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 will host the international film project "Rendezvous with Russia 2022" on November 30-December 4. “Rendezvous with Russia" will feature Russian and foreign documentaries, professional and amateur videos dedicated to the Russian history, culture, nature, famous personalities and young talents.
An international festival named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer opened in Vologda on Oct 19 with a concert dedicated to the musician. Valery Gavrilin was born in Vologda and travelled extensively in order to pursue his study of folk music.
“Rendezvous with Russia" will feature Russian and foreign documentaries, professional and amateur videos.
An international festival named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer opened in Vologda on Oct 19 with a concert dedicated to the musician. Valery Gavrilin was born in Vologda and travelled extensively in order to pursue his study of folk music.
Vasily Vereshchagin (1842-1904) is one of the most famous Russian war artists and one of the first Russian artists to be widely recognised abroad.
Film Festival Council attached to the Russian Ministry of Culture set top priority screenings for 2023. Sixty six most important projects of film festivals and twenty two priority areas of state policy in the field of the movement of film festivals for the coming year were identified.
An international festival named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer opened in Vologda on Oct 19 with a concert dedicated to the musician. Valery Gavrilin was born in Vologda and travelled extensively in order to pursue his study of folk music.
“Rendezvous with Russia" will feature Russian and foreign documentaries, professional and amateur videos. Since 2017, the forum has been held in the Vologda Region.
The Vologda Region will celebrate a Night of the Arts on November 4th.
Applications for XIII International film festival “Rendezvous with Russia” are accepted till November 1.