Objects that are under the protection of UNESCO

There are 30 titles for 2020 in the UNESCO World Heritage List in the Russian Federation. 19 objects are included in the list by cultural criteria, and 6 of them are recognized as a masterpiece of human genius (criterion i), and 11 objects are included by natural criteria, 4 of them recognized as natural phenomena of exceptional beauty and aesthetic importance (criterion vii). In 2015, Russia ranked the 9^th place in the world in terms of the total number of the World Heritage properties, and the 4^th (after China, the United States and Australia) in terms of the number of natural objects. In addition, as of 2015, 24 sites (not counting three re-nominated) in Russia are among the candidates for inclusion in the World Heritage List. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the legal successor of which is Russia, ratified the Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage on October 12, 1988. The first objects located on the territory of Russia were listed in 1990 at the 14^th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.