The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation (russian: Министерство цифрового развития, связи и массовых коммуникаций Российской Федерации), also known as MinTsifry Rossii (russian: Минцифры России lit. "Mindigit"), is a ministry of the
Government of Russia
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responsible for
telecommunications
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, media and the post.
The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media was established in May 2008 from successor agencies of the Ministry of Communications of the
USSR
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, and was known as the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications until it receiving its current name in 2018. The ministry is subdivided into functional departments including Roskomnadzor,
Rospechat
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Moscow
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.
Maxut Shadayev
Maksut Igorevich Shadayev (russian: Максут Игоревич Шадаев; born 11 November 1979) is the Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation since 21 January 2020.
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has been the Minister of Telecom and Mass Communications since 21 January 2020.
Minister of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation
Konstantin Noskov
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(18 May 2018 — 21 January 2020)
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Maxut Shadayev
Maksut Igorevich Shadayev (russian: Максут Игоревич Шадаев; born 11 November 1979) is the Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation since 21 January 2020.
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Television in Russia
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* List of telecommunications regulatory bodies