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Yuri Polyakov
Yuri Mikhailovich Polyakov (; born November 12, 1954, Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian writer, poet, playwright, screenwriter and public figure, chairman of the National Association of Playwrights, chairman of the editorial board of the Literaturnaya Gazeta until 2021, editor-in-chief of the Literaturnaya Gazeta (2001–2017). Biography He was born on November 12, 1954, in Moscow to a working-class family. Polyakov's abilities were first identified by his school literature teacher I. A. Osokina. He graduated from the Faculty of Russian Language and Literature of the Krupskaya Moscow Polytechnic Institute, specializing in Russian philology. In his senior years, he began working as a teacher of Russian language and literature in one of the Moscow schools. After graduating, Polyakov taught for a short time at the School for Working Youth. In 1976–1977, he served in the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany as a ground loader for a 152-mm self-propelled gun 2S3 "Akatsiya", and then as ...
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Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in Moscow metropolitan area, its metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's List of largest cities, largest cities, being the List of European cities by population within city limits, most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest List of urban areas in Europe, urban and List of metropolitan areas in Europe, metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow became the capital of the Grand Principality of Moscow, which led the unification of the Russian lan ...
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Conscription In The Soviet Union
Conscription was used by the Soviet Union for the duration of its existence to bolster military function and operations. Conscription was introduced into what would become the Soviet Union in 1918, almost immediately after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 to strengthen the forces of the Red Army. Following its introduction, conscription remained a constant presence in the Soviet state until its dissolution in 1991. Various policy amendments changed the volume of conscription intakes and the required length of service, with key changes to policy occurring in 1918, 1938 and 1967. Wartime conscription, specifically during World War II, saw a significant increase in conscription intake as well as a broadening of the pool of candidates available to be conscripted. Unlike in countries without a consistent history of conscription (such as the United States), there was relatively little resistance to conscription policy, as the concept was enshrined in the Soviet constitution as a mandatory ...
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Meduza
''Meduza'' (Russian: Медуза, named after the Greek goddess Medusa) is a Russian- and English-language independent news website, headquartered in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 2014 by a group of former employees of the then-independent '' Lenta.ru'' news website. Free mobile applications for iOS, Windows Phone, and Android became the basis of the media. A semi-official motto of the portal is "Make the Kremlin sad". History In 2014, Galina Timchenko was fired from her job as chief editor at ''Lenta.ru'' by oligarch Alexander Mamut, a supporter of Vladimir Putin, after she had interviewed Right Sector leader Dmytro Yarosh. She launched the new webpage ''Meduza'' on 25 October 2014. Several former journalists of ''Lenta.ru'' joined the new online site. Timchenko told ''Forbes'' that the decision to base ''Meduza'' in Latvia was made since "right now, establishing an independent Russian language publishing house in Latvia is possible, while in Russia it is not". Mor ...
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Vladimir Medinsky
Vladimir Rostislavovich Medinsky (; born 18 July 1970) is a Russian politician, political scientist and historian who currently serves as an Aide to President Vladimir Putin. Previously, he has served as the Minister of Culture from May 2012 to January 2020. He was a member of the 4th and 5 State Duma from 2004 to 2011. He has been a member of the General Council of the United Russia party since 2017. Medinsky has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation. Vladimir Medinsky's views have been characterized by some media as statist and ultraconservative. His political career began in 1992 after his graduation from Moscow State Institute of International Relations, where he earned a degree in international relations. Forbes has described Medinsky as a member of Vladimir Putin’s "ideological clan". After becoming a member of the State Duma in 2003, he soon emerged as a prominent figure in the Russian political establi ...
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Ministry Of Culture (Russia)
The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation () is a Ministry (government department), ministry of the Government of Russia responsible for state policy in cultural spheres such as art, cinematography, archives, copyright, cultural heritage, and film censorship, censorship. Formation and jurisdiction Structure The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, was formally established in its current form on May 2, 2008, emerging from the former Ministry for Culture and Mass Media. With its headquarters located at 'Maly Gnezdnikovsky 6/7, Moscow', the ministry is responsible for developing and overseeing the cultural policies of the Russian government. Its jurisdiction extends across all cultural institutions and activities within Russia, focusing on areas such as arts, cinematography, archives, copyright, cultural heritage, and certain aspects of censorship. Leadership The ministry is currently headed by Olga Lyubimova who has served as the Minister of Culture since ...
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Russia-K
Russia-K ( "Russia - Culture") is a Russian nationwide not-for-profit television channel that broadcasts shows regarding arts and culture. It belongs to the state-controlled VGTRK group. History The creation of ''Kultura'' channel was authorised on 25 August 1997 after the presidential Decree No. 919 was signed by Boris Yeltsin. Its creation was supported by Mstislav Rostropovich, Dmitry Likhachyov, Rolan Bykov and other public figures. Mikhail Shvydkoy became the first editor-in-chief of Kultura. The channel began broadcasting on 1 November 1997 at 10:00 AM. At the stage of launching, it was planned that it would be called "RTR-2" (while RTR was labeled as RTR-1). The corresponding logo was briefly used in a number of printed TV programs, while the stylized "K" letter was used as the logo from the beginning of broadcast. The channel was rebranded as ''Russia-Culture'' (''Rossiya-K'') on 1 January 2010 along with three other main channels of the VGTRK group. The channel re- ...
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TV Centre (Russia)
TV Centre (; formerly abbreviated as ТВЦ, ''TVC'' or ТВЦ-Москва, ''TVC-Moskva'' - "TVC Moscow") is a Russian public television station with the fourth largest coverage area in Russia, after Channel One, Russia-1 and NTV. It is owned by the administration of the city of Moscow and is dedicated to programming that highlights various aspects of Moscow life.Alexei Bessudnov, "Media Map" (183–189), ''Index on Censorship'', Volume 37, Number 1, 2008, p. 185. The channel airs across Russian territory. The channel began broadcasting on June 9, 1997. has been the channel's general director since October 29, 2012. As of 2020, TV Centre was among the top ten TV channels in Russia. The channel had an average daily audience share of 361 000 viewers. On June 3, 2022, the international version of TV Centre was disconnected from broadcasting in the European Union due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. History 1997–2012 On January 15, 1997, the Moscow Government establ ...
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Moscow Television Channel
Moscow Television Channel () was a Moscow television channel that broadcast on 3 TVK in Moscow and the Moscow Oblast from December 27, 1991, to June 8, 1997, in the evening, daily from 18:00 to 23:00 Moscow time. The editorial offices and studios of the channel were located in the Ostankino Technical Center, Ostankino television center (ASK-1). History On December 27, 1991, with the abolition of the State Committee of Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Soviet Union, All-Union State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company and the Soviet Central Television, Central Television of the USSR, the Moscow program of the Central Television ceased to exist. MTK (3 TVK) was first transferred to the Ostankino (TV and radio company), State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company Ostankino, and from June 9, 1992, to JSC RMTRK Moscow. It broadcast in the evenings every day from 18:00 to 23:00 Moscow time. Programming Initially, the weekday program of MTK included the release of the info ...
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