Mikhail Seslavinsky
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Mikhail Seslavinsky | |
|---|---|
Михаил Сеславинский | |
 Seslavinsky in 2013 | |
| Head of the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Media | |
| In office 9 March 2004 – 20 November 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Mikhail Fradkov Viktor Zubkov Vladimir Putin Dmitry Medvedev Mikhail Mishustin |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 February 1964 |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Gorky State University |
| Awards |    Legion of HonourTEFI |
Mikhail Vadimovich Seslavinsky (Russian: Михаи́л Вади́мович Сеславинский; born 28 February 1964) is a Russian researcher in book culture, bibliophile, and public figure.
Born February 28, 1964 in the city of Dzerzhinsk (now in the Nizhny Novgorod Region), Seslavinsky graduated with a degree in history from the N. I. Lobachevsky Gorky State University (now N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod).
From 1986 to 1989, he was a faculty member in the social sciences department at the Dzerzhinsk Branch of Gorky Polytechnic University (now N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod).
In 1990, he was elected people’s deputy of the Russian parliament (Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Supreme Council) for Dzerzhinsk District No. 364, as well as to the Gorky Regional Council of People's Deputies. As a member of the RSFSR Supreme Council, he was a deputy chairman of the Council’s Commission for Culture (1990-1993).
From 1993 to 1998, Seslavinsky served as a member of the State Duma. During this time, he chaired the 1st State Duma Subcommittee for Culture in the Committee for Education, Culture and Science. In the 2nd State Duma he was deputy chairman of the Committee for Culture.
In 1998-1999, he headed the Federal Service for Television and Radio Broadcasting.
From 1999 to 2004, he served as State Secretary and the First Deputy Minister for Press, Television, Radio Broadcasting and Mass Media in the Mikhail Kasyanov's Cabinet.
Since 2004, he has headed the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications until 2020. According to the Presidential Decree of the Russian Federation of November 20, 2020 No 719 "About enhancement of public administration in the sphere of digital development, communication and mass communications"[1] the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications is abolished, and its functions are transferred to the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation.[2]
In the period from 2010 to 2014, based on the decision of the agency's expert council, Rospechat provided state support to the TV Rain channel in the amount of 30.6 million rubles.[3]
At Mikhail Seslavinsky’s initiative an ethics code for broadcasters – called the Charter of Broadcasters of the Russian Federation – was drafted and signed on April 28, 1999 by the heads of the leading Russian TV and radio broadcasters.
From 2001 to 2003, he was a member of the Board of Directors of Public Russian Television (ORT) and Channel One. From 2005 to 2010, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors at Prosveshchenie Publishing House and also the Administrative Direction for Print, Tver Children’s Book Printing and Publishing Integrated Works and the General Directorate for International Book Exhibitions and Fairs.
Family
He is married and has two daughters, born 1994 and 2003. The older daughter Natalia Seslavinskaya has dedicated her career to the book industry, continuing the family tradition.
