Mikhail Shvydkoy | |
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Михаи́л Ефи́мович Швыдко́й | |
Minister of Culture | |
In office 8 February 2000 – 24 February 2004 | |
President | Vladimir Putin |
Prime Minister | Mikhail Kasyanov |
Preceded by | Vladimir Yegorov |
Succeeded by | Aleksandr Sokolov |
Personal details | |
Born | Kant, Kyrgyz SSR | September 5, 1948
Alma mater | Russian Institute of Theatre Arts |
Profession | Theatre critic, artistic director |
Awards | State 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).