Kultura (newspaper)

Kultura (Russian: «Культура»; lit. Culture), known as Sovetskaya Kultura («Советская культура») during the Soviet times, is a Russian newspaper, based in Moscow. The newspaper was previously published twice weekly but is currently a weekly newspaper. Today the newspaper circulates 29,200 copies a week, in all federal subjects of Russia.[1]

Kultura
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Staff writers150 +
Founded1929 (1973)
HeadquartersMoscow
Circulation29,200 weekly

History

The newspaper's website states that the newspaper was founded on November 6, 1929,[1][2] From 1931 the newspaper was published under the name “Soviet Art”. Following its merger with “Literary Newspaper”, it was published under the name “Literature and Art”. In 1953 the newspaper was renamed “Soviet Culture” and became part of the Ministry of Culture of the USSR and the Central Committee of the Trade Union of Culture Workers. In 1973 it became the newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The newspaper was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor in 1979. In 1991 the name changed from “Soviet Culture” to “Culture”.[3][4]

Under the Soviet Union, the newspaper was referenced in many important papers and journals.[5][6][7]

Elena Yampolskaya, a Russian journalist, writer and theatre critic, has been serving as chief editor since 2011.[8]

Yuri P. Egorov recorded a documentary about the newspaper.[4][9]

Content

The newspaper markets itself to the Intelligentsia. As the newspaper name suggests, it covers cultural events and developments within Russia, including theatre and cinema, visual arts, music, choreography, television and radio broadcasting, publishing and printing, cultural and educational institutions, folk crafts etc.[3] The newspaper publishes reviews of artistic performances in Russia. For instance it has critical articles documenting theatrical and classical music performances, commenting on the performance of the artists and productions.[10][11][12] The authors of newspaper articles are well-known journalists, writers, and notable cultural figures, such as Fazil Iskander, Valery Fokin, M. Zakharov {{Clarify}}, and others.[1] More than 150 journalists work for the newspaper.[1]

References
  1. Official website. About the Newspaper Archived 20 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  2. "1929". portal-kultura.ru. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. Советская культура (in Russian). Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
  4. "«Советская культура» для посетителей РГБ". www.rsl.ru. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  5. Daily report: Soviet Union, Issues 104–107. The Service. 1989.
  6. The Current Digest of the Soviet Press, Volume 26. Joint Committee on Slavic Studies, American Council of Learned Societies, Social Science Research Council (U.S.), American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies. 1974.
  7. Political history of Russia, Volumes 5–6. Nova Science Publisher. 1995.
  8. "Миссия культуры". portal-kultura.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  9. "Фильм Газета "Советская культура". (1974)". www.net-film.ru. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  10. "Pianist Eduardo Delgado Makes His Walt Disney Concert Hall Debut in La Phil Chamber Music Society Series Performance Featuring Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic". Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  11. "Otar Taktakishvili – Mindia. On the poem by Vazha Pshavela "The Snake-Eater". Premiere in Tbilisi". Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre. 23 July 1961. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  12. Peking Review, Volume 5, Peking Review, 1962


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