Abstract

The article discusses the practice of reusing gravestones in Belarus, mainly on examples dating back to the end of the 19th - beginning of the 21st century. The main forms of reuse of monuments are distinguished depending on their pragmatics. Reuse is shown as a sustainable cultural form. The reasons for tabooing the reuse of the monument in culture are considered. The problem of desacralization and those options for the reuse of monuments where it does not occur are considered.

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