Ministry of Culture and Information Policy explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Culture and Information Policy
Nativename:Міністерство культури та інформаційної політики
Jurisdiction:Government of Ukraine
Headquarters:19, Ivan Franko St., Kyiv[1]
Minister1 Name:Rostyslav Karandieiev (acting)[2]
Child1 Agency:State Service of Cinematography
Child2 Agency:State Service of Cultural Valuables Transportation
Child3 Agency:State Service of National Cultural Heritage
Child4 Agency:State Service of Tourism

The 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.[3]

But its succeeding Shmyhal Government undid this merger,[4] 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,[5] joining the Ministry of Information Policy, which operated from 2 December 2014[6] to 29 August 2019.[3]

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
Section in support of the Minister's performance
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
Section of human resources and state service
Directory of legal support
Directory of Affairs
Department in formation of the state policy in the sphere of culture, art, and education

State agencies

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.[7]

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

Museums under ministry jurisdiction

Culture and heritage reserves managed by the ministry

List of ministers of culture

Ukrainian SSR

Name of ministryName of ministerTerm of office
StartEnd
Administration in Art AffairsAndriy Khvylia19361938
Mykola Kompaniets19381944
Oleksandr Korniychuk19441945
Committee in Art AffairsOleksandr Korniychuk19451946
Mykola Kompaniets19461947
M.Pashchyn19471950
Davyd Kopytsia19501953
Ministry of CultureKostiantyn LytvynApril 10, 1953July 9, 1956
Rostyslav BabiychukJuly 9, 19561971
Yuri YelchenkoNovember 15, 1971October 15, 1973
Oleksiy RomanovskyOctober 15, 1973June 7, 1977
Serhiy BezklubenkoJune 7, 1977September 13, 1983
Yuri OlenenkoSeptember 13, 1983July 7, 1991
Larysa KhoroletsJuly 7, 1991August 24, 1991

Post-declaration of Ukrainian independence

Name of ministryName of minister[8] Term of office
StartEnd
Ministry of CultureLarysa KhoroletsAugust 24, 1991November 17, 1992
Ivan DzyubaNovember 17, 1992August 19, 1994
Ministry of Culture and ArtsDmytro OstapenkoSeptember 25, 1995August 4, 1999
Yuriy BohutskyAugust 4, 1999December 7, 1999
Bohdan StupkaDecember 30, 1999May 31, 2001
Yuriy BohutskyJune 1, 2001February 3, 2005
Ministry of Culture and TourismOksana BilozirFebruary 4, 2005October 5, 2005
Ihor LikhovyiOctober 5, 2005November 1, 2006
Yuriy BohutskyNovember 1, 2006December 18, 2007
Vasyl VovkunDecember 18, 2007March 11, 2010
Ministry of CultureMykhailo KulynyakMarch 11, 2010December 24, 2012[9]
Leonid NovokhatkoDecember 24, 201227 February 2014
Yevhen Nyshchuk27 February 2014[10] 2 December 2014[11]
Vyacheslav KyrylenkoDecember 2, 2014April 14, 2016
Yevhen NyshchukApril 14, 2016[12] 29 August 2019
Minister of Culture, Youth and SportsVolodymyr Borodiansky29 August 20194 March 2020
Minister of Culture and Information PolicySvitlana Fomenko (acting)10 March 2020[13] 4 June 2020
Oleksandr Tkachenko4 June 2020[14] 27 July 2023[15]
Rostyslav Karandieiev (acting)28 July 2023Incumbent

See also

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).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official website of the Ministry. Contact Us.
  2. News: Cabinet assigns Culture Minister duties to first deputy Karandieiev. 28 July 2023 . Ukrainian News Agency. 28 July 2023. English.
  3. https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2019/08/29/7224810/ New Cabinet formed in Ukraine The Rada appointed the new Cabinet: Avakov and Markarova remained (РАДА ПРИЗНАЧИЛА НОВИЙ КАБМІН: АВАКОВ І МАРКАРОВА ЛИШИЛИСЬ)
  4. Web site: Ukraine's new Cabinet of Ministers .
  5. Web site: Деякі питання оптимізації діяльності центральних органів виконавчої влади . Some issues of optimizing the activities of central executive bodies . 2023-04-08 . zakon.rada.gov.ua . uk.
  6. Міністр інформаційної політики України . Supreme Council of Ukraine . 2 December 2014 . 2 December 2014.
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20150516210657/http://mincult.kmu.gov.ua/mincult/uk/publish/article/294593 State registry of fixed landmarks of Ukraine. Landmarks of national significance
  8. 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
  9. ЯНУКОВИЧ ПРИЗНАЧИВ НОВИЙ КАБМІН. І КОРОЛЕВСЬКІЙ ДАЛИ КРІСЛО, Ukrayinska Pravda (24 December 2012)
  10. http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/193035.html Maidan nominates Yatseniuk for prime minister
  11. http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/237576.html Rada supports coalition-proposed government lineup
  12. http://www.unian.info/politics/1319232-new-cabinet-formed-in-ukraine.html New Cabinet formed in Ukraine
  13. Web site: Fomenko appointed Ukraine's acting culture minister .
  14. https://www.unian.info/m/politics/ukraine-s-new-culture-minister-vows-to-sell-stake-in-odesa-film-studio-11024510.html Ukraine's new culture minister vows to sell stake in Odesa Film Studio
  15. News: Parliament dismisses Culture Minister Tkachenko. 27 July 2023 . Ukrainska Pravda. 27 July 2023. English.