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The Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications (FAPMC) (Russian: Федеральное агентство по печати и массовым коммуникациям России (Роспечать), Rospechat) was a regulatory state agency within the hierarchy of the Russian Government.[2]
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Федеральное агентство по печати и массовым коммуникациям России (Роспечать) | |
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Formed | 2004 |
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Dissolved | 2020 |
Jurisdiction | Russia |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media |
Website | Fapmc.gov.ru |
The agency succeeded the former Ministry of Press, Broadcasting and Mass Communications (МПТР). It was transformed during a governmental reform in 2004, and subordinated to the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, so it was no longer a standalone ministry. Since reorganization, it was headed by Mikhail Vadimovich Seslavinsky until its abolition in 2020.
Rospechat was a federal executive body responsible for providing government services, and managing government property in the field of press, mass media and mass communications, including public computer networks used in electronic media as well as in printing and publishing.
The Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications executed the following functions:
The Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications cooperated with a series of broadcasters, publishers and other media market actors. It supported various national and international projects, including the annual Runet Prize, the Russian Internet Forum, the National Association of Television and Radio Broadcasters Congress, the Valdai International Discussion Club, the international multimedia festival "Vivid Word", the "Book of the Year" national contest, the Russian Publishing Expo Forum, and the national book festival "Red Square".
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",[3] the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications was abolished, and its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation.[4]
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