract

This article aims to briefly describe how the state and government have resolved the issues of preserving, registering, researching, promoting, and restoring historical and cultural monuments within the legal framework since the establishment of the central organization for modern scientific organization in Mongolia (1921), until the period of the Mongolian People’s Republic (1992). State policy and activity in this area, which began with the registration of ancient monuments by the Scientific Committee, were subsequently based on legal acts, beginning with the “Rule on the Preservation and Protection of Antiquities,” adopted in 1924. In the Constitution of Mongolia (1992) indicates “Historical and cultural monuments, the scientific and intellectual heritage of the Mongolian people are under the protection of the state.”