MAPS

MAPS was set up in May 2004 by a group of international journalists and architects who work in close cooperation with preservationists, architects and historians within Russia and abroad to raise awareness about the present destruction of Moscow’s historical buildings. They write free bilingual news bulletins and use the press to give Russian preservationists and Muscovites a greater international voice. MAPS believes that every effort should be made to preserve certain buildings and is concerned with buildings of all dates. MAPS aims to convince the Moscow Government, developers and architects that the unchecked demolition of old Moscow is not in the city's long-term interest. MAPS monitors specific buildings in Moscow. In May 2007 MAPS published a report: Moscow Heritage at Crisis Point (Московское Наследие: Точка Hевозврата), а co-publication with SAVE Europe's Heritage.