Mikhail Shvydkoy

Mikhail Shvydkoy
Михаи́л Ефи́мович Швыдко́й
Shvydkoy in 2015
Minister of Culture
In office
8 February 2000 – 24 February 2004
PresidentVladimir Putin
Prime MinisterMikhail Kasyanov
Preceded byVladimir Yegorov
Succeeded byAleksandr Sokolov
Personal details
Born (1948-09-05) September 5, 1948 (age 76)
Kant, Kyrgyz SSR
Alma materRussian Institute of Theatre Arts
ProfessionTheatre critic, artistic director
AwardsState Prize of the Russian Federation, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", Order of Alexander Nevsky, Order of Friendship, Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Order of Merit of Ukraine, Legion of Honour, Ordre national du Mérite, Dostlug Order

Mikhail Yefimovich Shvydkoy (Russian: Михаи́л Ефи́мович Швыдко́й; born September 5, 1948, Kant, Chuy Region, Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR[1]) is a Soviet and Russian theater critic, drama, social and political activist. Laureate of the State Prize of Russia. The artistic director of the Moscow theater musical,[2] supervisor of the Faculty of the Graduate School of cultural policy and management in the humanitarian sphere, Moscow State University.[3]

Russian Minister of Culture February 8, 2000 – March 9, 2004.[4] Chairman of the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography (June 30, 2004 – June 7, 2008).

  1. ^ Михаил, Швыдкой. "Интервью / Об этом: Михаил Швыдкой / Михаил Швыдкой". echo.msk.ru. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  2. ^ "В Москве впервые будет создан Театр мюзикла. Новости. Первый канал". 1tv.ru. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Высшая школа культурной политики и управления в гуманитарной сфере (факультет)". msu.ru. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Московский театр мюзикла. Афиша, билеты". teamuz.ru. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2016.