Tyumen region cultural framework as an example of a new methodological approach to preservation and use of the region’s cultural heritage.

Cultural  heritage  is  considered  a  special  resource  that  can  play  an  important role  in the  economic development  of the country and its certain regions. The Russian cultural  heritage  use  is  insufficient  and  inefficient,  which  demonstrates  the  need  to  develop new  strategic  approaches  to  realizing  this  important  potential  of  the  country.  The  concept  of forming  a  cultural  framework,  that  can  become  the  organizational  and  economic  basis  for the use of heritage is proposed on the example of the Tyumen region. The framework is being constructed  on  the  interaction  of  cultural  potential  of  both  historical  towns  and  small  rural settlements.  The  article  presents  regional  framework  formation  principles,  framework  centers  and  hubs  of  various  hierarchy  structure,  and  specific  proposals  on  cultural  and  tourist functions  of  individual  historical  settlements  and  territories.  The  planned  strategy  will  contribute  to  the  rational  use  of  cultural  heritage,  the  integration  of  cultural  heritage  into  modern  economic  reality,  the  transformation  of  this  resource  into  a  kind  of  driver  of  social  and economic  development  of  small  historical  towns  and  historical  rural  settlements.  Methodological  approaches  and  principles  laid  down  in  the  strategy  of  the  cultural  framework  of  the Tyumen region can be adopted in other regions of the country.