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Mikhail Shvydkoi

Russian historian and political activist (born 1948)

Mikhail Yefimovich Shvydkoy (Russian: Михаи́л Ефи́мович Швыдко́й; born September 5, 1948) is a Soviet and Russian theater critic, drama, social and political activist. Laureate of the State Prize of Russia.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Mikhail Shvydkoi (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Sep 5, 1948.¹

About

The artistic director of the Moscow theater musical, supervisor of the Faculty of the Graduate School of cultural policy and management in the humanitarian sphere, Moscow State University.

Russian Minister of Culture February 8, 2000 – March 9, 2004. Chairman of the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography (June 30, 2004 – June 7, 2008).

From Wikipedia’s article on Mikhail Shvydkoi, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

VGTRKChair May 21, 1998 to Jan 31, 2000¹⁴

Early life and education

1971Russian Institute of Theatre Arts³

Career

Occupation: television presenter, politician, art historian.⁸

2000 to 2004Minister of Culture⁶
1998 to 2000Chair, VGTRK⁷
Date not recordedWorked at Lomonosov Moscow State University⁴
Date not recordedFounded Russia-K⁵

Personal life

BornSep 5, 1948, Kant⁹
CitizenshipRussia¹⁰
SpouseMarina Polyak¹¹

Awards

2018Dr. Friedrich Joseph Haass-Preis¹²
1999State Prize of the Russian Federation¹²
Date not recordedCommander of the Order of Saint-Charles¹²
Date not recordedCommendation of the Government of Russia¹²
Date not recordedDecoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria¹²
Date not recordedDostyk Order of grade II¹²
Date not recordedFriendship Order¹²
Date not recordedGolden Medal for Merit to Culture¹²
Date not recordedGrand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic¹²
Date not recordedGreat Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria¹²

More awards (30)

Date not recordedKhorenatsi medal¹²
Date not recordedKnight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany¹²
Date not recordedKnight of the Legion of Honour¹²
Date not recordedKnight of the National Order of Merit¹²
Date not recordedMedal for Merit to Culture¹²
Date not recordedMedal of Francysk Skaryna¹²
Date not recordedMusical Heart of Theatre¹²
Date not recordedNational Order of Merit¹²
Date not recordedOrder "Danaker"¹²
Date not recordedOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class¹²
Date not recordedOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class¹²
Date not recordedOrder of Alexander Nevsky¹²
Date not recordedOrder of Friendship of Peoples¹²
Date not recordedOrder of Friendship¹²
Date not recordedOrder of Honour¹²
Date not recordedOrder of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class¹²
Date not recordedOrder of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany¹²
Date not recordedOrder of Merit of the Italian Republic¹²
Date not recordedOrder of Merit of the Republic of Poland¹²
Date not recordedOrder of Merit¹²
Date not recordedOrder of Saint-Charles¹²
Date not recordedOrder of Saints Cyril and Methodius¹²
Date not recordedOrder of the Badge of Honour¹²
Date not recordedOrder of the Rising Sun, 2nd class¹²
Date not recordedOrder of the Rising Sun¹²
Date not recordedPrize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of mass media¹²
Date not recordedRussian Federation Government Certificate of Honour¹²
Date not recordedRussian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude¹²
Date not recordedRussian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour¹²
Date not recordedhonorary diploma of President of Azerbaijan Republic¹²

Sources

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WikidataMikhail Shvydkoi on Wikidata
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WikipediaMikhail Shvydkoi on Wikipedia
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WikidataMikhail Shvydkoi: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataMikhail Shvydkoi: Worked at Lomonosov Moscow State University, on Wikidata
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WikidataMikhail Shvydkoi: Founded Russia-K, on Wikidata
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WikidataMikhail Shvydkoi: Minister of Culture, on Wikidata
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WikidataMikhail Shvydkoi: Chair, VGTRK, on Wikidata
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WikidataMikhail Shvydkoi: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataMikhail Shvydkoi: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataMikhail Shvydkoi: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataMikhail Shvydkoi: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataMikhail Shvydkoi: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataMikhail Shvydkoi: IMDb, on Wikidata
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WikidataVGTRK, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsMikhail Shvydkoi photo by A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0