Ministry of Culture
Overview
Main functions of the ministry:
- regulation of relations in the sphere of culture (art, cinema, protection and usage of historical and cultural heritage);
- support of museums, culture, art and national artistic trades institutions;
- preservation, revival and development of traditional crafts of the Vologda Region;
- management of service of libraries.
One of the primary functions of the Ministry of Culture is the preservation of the archives of Government Ministries and Departments and related administrative units, and this involves the selection of those records having permanent value, the arrangement and description of archives, and the provision of a reference service to scholars, to Government Ministries and Departments and to the general public. As the government's recordkeeping authority, the Ministry works to ensure effective information management and acts as the official guardian of Vologda Oblast's public archives.
The holdings of the archives and records service comprise records in a variety of media. This includes paper-based textual records, electronic records as well as audio-visual, photographic and cartographic material. Governmental bodies produce vast amounts of administrative records.
As an executive body with diverse functions, the Ministry carries out its mission through a number of subordinate offices and institutions. There are state and municipal archives in the Vologda Oblast.
The main functions of the Ministry and its subordinate institutions in the sphere of records activities include:
- to collect material in or about the Vologda Oblast;
- to preserve the archival heritage of the Vologda Oblast;
- to make the archival heritage accessible to people.
News
Vologda has much to offer the discerning visitor. The Vologda Region has a remarkable place on Russia's tourist map. With a unique cultural and historical heritage, the region, abundant with architectural monuments and arts, has great tourism potential.
The city of Vologda takes the ninth place in the list of Russia's most popular destinations at Christmas time in 2018, according to a study conducted by e-service for searching hotels Tvil.ru.
The bell-ringing festival in Totma will be held on Christmas Eve, January 6th-7th.
In 2018, the honour to become New Year’s Capital of Russia’s North fell upon Vologda for the fifth year in a row. Vologda’s authorities have planned a number of major festive actions and events. The celebrations will take place from December 30, 2017 through January 8, 2018.
Veliky Ustyug is in the list of Russia's small cities that will be most popular destinations for winter vacationing.
A project called New Year Capital was launched in Russia several years ago. It was initiated by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation in 2013. The All-Russian project “New Year Capital of Russia” is designed to stimulate the development of domestic tourism.
“Rendezvous with Russia”, a three-day international film festival, was held on December 15-17 in the Vologda Region, featuring 37 Russian and foreign films, documentaries and animated movies.
The international tourism film festival “Rendezvous with Russia” is organized by the non-profit partnership for Promotion of Film Industry and Tourism in association with the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Federal Agency for Tourism of the Russian Federation and the Association of Russian Filmmakers.
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On December 2-3, St. Petersburg once again became the scene for one of the largest Gingerbread Festivals in Russia. Over 100 gingerbread creations from Russia and 10 foreign countries were revealed there.