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Olga Lyubimova
Ольга Любимова
Lyubimova in 2020
Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation
Assumed office
21 January 2020
Prime MinisterMikhail Mishustin
Preceded byVladimir Medinsky
Personal details
Born (1980-12-31) 31 December 1980 (age 43)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Alma materMoscow State University, Russian Institute of Theater Arts
WebsiteOlga 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 Boris Lyubimov (currently the acting president of the Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School) and the great-granddaughter of renowned actor Vasily Kachalov. Following an unhappy enrollment at an Orthodox high school[3] which she would later compare to an al-Qaeda training camp,[4] Lyubimova graduated from Moscow State University with a degree in journalism and from the Russian Institute of Theater Arts where she studied theater.[2]

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 COVID-19, but the disease is mild, so hospitalization is not required.[6] Since the disease was mild, on 14 May Lyubimova recovered and returned to the exercise of her powers.[7]

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

  1. ^ "Биография нового министра культуры Ольги Любимовой - Биографии и справки - ТАСС". tass.ru. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  2. ^ a b c Muchnik, Andrei (January 22, 2020). "Who Is Olga Lyubimova, Russia's New Culture Minister?". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Путеводитель по кабинету министров Михаила Мишустина "Медуза" объясняет, кто все эти новые люди". Meduza (in Russian). January 21, 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Does Russia's new culture minister hate the arts?". BBC News. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Министр культуры Ольга Любимова заразилась коронавирусом". РИА Новости. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Глава Минкультуры вышла на работу после перенесенной коронавирусной инфекции". ТАСС. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  8. ^ "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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