Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sokolov () is a Russian politician and former Minister of Culture and Mass Communication for then-President

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. He was nominated to the post by the then-Prime Minister,

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, and held it from 9 March 2004 to 12 May 2008. Sokolov was born on 8 August 1949 in

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(now

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) and raised by his grandfather Ivan Sokolov-Mikitov. He completed his undergraduate degree at the

Moscow Conservatory The Moscow Conservatory, also officially Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory () is a higher musical educational institution located in Moscow, Russia. It grants undergraduate and graduate degrees in musical performance and musical research. Th ...

as a musicologist, and his attained his master's degree from the Conservatory's Department of

Music Theory Music theory is the study of theoretical frameworks for understanding the practices and possibilities of music. ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory": The first is the "Elements of music, ...

. He holds a Ph.D. in

Musicology Musicology is the academic, research-based study of music, as opposed to musical composition or performance. Musicology research combines and intersects with many fields, including psychology, sociology, acoustics, neurology, natural sciences, ...

(1982) and the degree of Grand Doctor in Art (1992). He is also a member of Russian Composers Union and is a distinguished professor in many universities in Europe, Japan, and South Korea. Since 1979 Sokolov has taught at the Moscow Conservatory, being appointed a full professor in 1993. He teaches

music analysis Musical analysis is the study of musical structure in either compositions or performances. According to music theorist Ian Bent, music analysis "is the means of answering directly the question 'How does it work?'". The method employed to answ ...

and has chaired the Department of Music Theory since 1996. Between 1992 and 2001 he was the Conservatory's Vice-Rector in Scientific Affairs. From 2001 to 2004 Sokolov held the position of Rector of the

, leaving to take up his governmental position. In June 2009 he was re-elected as rector. Sokolov has received many public and governmental honors, including the Honored Art Worker of Russian Federation (1999) and the Laureate of

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(2005).Деятели культуры России — в поддержку позиции Президента по Украине и Крыму
// Официальный сайт Министерства культуры Российской Федерации He is an author of several musicological books and articles on

music composition Musical composition can refer to an original piece or work of music, either vocal or instrumental, the structure of a musical piece or to the process of creating or writing a new piece of music. People who create new compositions are called ...

. Among them his monograph: "Introduction of the 20th Century

Music Composition Musical composition can refer to an original piece or work of music, either vocal or instrumental, the structure of a musical piece or to the process of creating or writing a new piece of music. People who create new compositions are called ...

" (Moscow, 2004). Sokolov is married to

Larisa Sokolova Larisa Sokolov (Russian Лариса Соколова) is the wife of Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sokolov, Aleksandr S. Sokolov (Russian: Александр С. Соколов) the former Minister of Culture and Mass Communication of Russia. She is a ...

and they have one daughter.

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Marina Karaseva Marina Valeryevna Karaseva (; born 8 August 1958 in Moscow) is a Russian musicologist, Honoured Art Worker of the Russian Federation, Professor of Moscow Conservatory, Department of Music Theory, Grand Doctor in Art, Ph.D. in Musicology, Membe ...

. ''Edit-PR''.
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Известия.Ру: "Любой в консерватории улыбнется, услышав, что Соколов - человек Швыдкого"
''Is it true that Sokolov is Shvydkoy's Man Friday? Anyone at the conservatory just smiles on hearing such a question''. Discussion with Prof. Karaseva in "

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is among 16 banned from show by culture minister. October 12, 2007

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"Kultura" Weekly Newspaper, No.41 (7602) Sept.18 - 24, 2007. P. 4. * Russian Composers Union (Soyuz kompozitorov Rossii). Reference Book. Moscow, "Kompozitor Publishing House", 2004. P.101. * The

. Information Booklet. Second Edition. Moscow, 2001. P. 36. . *

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. Moscow, 1994. PP.31. . *

: Traditions of Music Education, Art, and Science 1866–2006. Moscow, "Moskovskaya Konservatoriya" Publishing House, 2006. P. 86–87.
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