Ministry of Culture (Russia)
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| Министерство культуры Российской Федерации Ministerstvo kultury Rossiiskoi Federatsii | |
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| Formed | 2 May 2008 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Russia |
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| Annual budget | 74.5 billion rouble (FY 2011)[citation needed] |
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| Website | culture |
The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation (Russian: Министерство культуры Российской Федерации; Минкультуры России, romanized: Ministerstvo kultury Rossiiskoi Federatsii) is a ministry of the Government of Russia responsible for state policy in cultural spheres such as art, cinematography, archives, copyright, cultural heritage, and censorship.[1]
Structure
[edit]The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation was established in its current form in 2008, the successor to the Ministry of Culture and Mass Communication.[2][3] The ministry is responsible for developing and overseeing the cultural policies of the Russian government.[2] Its jurisdiction includes all cultural institutions and activities within Russia, such as arts, cinematography, archives, copyright, cultural heritage, and certain aspects of censorship.
Olga Lyubimova[4] has served as the Minister of Culture since January 21, 2020.
Authority
[edit]The Ministry of Culture independently carries out legal regulations, as well as develops and introduces draft regulations on the following issues: culture, art, cinematography, copyright, related rights, historical and cultural heritage, international cultural and informational cooperation.[5][6]
History
[edit]The current Ministry of Culture was formed on May 2, 2008, from the Ministry for Culture and Mass Media (Министерство культуры и массовых коммуникаций Российской Федерации).[7] In the past, the Ministry of Culture operated between 1953 and 2004, while between March and September 1992 the ministry was known as the Ministry for Culture and Tourism (Министерство культуры и туризма Российской Федерации).
The Federal Service for Supervision over Cultural Heritage Protection (Russian: Федеральная служба по надзору за соблюдением законодательства в области охраны культурного наследия; Росохранкультура) was dissolved in 2011.
Ministers of Culture
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Recent previous ministers of culture have included Mikhail Shvydkoy (2000–2004) and Vladimir Medinsky (2012–2020).
References
[edit]- ↑ "Russia bans 'historically false' film on Stalin deportations of Chechens". AFP. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
Russia has refused to permit the release of a film about the mass deportations of entire ethnic groups on Stalin's orders during World War II, calling it anti-Russian and a falsification of history
- 1 2 Ruutu, Katja; Panfilo, Aleksander; Karhunen, Päivi (2009). Cultural Industries in Russia: Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture. Nordic Council of Ministers. p. 35. ISBN 978-92-893-1958-4.
- ↑ Smorodinskaya, Tatiana; Evans-Romaine, Karen; Goscilo, Helena (2013-10-28). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Russian Culture. Routledge. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-136-78785-0.
- ↑ "Description".
- ↑ "Description".
- ↑ "Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation". culture.gov.ru. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ↑ Presidential Decree No. 724; Указ Президента РФ от 12.05.2008 N 724 Archived 2013-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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- Official website
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