Sophia Apfelbaum is dismissed

The director of the Department of State Support of Art and Folk Art of the Ministry of Culture Sofya Aphranger left its post.

This was reported in Feibuka Theater critic Grigory Zaslavsky.

According to him, the Minister of Culture of the Astrakhan Region Irina Tarasova was appointed in her place. At the end of last week, the Astrakhan resource Astra-novosti.ru reported with reference to sources close to the Ministry of Culture of the Astrakhan Region, that Irina Tarasova “leaves for working in Moscow”.

The Apfelbaum herself refused to confirm or refuse information about her dismissal, saying that the other day the Ministry of Culture would follow. On the website of the Department of State Support of Art and Folk Art, it is still indicated as a director.