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Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications

Міністерство культури та стратегічних комунікацій
Agency overview
Formed	September 2, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-09-02)
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports Ministry of Culture and Information Policy
Jurisdiction	Government of Ukraine
Headquarters	19, Ivan Franko Street, Kyiv
Minister responsible	Mykola Tochytskyi
Child agencies	State Service of Cinematography State Service of Cultural Valuables Transportation State Service of National Cultural Heritage State Service of Tourism
Website	mcsc.gov.ua/en

The Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications (MCSC), known previously as Ministry of Culture and Information Policy (MCIP), is the main state authority in the system of central government of Ukraine responsible for ensuring the informational sovereignty of Ukraine, in particular regarding the dissemination of socially important information in Ukraine and beyond, as well as ensuring the functioning of state information resources and country's cultural development and history preservation. It is fully based on the former Ministry of Culture and Tourism (that was dissolved in 2010).

The Honcharuk Government (on 29 August 2019) merged the Ministry of Youth and Sports, established on February 28, 2013, and the Ministry of Culture (MinCult), established on December 9, 2010, into the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports.

But its succeeding Shmyhal Government undid this merger, separating the Ministry of Youth and Sports into a separate body, and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports on 23 March, 2020 will be renamed the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy, joining the Ministry of Information Policy, which operated from 2 December 2014 to 29 August 2019. On 6 September 2024, the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy was renamed to Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications.

History

Ukraine (1917–1919)

The origin of the Ukrainian ministry could be traced to the earliest creation of the General Secretariat of Ukraine where a department of culture was created in 1917 within the Secretariat of People's Education headed by Ivan Steshenko. It was created on same principles that existed during the Russian Empire where cultural life in Ukraine was administered by the Russian Ministry of Enlightenment (see Ministry of National Education (Russian Empire)).

In May 1918 there was established Ministry of People's Education and Arts headed by Mykola Vasylenko. Later there was Ministry of Art headed by Dmytro Antonovych (December 1918 - February 1919) that was disbanded soon after the Soviet invasion of Ukraine.

There also existed Ministry of Confessions that was first created during the government of Skoropadsky on April 30, 1918 and was at first headed by Mykola Vasylenko. After the fall of Skoropadsky government Ministry of Confessions (April 30, 1918 - December 14, 1918) was transformed into Administration of Cults at first and later into Ministry of Denomination (February 13, 1919) both headed by Ivan Lypa. One of the most noticeable ministers however was Ivan Ohiyenko.

Soviet Ukraine

With advancing Bolsheviks in Ukraine, there also was established the People's Commissariat of People's Education that took over most of cultural life in Ukraine.

On 25 February 1919 by its decree, the Council of People's Commissariats of UkrSSR (CPC of UkrSSR) established Cinema Committee within its People's Commissariat of People's Education and registering all electro-theatres in Ukraine. On 19 February 1921 the CPC of UkrSSR issued statement obligating its People's Commissariat of People's Education to use all of artwork for purpose of communist agitation (propaganda). Previously by decree of 14 December 1920, the CPC of UkrSSR established Main Political and Educational Committee within its People's Commissariat of People's Education.

Another decree of CPC of UkrSSR of 11 March 1921 "About purchase for state museums museum valuables from private individuals" initiated creation of state museums which were previously "nationalised" by Bolsheviks "in the name of the Revolution" in form of simple expropriation. Along with that there was established All-Ukrainian Committee in Conservation of artworks, artifacts, and natural landmarks.

On 19 April 1921 CPC of UkrSSR issued decree "About peasants homes" (Ukrainian: селянські будинки, selyanski budynky) establishing centers of political education (propaganda) in rural areas.

On 22 November 1922, on efforts of people's commissar Hrynko, the Central Executive Committee of Ukraine adopted its statement "About enacting Code of Laws about People's Education" (Ukrainian: Про введення в дію Кодексу законів про народну освіту) which defined the network of cultural and art institutions, their framework of functioning, and mechanisms of administration.

Structure

The ministry consists of the central body of ministry headed by its leadership composed of a minister, his/her first deputy, and other deputies in assistance to the minister. Part of ministry is composed of several state administrations that are specialized in certain field and coordinate operations of government companies.

Central body

Leadership

• Minister
• First Deputy
• Deputies
• Deputy-Chief of Aparat

Section in support of the Minister's performance

• Sector of informational-analytic work and communication with public

Sector of control and checks in execution of acts and orders of the President of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada, and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine as well as the orders of leadership

Sector of job-secrecy work

Sector of mobilization work and public security

Section of financial revisions and support of measures in the fight with corruption

• Sector for prevention and counter-action of corruption

Section of human resources and state service

Directory of legal support

• Section of legal expertise
• Section for the use of legislation
• Sector for conducting a claim work

Directory of Affairs

• Section for documents support and control
• Section for cooperation with Verkhovna Rada
• Sector for organization of access to the public information

Department in formation of the state policy in the sphere of culture, art, and education

• Directory of Arts
  • Section of musical art
  • Section of theatrical art
  • Section of monumental, artistic, and folk art
  • Sector of circus art
• Directory for strategical planning of cultural development and regional policy in the sphere of culture
  • Section of analysis and forecasting of activities in learning institutions
  • Section of analysis and forecasting of socio-cultural development of regions
  • Section of analysis and forecasting of libraries activities
  • Others;

State agencies

• State Service of Cinematography
• State Service in control of transportation of cultural valuables over the State Border
• State Service in protection of the National Cultural Heritage
• State Service of Tourism and Resorts

Ministerial institutions and organizations

The ministry also administers a network of museums, libraries, cultural centers, regional centers of folklore, national cultural heritage sites, various artistic education in schools and universities, has own research centers and institutions, promotes circus, musical and theatric arts in regions.

The ministry also maintains the registry of fixed landmarks of cultural heritage (national and local). On 11 December 2012 there were 4,719 such landmarks, 891 of national significance and the other 3,828 of local significance.

Note: while most of the educational state institutions are administered by the Ministry of Education, most arts educational state institutions are administered by the Ministry of Culture.

Ukrainian cultural centers

• Cultural center of Ukraine in Russia
• Ukrainian cultural and information center in Sevastopol
• State agency in promotion of culture of Ukraine

Museums under ministry jurisdiction

• National Art Museum of Ukraine
• Aivazovsky National Art Gallery
• Lviv National Art Gallery
• Lviv National Museum
• Museum of The History of Ukraine in World War II
• National Historical Museum of Ukraine
• National Museum-Preserve "Battle for Kyiv 1943"
• Ukrainian National Chornobyl Museum
• National Museum of Literature of Ukraine
• National Museum of Taras Shevchenko
• National Research Restoration Center of Ukraine
• Directorate of Arts Exhibitions of Ukraine
• National Museum Sanctuary of Ukrainian Pottery
• Memorial to the Holodomor Victims in Ukraine
• Prison on Lontskoho
• Marshal Konev Height
• Historic Museum of Church of the Tithes

Culture and heritage reserves managed by the ministry

• National Historical and Cultural Reserve "Hetman's Capital"
• National Reserve "Khortytsia"
• National Kyiv-Pechersk Historic-Cultural Reserve
• National Reserve "Sophia of Kyiv"
• National Historic-Archeological Reserve "Stone Tomb"
• National Historic-Memorial Reserve "Babyn Yar"
• National Historic-Memorial Reserve "Bykivnia graves"
• National Historic-Cultural Reserve "Kachanivka"
• National Historic-Cultural Reserve "Chyhyryn"
• National Historic-Memorial Reserve "Fields of Berestechko Battle"
• National Historic-Ethnographic Reserve "Pereiaslav"
• National Reserve "Hlukhiv"
• National Reserve "Castles of Ternopil Oblast"
• National Historic-Architectural Reserve "Kamianets"
• Shevchenko National Reserve in Kaniv
• National Architectural-Historic Reserve "Ancient Chernihiv"
• National Reserve "Chersonesos"
• National Reserve "Ancient Halych"

List of ministers of culture

Ukrainian SSR

Post-declaration of Ukrainian independence

See also

• Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
• List of historic reserves in Ukraine
• Ukrainian Book Institute
• Premieres of the Season (Musical Festival)

References

1. "Official website of the Ministry. Contact Us".
2. ^ New Cabinet formed in Ukraine The Rada appointed the new Cabinet: Avakov and Markarova remained (РАДА ПРИЗНАЧИЛА НОВИЙ КАБМІН: АВАКОВ І МАРКАРОВА ЛИШИЛИСЬ), Ukrayinska Pravda (29 August 2019)
3. "Ukraine's new Cabinet of Ministers".
4. "Деякі питання оптимізації діяльності центральних органів виконавчої влади" [Some issues of optimizing the activities of central executive bodies]. zakon.rada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-04-08.
5. "Міністр інформаційної політики України" (Press release). Supreme Council of Ukraine. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
6. ^ Rada supports coalition-proposed government lineup, Interfax-Ukraine (2 December 2014)
   Rada approves new Cabinet with three foreigners, Kyiv Post (2 December 2014)
   (in Ukrainian) Rada voted the new Cabinet, Ukrayinska Pravda (2 December 2014)
7. "Про перейменування Міністерства культури та інформаційної політики України і Міністерства розвитку громад, територій та інфраструктури України". Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 2024-09-06.
8. State registry of fixed landmarks of Ukraine. Landmarks of national significance. Ministry of Culture. 11 December 2012
9. Kateryna Slipchenko. Remember everyone: Who, how and when headed the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine (Згадати всіх: Хто, як і коли очолював Міністерство культури України). Zaxid.net. 4 December 2014
10. (in Ukrainian) ЯНУКОВИЧ ПРИЗНАЧИВ НОВИЙ КАБМІН. І КОРОЛЕВСЬКІЙ ДАЛИ КРІСЛО, Ukrayinska Pravda (24 December 2012)
11. Maidan nominates Yatseniuk for prime minister, Interfax-Ukraine (26 February 2014)
    Ukrainian parliament endorses new cabinet, Interfax-Ukraine (27 February 2014)
12. New Cabinet formed in Ukraine, UNIAN (14 April 2016)
13. "Fomenko appointed Ukraine's acting culture minister".
14. Ukraine's new culture minister vows to sell stake in Odesa Film Studio, UNIAN (4 June 2020)
15. "Parliament dismisses Culture Minister Tkachenko". Ukrainska Pravda. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
16. "Cabinet assigns Culture Minister duties to first deputy Karandieiev". Ukrainian News Agency. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
17. Sitnikova, Iryna (5 September 2024). "Мінкульт очолив дипломат Микола Точицький. Що про нього відомо?". Hromadske (in Ukrainian).

Further reading

Bohutskyi, Yu. Ukrainian society in aspect of its organization and self-organization (УКРАЇНСЬКЕ СУСПІЛЬСТВО В АСПЕКТІ ОРГАНІЗАЦІЇ ТА САМООРГАНІЗАЦІЇ). Theory and History of Culture (ТЕОРІЯ ТА ІСТОРІЯ КУЛЬТУРИ).

External links

• Official website
• Official website Ministry of Culture and Information Policy Archived 2024-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
• Official website Ministry of Culture and Information Policy Archived 2023-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
• Official website Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports Archived 2020-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
• Official website Ministry of Culture Archived 2019-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
• Official website Ministry of Culture Archived 2011-10-21 at the Wayback Machine

v t e Ministers of Culture of Ukraine
Soviet Ukraine	Kostiantyn Lytvyn Rostyslav Babiychuk Yuriy Yelchenko Oleksiy Romanovskyi Serhiy Bezklubenko Yuriy Olenenko
Independent Ukraine	Larysa Khorolets Ivan Dziuba Dmytro Ostapenko Yuriy Bohutsky Bohdan Stupka Yuriy Bohutsky Oksana Bilozir Ihor Likhovy Yuriy Bohutsky Vasyl Vovkun Mykhailo Kulynyak Leonid Novokhatko Yevhen Nyshchuk Vyacheslav Kyrylenko Yevhen Nyshchuk Volodymyr Borodiansky Svitlana Fomenko Oleksandr Tkachenko Rostyslav Karandieiev Mykola Tochytskyi
denotes acting

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