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
Over centuries, Vologda Region was a link between medieval Europe and Old Russia, a unique ‘door’ to Europe and a centre of international integration and trade. Traditions of medieval Hansa that is considered to be an original model for the modern single European market, resulted in the Hanseatic League of the Modern Age. It was established in 1980 and now includes about 200 cities and towns from European and Russian states.
The Governor's International music competition is held in the Vologda Region every three years. It is a significant event in the cultural life of the Vologda Region and Russia. This is one of the most ambitious projects aimed at popularizing the work of the outstanding Russian composer, a native of the Vologda Region Valery Gavrilin.
Vologda will become home to XV International drama festival "Voices of History" from June 9 throughout June 19, 2022.
Several years ago, an Interregional Folklore Festival "The Village - the Soul of Russia" received the status of Russian festival.
The exhibition-forum “Unique Russia” was held in the Exhibition Complex “Gostiny Dvor” in Moscow from January 27 to February 13, 2022.
The festival is named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer, People's artist of Russia who was born in Vologda.
Wooden architecture of the Vologda Oblast is one of the most remarkable forms of traditional Russian architecture.
The historical and cultural heritage of the Vologda Region represents unique spiritual and architectural values created in the past that form the all-Russian cultural heritage.
Vologda will become home to XV International drama festival "Voices of History" from June 9 throughout June 19, 2022.
The exhibition-forum “Unique Russia” will be held in the Exhibition Complex “Gostiny Dvor” in Moscow from January 27 to February 13, 2022. This is an art exhibition popularizing traditional authentic products of artistic crafts and modern works of craftsmen from all over Russia. The event will be held for the second time.