The head of the Ministry of Culture of Russia, Vladimir Medinsky, has signed a decree, according to which the center of Sevastopol is now included in the list of historic settlements of federal significance.
"Include the city of Sevastopol in the list of historic settlements of federal significance," RIA Novosti cites the document.
In addition, this document identified 369 objects of protection, including monuments, embankments, buildings, churches, docks.