Ministry of Culture (Russia)
Ministry of Culture (Russia)
Министерство культуры Российской Федерации | |
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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 [6] |
Annual budget | 74.5 billion rouble (FY 2011)[1] |
Minister responsible |
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Website | mkrf.ru [7](in Russian) |
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. The responsibilities of the Ministry includes censorship of anti-Russian films.[2]
Министерство культуры Российской Федерации | |
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 [6] |
Annual budget | 74.5 billion rouble (FY 2011)[1] |
Minister responsible |
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Website | mkrf.ru [7](in Russian) |
Structure
Formed in May 2, 2008 on basis of the Ministry for Culture and Mass Media (Министерство культуры и массовых коммуникаций Российской Федерации).[3] In the past, the Ministry of Culture 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)
Authority
The Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation 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.[4]
Management
Russian Culture Ministers
Aleksandr Avdeyev (2008–2012)
Vladimir Medinsky (since 2012)