Olga Lyubimova
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Olga Lyubimova | |
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Ольга Любимова | |
.jpg) Lyubimova in 2020 | |
| Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation | |
| Assumed office 21 January 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Mikhail Mishustin |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Medinsky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1980 Russian Institute of Theater Arts |
| Website | Olga Lyubimova |
Olga Borisovna Lyubimova (Russian: Ольга Борисовна Любимова; born 31 December 1980) is a Russian politician serving as the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation. She was appointed on 21 January 2020.[1]
Prior to her current appointment, Lyubimova has served the Deputy Minister of Culture since 2015 and as the head of its cinematography department since 2018.[2][3]
Early life and education
She is the daughter of
Career
Since the 2000s she has worked often in television, working on shows including Vzglyad, Orthodox, and Orthodox Calendar. She has been head of Channel One's directorate of social and journalistic programs since 2016.[2]
Her appointment as Minister of Culture was controversial due to past LiveJournal posts by Lyubimova wherein she said she "can't stand going to exhibitions, museums, opera" and explained that "I've been to the British Museum, National Gallery and a few dozen more European and Russian museums and reckon I wasted my time there". However, she received support from film critic Anton Dolin, who said "she loves culture, or at least, cinema".[5]
On 6 May 2020, Olga Lyubimova's Press Secretary announced that she had contracted the
On 17 July 2023, Lyubimova was sanctioned by the United Kingdom for "using her position to support the Russian state's damaging anti-Ukrainian policies".[8]
References
- ^ "Биография нового министра культуры Ольги Любимовой - Биографии и справки - ТАСС". tass.ru. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ a b c Muchnik, Andrei (January 22, 2020). "Who Is Olga Lyubimova, Russia's New Culture Minister?". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ a b Scollon, Michael (January 24, 2020). "A Foul-Mouthed Culture Minister Who Hates Museums? Russia May Have One Now – And Some Say It's An Improvement". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Путеводитель по кабинету министров Михаила Мишустина "Медуза" объясняет, кто все эти новые люди". Meduza (in Russian). January 21, 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Does Russia's new culture minister hate the arts?". BBC News. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Министр культуры Ольга Любимова заразилась коронавирусом". РИА Новости. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Глава Минкультуры вышла на работу после перенесенной коронавирусной инфекции". ТАСС. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "UK announces new sanctions in response to Russia's forced deportation of Ukrainian children". www.gov.uk. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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