Mikhail Shvydkoy

Moderator, Speaker
Special Representative of the President of Russia for International Cultural Cooperation.
Russia
Mikhail is a host of such TV programmes as Kulturnaya Revolutsiya (The Cultural Revolution), Teatr + TV (Theatre + TV), Pesni XX Veka (Songs of the XX Century), Zhizn Prekrasna (The Life is Wonderful) and Priyut Komediantov (A Haven for Comedians). He teaches in RATI-GITIS.

Doctor of Art History, Professor. He graduated from the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS) with a degree in Drama Study. In 1999 he was awarded the State Prize of the Russian Federation for creating the Kultura TV Channel. Head of VGTRK (1998–2000), Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation (2000–2004), Head of the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography (2004–2008). Since 2008 — a Special Envoy of the President of the Russian Federation on International Cultural Cooperation and an Ambassador-at-large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. The President of the Russian Academy of Television in 2008–2013. Since 2015 — a President of the Council of Founders of NP "Committee of Television Industrial Awards".

The author of such books as Drama, Theatre, Life and Secrets of Wandering Comedians, as well as multiple articles in academic journals and periodicals of Russia, USA, Germany and other countries. In 2011 he became an Academic Adviser of the Higher School of Policy in Culture and Administration in Humanities (Faculty of the Lomonosov State University). He is awarded with orders of the Russian Federation, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Monaco.

Programme
12/11/2021
10:00 — 11:30
Discussion
RUS, ENG, DEU
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RUS, ENG, DEU
General Staff Building
6/8 Palace sq., St. Petersburg
Programme
14/11/2019
12:15 — 13:45
video
15/11/2019
14:30 — 16:00
video
Panel Discussion
RUS, ENG
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18+

RUS, ENG
Programme
15/11/2018
10:30 — 12:00
Round Table Discussion
RUS, ENG
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18+

RUS, ENG
15/11/2018
14:00 — 15:30
Session
RUS, ENG
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18+

RUS, ENG
15/11/2018
17:00 — 18:30