Federal Agency for Tourism

Federal Agency for Tourism (Rostourism)[1]
Федеральное агентство по туризму (Ростуризма)[2]
Russian coat of arms

Rostourism Head Office
Federal government agency overview
FormedNovember 18, 2004; 19 years ago (2004-11-18)
Preceding agencies
  • Ministry of Culture of the RSRF
  • Ministry of Physical Education and Tourism
  • The Committee for Tourism of the Russian Federation (Roskomuturizm)
  • State Committee of the Russian Federation for Physical Education, Sports, and Tourism
  • Federal Agency for Physical Education, Sports, and Tourism
  • The Ministry of Sport, Tourism, and Youth Policy
DissolvedOctober 20, 2022; 23 months ago (2022-10-20)
Superseding Federal government agency
JurisdictionGovernment of the Russian Federation
HeadquartersMyasnitskaya Ulitsa, 47, Moscow, Russia, 101000 [3]
55°46′08″N 37°38′34″E / 55.768837°N 37.6426773°E / 55.768837; 37.6426773
Federal government agency executives
  • Oleg Petrovich Safonov[4], Head of the Federal Agency for Tourism[6]
  • Konyushkov Alexey Alekseevich, Deputy Head
  • Koeneyev Sergey Evgenievich, Deputy Head
  • Korolov Nikolay Vadimovich, Deputy Head
  • Skoryy Roman Petrovich, Deputy Head
Child agencies
  • National Marketing Center for Tourism (Visit Russia)
  • National Corporation for the Development of Tourism
Key document
  • Presidential Decree No. 1453 of November 18, 2004[5]
Websitetourism.gov.ru
 Russia

The Federal Agency for Tourism (Rostourism) was a federal executive body of the Russian Federation, created by Presidential Decree No. 1453 of November 18, 2004[7] and dissolved on October 20, 2022.[8] The Federal Agency for Tourism was responsible for rendering state services, managing state property and performing law-enforcement functions in the field of tourism.[9] It was under the direct jurisdiction of the government of Russia. Activities of the Federal Agency for Tourism guided by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, Federal laws, Decrees of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation, and international treaties. The Federal Agency for Tourism carried out its activities in cooperation with other federal executive bodies, executive authorities of the subjects of the Russian Federation, local self-governing bodies, public associations and other organizations. The Federal Agency for Tourism was a legal entity, had a seal with the image of the State Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and its name, other seals, stamp, and letterhead, as well as bank and other accounts opened. It received funding for its operation and project implementation from the federal budget. The agency head office was in Moscow.[10][11]

  1. ^ Rostourism
  2. ^ Ростуризма
  3. ^ Rostourism Address
  4. ^ Agency head
  5. ^ Presidential Decree No. 1453 of November 18, 2004
  6. ^ HEAD OF ROSTURISM
  7. ^ "Decree of the President of the Russian Federation. 1453". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  8. ^ "Russian President Vladimir Putin abolishes Rostourism". Euro Weekly News. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  9. ^ "Legal acts of the Federal Agency for Tourism". lawru.info (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  10. ^ "About Russiatourism". www.russiatourism.ru. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  11. ^ "Regulation on the Federal Agency for Tourism". Российская газета (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-11-19.