A representative of the Ministry of Culture commented on the situation around the Andronikov Monastery
A representative of the Ministry of Culture did not rule out the possibility of joint use of the Andronikov Monastery by the Andrei Rublev Museum and the Russian Orthodox Church. On November 8, 2019, the director of the museums department of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Vladislav Kononov, commented on the situation surrounding the proposed transfer of the Andronikov Monastery to the Russian Orthodox Church.