History of Science and Engineering Annotation << Back ASTRONOMICAL HERITAGE OF RUSSIA. PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS O.B. Dluzhnevskaya The paper deals with the problems of astronomical heritage. Criteria required for astronomical and archeo-astronomical objects to be included in the list of Heritage and respective constraints have been developed in the framework of UNESCO Thematic Initiative launched in 2004. Various objects which could be proposed from Russia and satisfying these criteria are thoroughly discussed. Keywords: archeo-astronomy; astronomy; heritage; space exploration. Contacts: E-mail: olgad@inasan.ru Pp. 15-31.