Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications

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Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications
Міністерство культури та стратегічних комунікацій
Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine logo.svg
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 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
Headquarters19, Ivan Franko Street, Kyiv [1]
Minister responsible
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).

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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] [7] to 29 August 2019. [3] On 6 September 2024, the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy was renamed to Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications. [8]

History

Chronology of logo changes
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The logo of the Ministry of Culture, which appeared around November 7, 2015
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Simplified logo of the Ministry of Culture, presented on June 11, 2019 and used until March 23, 2020
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Logos of Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, used since September 2019 to March 23, 2020
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Ministry of Culture and Information Policy logo, used since April 2020 to June 8, 2021
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Ministry of Culture and Information Policy logo, presented on June 8, 2021
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Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications logo

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

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Ministry headquarters at 19 Ivan Franko Street, Kyiv

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. [9]

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

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 Affairs Andriy Khvylia 19361938
Mykola Kompaniets 19381944
Oleksandr Korniychuk 19441945
Committee in Art Affairs Oleksandr Korniychuk 19451946
Mykola Kompaniets 19461947
M.Pashchyn19471950
Davyd Kopytsia 19501953
Ministry of Culture Kostiantyn Lytvyn April 10, 1953July 9, 1956
Rostyslav Babiychuk July 9, 19561971
Yuri Yelchenko November 15, 1971October 15, 1973
Oleksiy Romanovsky October 15, 1973June 7, 1977
Serhiy Bezklubenko June 7, 1977September 13, 1983
Yuri Olenenko September 13, 1983July 7, 1991
Larysa Khorolets July 7, 1991August 24, 1991

Post-declaration of Ukrainian independence

Name of ministryName of minister [10] Term of office
StartEnd
Ministry of Culture Larysa Khorolets August 24, 1991November 17, 1992
Ivan Dzyuba November 17, 1992August 19, 1994
Ministry of Culture and Arts Dmytro Ostapenko September 25, 1995August 4, 1999
Yuriy Bohutsky August 4, 1999December 7, 1999
Bohdan Stupka December 30, 1999May 31, 2001
Yuriy Bohutsky June 1, 2001February 3, 2005
Ministry of Culture and Tourism Oksana Bilozir February 4, 2005October 5, 2005
Ihor Likhovyi October 5, 2005November 1, 2006
Yuriy Bohutsky November 1, 2006December 18, 2007
Vasyl Vovkun December 18, 2007March 11, 2010
Ministry of Culture Mykhailo Kulynyak March 11, 2010December 24, 2012 [11]
Leonid Novokhatko December 24, 201227 February 2014
Yevhen Nyshchuk 27 February 2014 [12] 2 December 2014 [7]
Vyacheslav Kyrylenko December 2, 2014April 14, 2016
Yevhen Nyshchuk April 14, 2016 [13] 29 August 2019
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports Volodymyr Borodiansky 29 August 20194 March 2020
Ministry of Culture and Information Policy Svitlana Fomenko (acting)10 March 2020 [14] 4 June 2020
Oleksandr Tkachenko 4 June 2020 [15] 27 July 2023 [16]
Rostyslav Karandieiev (acting)28 July 2023 [17] 4 September 2024
Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications Mykola Tochytskyi 5 September 2024 [18] 17 July 2025
Tetiana Berezhna (acting)17 July 2025incumbent

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Official website of the Ministry. Contact Us".
  2. ↑ "Генератор випадкових міністерств. Як постійне переформатування уряду шкодить Україні". 2025-08-13. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  3. 1 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)
  4. ↑ "Ukraine's new Cabinet of Ministers".
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Міністр інформаційної політики України" (Press release). Supreme Council of Ukraine. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  7. 1 2 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)
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ State registry of fixed landmarks of Ukraine. Landmarks of national significance. Ministry of Culture. 11 December 2012
  10. ↑ 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
  11. ↑ (in Ukrainian) ЯНУКОВИЧ ПРИЗНАЧИВ НОВИЙ КАБМІН. І КОРОЛЕВСЬКІЙ ДАЛИ КРІСЛО, Ukrayinska Pravda (24 December 2012)
  12. ↑ Maidan nominates Yatseniuk for prime minister, Interfax-Ukraine (26 February 2014)
    Ukrainian parliament endorses new cabinet, Interfax-Ukraine (27 February 2014)
  13. ↑ New Cabinet formed in Ukraine, UNIAN (14 April 2016)
  14. ↑ "Fomenko appointed Ukraine's acting culture minister".
  15. ↑ Ukraine's new culture minister vows to sell stake in Odesa Film Studio, UNIAN (4 June 2020)
  16. ↑ "Parliament dismisses Culture Minister Tkachenko". Ukrainska Pravda . 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  17. ↑ "Cabinet assigns Culture Minister duties to first deputy Karandieiev". Ukrainian News Agency . 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  18. ↑ 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).

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