Zubovsky Institute, resolution Putin!

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St. Petersburg, scientists hope that Vladimir Putin will stop "destructive actions Vladimir Medina"

The staff of the Russian Institute of Art History (RIII, or Zubovsky Institute) adopted a resolution in which it requests to rid themselves of the founder - the Ministry of Culture. Instead, scientists would like to enter into the structure of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Conflict Institute and the Ministry of Culture has intensified after the June 18 Minister Vladimir Medina fired director Tatyana Klyavin RIII. Today, the team held a special meeting, which was suddenly interrupted by the arrival of Deputy Culture Minister Gregory Ivlieva.

- We asked a dozen times about the reason for dismissal of the director, but Gregory Ivliev always evasive, - said the "News" the head of the trade union committee RIII Jamila Kumukova. - Finally, he said: Tatiana Klyavina fired for what she has inflated the hype surrounding the institution in the media.

Ms. Klyavina publicly expressed fears that Zubovsky Institute will be merged with the capital by the Institute of Cultural Studies, a historic building on St. Isaac's Square will be expropriated.

Today, Gregory Ivliev presented to employees RIII new Acting Director - Vice-Rector of St. Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts Olga Koch. However, scientists have refused to recognize the "deflated" the Ministry of Culture and the authorities have even decided not to grant Ms. Koch word.

- We believe that the candidate does not meet our profile - said "Izvestia" a member of the RIII. - She is a historian, not an art, and fully manage our institute can not.

Meanwhile, Mr. Ivliev convince the audience that Olga Koch "refresh climate" in the Zubov Institute RIII and bring to a proper economic level.

- We must pay tribute to Gregory Ivlieva: this psychologically unpleasant situation he kept correctly. But, as a professional lawyer, the answers all the time shirked - told "Izvestia".

After the boss left the mansion Zubov, the team has made the text of the resolution, which, according to Ms. Kumukovoy, soon to be published in the media.

- We will send a telegram to Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev, which will tell you about the destructive actions of the Minister of Culture Vladimir Medina - added the leader of the trade union committee.

The conflict between the RIII and its founder arose shortly after the appointment of Mr. Medina as minister. Leaders Institute of the Ministry of Culture has filed claims of inefficiency that Tatiana Klyavina considered unreasonable. izvestia.ru

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Open letter to staff of the Russian Institute of Art History

At the end of 2012 the country's public opinion forced the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation to suspend the implementation of its plans for the destruction of human research institutions financed from the state budget. Then the professional community has shown an amazing creative work for the people and by building solidarity of thought and civil liability. It was warmly supported by fellow citizens who understand that the science of art and culture - it is not fun intellectuals, and the most important part of the foundation on which stands the consciousness of the nation.

Now, taking into account the mistakes and failures of the first attempt, the RF Ministry begins a new stage in the struggle with the scientists, using the old proven principle of "divide and rule". The country's leaders were told to raise the salary of an official industry researchers and faculty research and educational institutions, as, indeed, and the workers all the social sphere. In practice, this is a commendable decision turns the massive destruction of the institutions themselves and the specific human lives. The need to increase wages without any additional financial investments and commitments in the first quarter led to massive layoffs. In May, the RF Ministry not good enough to perform manual indication of 100%according to the average salary of staff of institutions in the region. Now it must be 128%within that same budget of previous years, compiled, even without inflation losses. Today we offer with their hands out of my profession have a third of our colleagues. But even the rats are leaving the territory, where within the community begins provoked eating counterparts. .. For a century, the Russian Institute of History of Art is the only institution of art history of St. Petersburg and the North-Western region of Russia. All these years it carried out major research projects are formed schools of European and global scale, preparing scientific and pedagogical personnel.

Now the team RIII learns that "effective managers" appointed by the recent international institutions in Moscow, it is proposed to make the oldest in Russia Institute of one of its subsidiaries. And this is another step on the way to becoming the major research institutions in St. Petersburg appendages Moscow institutions that essentially continues the repressive policies of centralization, partially eradicated only in the years of perestroika.

Mergers and reorientation of the research center, as RIII, officers forcibly projected MK - is the apotheosis of non-professionalism. People deciding the fate of the now famous Institute, not even stepped over its threshold is not met with the staff. We believe not read our papers. But there is a setting on the reduction of cultural institutions, and now once again in our history is planned "RIII defeat."

Russian Institute of History of Art, founded in 1912 by Count Zubov personal funds in his ancestral mansion, a survivor of the civil war and devastation, the Stalinist repression, the struggle against cosmopolitanism, blockade, and Khrushchev association and only from the time of Perestroika finally returned to normal, got up before the real threat of destruction. This is done under the noble guise of concern for scientists and researchers. The team is outraged the policy of double standards and a return to the ideology and vocabulary of the 30s. Institute on St. Isaac's Square - an integral part of the cultural landscape of St. Petersburg.

 

We demand that the officials of the Ministry of Culture, embodying the ruin of the national science plan to meet with the staff and the union of the Institute for a public meeting to be held on May 13, 2013. We ask all who care about the fate of Russian culture, to support us in the fight for the preservation of the Zubov Institute and his research team!