Ministry of Culture (Russia)

The Ministry of 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]

Ministry of Culture of Russia
Министерство культуры Российской Федерации
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Agency overview
Formed2008
JurisdictionGovernment of Russia
HeadquartersMaly Gnezdnikovsky 6/7, Moscow
55°45′44.46″N 37°36′19.53″E
Annual budget74.5 billion rouble (FY 2011)[1]
Minister responsible
Websitemkrf.ru (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]

Ministers of Culture
Main article: List of Culture Ministers of Russia

References
  1. "Basic parameters of the Russian draft federal budget for 2011"
  2. "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
  3. Presidential Decree No. 724; Указ Президента РФ от 12.05.2008 N 724 Archived 2013-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Description".
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