Ministry of Culture (Russia)
| Министерство культуры Российской Федерации | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 2008 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Russia |
| Headquarters | Maly Gnezdnikovsky 6/7, Moscow 55°45′44.46″N 37°36′19.53″E / 55.7623500°N 37.6054250°E |
| Annual budget | 74.5 billion rouble (FY 2011)[1] |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | mkrf |
The Ministry for Culture of Russia (Russian: Министерство культуры Российской Федерации; Минкультуры России) is a Russian Federal Ministry in the Russian Government that responsible for state policy in Cultural spheres, Art, Cinematography, archives, and inter-nations issues.
Structure
Formed in May 2, 2008 on basic of the Ministry for Culture and Mass Media (Министерство культуры и массовых коммуникаций Российской Федерации).[2] In the past, the Culture Ministry was operated between 1953-1992, and 1992-2004 (While between March and September 1992 the ministry was known as Ministry for Culture and Tourism (Министерство культуры и туризма Российской Федерации).
- Federal Service for Supervision over Culture (Федеральная служба по надзору за соблюдением законодательства в области охраны культурного наследия; Росохранкультура), Dissolved in 2011.
- Federal Archive Agency (Федеральное архивное агентство; Росархив)
Management
Russian Culture Ministers
- Alexander Alexeyevich Avdeyev (2008 - 2012)
- Vladimir Medinsky (Since 2012)
References
External links
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