The fate of a Monument of Architecture of local significance: Shchorsa cinema in Chernihiv

The purpose of the article is to present the history of a typical Soviet-era cinema on the example of the Shchors cinema in Chernihiv; to trace how cinema influenced in the education of the Soviet people; to acquaint with the reasons and methods of creation of the cult of Shchors in the 30s of the last century; to analyze the restoration of the cinema after its destruction in the postwar period, partial restoration work in the 60s, after the fire of 1993, as well as the allocation of funds for its continuous improvement as an institution for cultural usage, to determine importance of the cinema to the local population on the periods of city life; to announce the names of the heads of the institution, to remember the trials they overcame for the functioning of the cinema; comment on the present of cultural monument of local importance. The scientific novelty of the article is that it offers a complete history of the cinema named after Shchors, presented by the author of the project of the artist-architect from Kyiv P.F. Savich. The methodological basis of the work is the principles of integrity, systematization, historicism and objectivity, which allowed to achieve impartiality and provided a comprehensive study of the problem. Virtually all general research methods are used: empirical, complex, theoretical and a number of special research methods such as grouping and component analysis. The conclusions correspond to the purpose of the study: we traced the history of the architectural monument of local significance from the proclamation of construction in 1935 to the present, when times, values, interests of locals popullation have changed. It is important to point out that the Chernihiv Regional Youth Center has retained the functions of a cinema – film screenings and film presentations take place there. In addition, seminars, conferences, trainings, lectures, forums, etc. are held in Center too. Building of the 30s of the XX century continues to serve people and delight them with new projects.