The composition of the Patriarch's Council for the Arts
 

July 26, 2010
The composition of the Patriarch's Council on the Arts approved for Held July 26, 2010 at the Holy Dormition Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church under the chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Kirill.
1. Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Kirill - Chairman
2. Metropolitan Krutitsk and Kolomna - Deputy Chairman
3. Metropolitan Hilarion Volokolamsky, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of Moscow Patriarchate
4. Archbishop of Berlin and Germany and Great Britain, Mark
5. Archbishop Tulchinsky and Bratslavsky Jonathan
6. Bishop Seraphim of Bobruisk and Bykhov
7. Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, chairman of the Synodal Department for Church and Public Relations
8. Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov), governor Sretensky Monastery in Moscow - Executive Secretary
9. Archpriest Leonid Kalinin, rector of the Holy Martyr Clement, Pope of Rome, Moscow
10. Archpriest Nikolai Sokolov, rector of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi Moscow
11. Sergey V. Bezrukov, People's Artist of Russia
12. Burlyaev Nikolai Petrovich, People's Artist of Russia
13. Vyazemsky Yuri Pavlovich, Chair of World Literature and Culture (University) MFA
14. Elena Gagarina, General Director of the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Preserve "Moscow Kremlin"
15. Ilkaev Radii Ivanovich, scientific director of the Russian Federal Nuclear Center - All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics
16. Kinchev Konstantin E., musician, poet
17. Kublanovsky Yuri Mikhailovich, poet, member of the Writers' Union of Russia
18. Legoyda Vladimir Romanovich, chairman of the Synodal Department of Information
19. Andris Liepa Marisovich, People's Artist of Russia
20. Lupan Viktor, the head of the editorial board of the newspaper "Russian idea"

21. Mazurov Alexey Borisovich, Rector of Kolomna State Pedagogical Institute, Doctor of Historical Sciences
22. Alexey Nemov, four-time Olympic champion (by agreement)
23. Vasily Nesterenko I., People's Artist of Russia, member of Russian Academy of Arts
24. Pakhmutova Alexandra, a composer of songs (by agreement)
25. Petrenko, Alexei V., People's Artist of the RSFSR
26. Alexander Povetkin, Olympic champion (by agreement)
27. Puzakov Alexei Alexandrovich, Honoured Artist of Russia, the regent of the Moscow Synodal Choir
28. Valentin Rasputin, writer, co-chairman of the Russian Writers Union (agreed)
29. Rakhmanin Love Timofeevna, head of the National School of Ballet in Helsinki
30. Rybnikov Aleksei L., composer, People's Artist of Russia
31. Hagia Vladimir Dmitrievich, restorer of the highest qualification, the candidate of Art
32. Alexander Sokolov, professor, rector of Moscow State Conservatory named after P. Tchaikovsky
33. Spivakov, Vladimir Teodorovich, People's Artist of the USSR, the head of the National Philharmonic of Russia
34. Tolochko Peter Petrovich, chairman of the Ukrainian Society for Historic Preservation, and culture, Professor, Academician of NASU, Director of the Institute of Archaeology of NAS of Ukraine
35. Vladislav Tretiak, the deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, President of the Russian Hockey Federation (by agreement)
36. Tuhmanov David F., composer, People's Artist of Russia
38. Fedoseev, Vladimir Ivanovich, People's Artist of the USSR, the chief conductor and artistic director of the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra Tchaikovsky
39. Svetlana Khorkina, the deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, two time Olympic champion (by agreement)
40. Khotinenko Vladimir Ivanovich, director, national artist of Russia
41. Shumakov Sergey, editor in chief of TV channel "Culture"

Honorary Members of the Patriarch of the cultural council

1. Bokov Andrei Vladimirovich, President of the Union of Architects of Russia
2. Ganichev Valery, chairman of the Union of Russian Writers
3. Ilya Glazunov, People's Artist of USSR, academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, Rector of the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture
4. Kovalchuk Andrey, Chairman of the Union of Artists of Russia, People's Artist of Russia, member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Arts
5. Alexander P. Kudryavtsev, President of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Building Sciences, professor, candidate of architecture, honored architect of the RF
6. Mikhalkov, Nikita Sergeyevich, People's Artist of Russia, Chairman of the Russian Union of Cinematographers
7. Zurab Tsereteli, People's Artist of the USSR, President of the Russian Academy of Arts
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Even the priests and the culture of climbing!

If priests will not climb in the culture, then in her climb the mullahs and rabbis. While the latter has long been in the Russian culture. And the presence of faith and respect for their religion does not interfere with the modern Russian state. Otherwise, generally will prevail "Forbidden Art" on the mockery of religion.

I, you know, in the Rams do not play as well as in secularism, borax, and point to other card games. :p

Executive Secretary of the Council of Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov) explicitly specified the basic function of the Council: "to recall, who, as we sometimes think we have forgotten.
   The church is not a problem, except the gospel of Christ. It means a Patriarchal Council on the Arts the other, the higher the problem either. "
   It would be strange if such a large organization is not engaged in researches in the field of culture, the more the profile.
  And I think they had decided to organize it is too late, obviously in response to provocation. And rightly so finally doing something, because the positive forces constantly sit and wait for brighter days, and Nerds different you know how strenuous climb, with its Tchernuha into all the cracks.
   So I am not against the revitalization of reasonable force, if not worse.