The Executive Order is aimed at preserving the historical and cultural heritage of the peoples of Russia.
Appropriate instructions have been issued to the Russian Federation Government and the Ministry of Culture.
The city of Tauric Chersonese was entered on the UNESCO World Heritage List in June 2013.
The museum reserve was established to preserve and promote the practical use of the unique cultural and historical complex of the ancient city of Chersonese (5th century BC–15th century AD), founded by ancient Greeks, and its suburbs. Archaeologists have been working in Chersonese since 1827, while the museum opened in 1892. Currently the Tauric Chersonese museum reserve has some 250,000 exhibits in its collection.