Mikhail Shvydkoy

Mikhail Yefimovich Shvydkoy (Russian: Михаи́л Ефи́мович Швыдко́й; born September 5, 1948) is a Soviet and Russian theater critic, drama, social and political activist. Laureate of the State Prize of Russia. The artistic director of the Moscow theater musical,^[2] supervisor of the Faculty of the Graduate School of cultural policy and management in the humanitarian sphere, Moscow State University.^[3]

Mikhail Shvydkoy
Михаил Швыдкой
Shvydkoy in 2023
Special Presidential Envoy on International Cultural Cooperation
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 July 2008
President	Dmitry Medvedev Vladimir Putin
Minister of Culture
In office 8 February 2000 – 24 February 2004
Prime Minister	Mikhail Kasyanov Viktor Khristenko (acting)
Preceded by	Vladimir Yegorov
Succeeded by	Aleksandr Sokolov
Personal details
Born	Mikhail Yefimovich Shvydkoy (1948-09-05) September 5, 1948 (age 77) Kant, Kyrgyz SSR, Soviet Union[1]
Alma mater	Russian Institute of Theatre Arts
Profession	Theatre critic, artistic director
Awards	State Prize of the Russian Federation, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", Order of Alexander Nevsky, Order of Friendship, Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Order of Merit of Ukraine, Legion of Honour, Ordre national du Mérite, Dostlug Order

Russian Minister of Culture February 8, 2000 – March 9, 2004.^[4] Chairman of the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography (June 30, 2004 – June 7, 2008).

Awards and honours

• Order For Merit to the Fatherland 4th (2008)^[5]
• Order of Friendship (2013) ^[6]
• Order of the Badge of Honour^[7]
• National Order of Merit (France)^[7]
• Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2012) ^[8]
• Legion of Honour (2011) ^[9]
• Commander of the Order of Saint-Charles.^[10]

• State Prize of the Russian Federation (2000) ^[11]