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
Russian Traveler Awards 2022 is an online voting from Russian Traveler magazine dedicated to the main tourist opportunities of Russia - cultural, historical and natural objects, folk crafts and national dishes, festivals, sights and eco-routes.
Days of VOICES, a special programme of Festival VOICES (VOlogda Independent Cinema from European Screens) will open in Vologda on August 25th. It will include 25 full-length and short films.
Analysts of the Yandex Travel service have published a rating of the most popular attractions in the Vologda Region.
The Interregional Historical Festival “Sugorie” continues to be one of the most popular events in the packed cultural calendar of the Vologda Region.
The founders of the Belov Readings are the Government of the Vologda Region and the Vologda City Administration.
The festival of historical reconstruction, music and ethno fashion will be arranged on September 3-4.
Days of VOICES, a special programme of Festival VOICES (VOlogda Independent Cinema from European Screens) will be held in Vologda on August 25-28. It will include 25 full-length and short films. The event will be supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.
The Blacksmith Festival takes place annually in August. This year it will be held on August 5-6.
Russian Traveler Awards 2022 is an online voting from Russian Traveler magazine dedicated to the main tourist opportunities of Russia - cultural, historical and natural objects, folk crafts and national dishes, festivals, sights and eco-routes.
The Victory Train, an immersive museum of the Great Patriotic War consisting of nine railcars, stayed in Vologda on July 27-28. This unique historical museum keeps the memory of those who defended our country during the Great Patriotic War.