ABSTRACT
The protection of the national cultural heritage consists of all measures
of a scientific, legal, administrative, financial,
fiscal, and technical nature, designed to ensure the identification,
research, inventory, classification, preservation, security, maintenance,
restoration, and enhancement of the national cultural heritage, in order to
ensure democratic access to culture and the transmission of this heritage to
future generations. This study examines achievements in the field of
international heritage protection, the dynamics of preserved and endangered
assets according to UNESCO data. The factors affecting the value of cultural
heritage are analyzed by exemplifying their action in the Republic of Moldova.
Expropriation is considered from the point of view of the possibility of
protecting the architectural heritage. The practice of Turkey, the Russian
Federation and Romania in protecting cultural heritage through expropriation or
compulsory purchase of inadequately managed cultural property is covered in the
research. Proposals are made on how to apply the best practices in the
conditions of the Republic of Moldova.