Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia)
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"MVD" redirects here. For other uses, see MVD (disambiguation).
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD; Russian: Министерство внутренних дел [МВД], Ministerstvo vnutrennikh del) is the interior ministry of Russia.
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Министерство внутренних дел Российской Федерации Ministerstvo vnutrennikh del Rossiyskoy Federatsii | |
Ministry headquarters in Moscow | |
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Formed | 8 September 1802 |
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Jurisdiction | President of Russia |
Headquarters | Zhitnaya St. 16, Yakimanka, Moscow, Russia 55°43′51″N 37°36′50″E |
Employees | 907,630 (2012) |
Annual budget | 1192.2 billion roubles (FY 2011)[citation needed] |
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Website | en |
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The MVD is responsible for law enforcement in Russia through its agencies the Police of Russia, Migration Affairs, Drugs Control, Traffic Safety, the Centre for Combating Extremism, and the Investigative Department. The MVD is headquartered in Zhitnaya Street 16 in Yakimanka, Moscow. Vladimir Kolokoltsev has been the Minister of Internal Affairs since 2012.