Классификация преступлений, посягающих на объекты культуры

The importance of cultural objects as an object of criminal law protection is indicated by a wide range of public relations, which are encroached upon by these crimes. The current criminal legislation provides for liability for various encroachments on cultural objects. The variety of these encroachments is determined by their subject, which covers such material manifestations of culture as: «cultural values», «objects or documents of special value», «objects and documents of historical, scientific or cultural value», «historical and cultural monuments», «objects of artistic, historical and archaeological heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation», etc. The variety of criminal attacks on cultural objects determines the need for their classification. Object: to determine criteria for the classification of crimes encroaching on cultural objects and the corresponding types (groups) of criminal acts. Research objectives: to establish the most significant criteria for the classification of the crimes under consideration; systematize the knowledge obtained within the framework of the classification carried out about the various types (groups) of crimes under consideration; identify promising areas for using the acquired knowledge.