OREANDA-NEWS. The state Russian House of national creativity to them. V. D. Polenov (GRANT) through participation in the national project "Culture" has resumed work on compiling an electronic catalog of intangible cultural heritage of the peoples of Russia, which was launched in 2010. On Tuesday Deputy Director of the state Russian House of national creativity to them. V. D. Polenov (GRANT), head of the Center of culture of the peoples of Russia Mary Rusanov.

The catalogue will include traditions, rites and customs of peoples of Russia, folk songs and features. Already there are about a thousand objects, now experts "working on it. In GRANT called for the establishment of regional registers of intangible cultural heritage: about half of the regions already have their base.

According to the Deputy Director GRANT, Director of the Center of culture of the peoples of Russia Mary the Rusanova, the purpose of the electronic catalog is the preservation of the intangible cultural heritage of the peoples of Russia. She said that now in the database about thousands of objects. Work is underway to bring it into order and to create their registries in the regions. Rusanova added that about half of the regions already have their base.