Shvydkoy Mikhail

Shvydkoy Mikhail

Mikhail Efimovich Shvydkoy was born on September 5, 1948 in Kyrgyzstan. In 1971 he graduated from the Russian Academy of Theater Arts and has the title of professor of the history of foreign theater. From 1973 to 1990, Mikhail Shvydkoy worked in the Theater magazine, and since 1975, as a columnist for All-Russian Radio and Television on theater issues. From 1993 to August 1997, Shvydkoy was Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation. From August 28, 1997 to May 21, 1998 - editor-in-chief of the all-Russian state television channel "Culture", and then - head of the Unified Information Technology Holding VGTRK, created in accordance with the decree of the President of the Russian Federation of May 18, 1998.