Defendants in Culture Ministry embezzlement case plead guilty - reportDefendants, including Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov, charged with embezzling 100 million rubles ($1.5 million) of public funds allocated for restoration of cultural heritage objects have pleaded guilty.10:38 29.11.2016
Deputy Culture Minister Pirumov pleads guilty to stealing $1.6 mln of public fundsDeputy Culture Minister Grigoriy Pirumov pleaded guilty to stealing 100 million rubles ($1.5 million) of public funds, investigator said during a hearing in the Moscow City Court on Thursday.12:05 10.11.2016
Defendant in Culture Ministry embezzlement case to stay in detentionThe Lefortovsky District Court of Moscow has extended detention of Director of the Culture Ministry’s department of property management and investment policy Boris Mazo until December 15.14:10 13.10.2016
Defendant in Culture Ministry embezzlement case pleads guiltyDirector of the Culture Ministry’s department of property management and investment policy Boris Mazo has pleaded guilty to embezzling 100 million rubles ($1.5 million) allocated for restoration of cultural heritage objects.11:27 25.08.2016
Russian court arrests property of Deputy Minister of Culture charged with embezzlementThe Lefortovsky District Court of Moscow has arrested funds and property of Deputy Minister of Culture, Grigoriy Pirumov, who stands charged with embezzlement of 100 million rubles ($1.5 mln) from the budget.10:35 20.04.2016
Alleged embezzlement by Russian Deputy Minister of Culture estimated at $1.5 mlnInvestigators in the criminal case against Deputy Minister of Culture Grigoriy Pirumov allege that he is responsible for embezzlement of 100 million rubles ($1.5 mln).14:14 07.04.2016
Russia’s Culture Ministry corruption scandal may affect BaltStroy - reportThe corruption case involving among others Russia’s Culture Deputy Minister Grigoriy Pirumov may result in a review of lucrative restoration contracts signed with Baltstroy company, Kommersant newspaper reported on Monday.11:32 05.04.2016
Russian Deputy Minister of Culture charged with embezzlementDeputy Minister of Culture Grigoriy Pirumov on Thursday was officially charged with embezzlement of about 50 million rubles ($739,200) from the state budget.17:48 24.03.2016
Investigation into alleged embezzlement within Russia's Culture Ministry gains tractionSenior officials from Russia’s Ministry of Culture and a range of businessmen involved in restoration of cultural heritage sites were detained on Wednesday on suspicion of embezzling state funds while searches at homes and offices of the suspects were underway.18:28 16.03.2016
Russia’s Culture Ministry official pleads not guilty to embezzlementBoris Mazo, the head of the Department of the Administration of Property and Investment Policy of Russia’s Culture Ministry, pleaded not guilty to embezzling public funds allocated for restoration of cultural heritage sites.13:33 16.03.2016
Russian Deputy Minister of Culture arrested among others on suspicion of embezzlementDeputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling public funds allocated for restoration of cultural heritage sites.13:40 15.03.2016
Russian Supreme Court refuses to review Panasonic's lawsuit over copyright feesThe Russian Supreme Court will not review court rulings regarding the validity of a Culture Ministry directive saying that Panasonic Rus (Panasonic subsidiary) is liable for royalties owed to Nikita Mikhalkov’s Russian Union of Right Holders.14:05 09.09.2015
Theaters face huge fines for failure to protect children from harmful informationRussia's Culture Ministry proposed a bill imposing a fine of up to 5 million rubles (about $80,000) on movie theaters for letting minors watch 18-rated movies.10:23 12.03.2015
Fines for violating 18+ rating could be increased to $8,000 - reportRussia’s Ministry of Culture has drafted a bill to increase the highest fine for violating the 18+ age rating to 500,000 rubles ($8,100) and has sent it to the ministries of economic development and communications for coordination.12:48 05.03.2015
Russia’s Culture Ministry proposes Internet tax, with concessions - reportThe Russian Ministry of Culture has developed a bill on “copyright tax” to be collected from Internet users.10:57 24.02.2015
Culture minister to represent Crimea at Scythian gold trial in AmsterdamRepublic of Crimea Culture Minister Arina Novoselskaya is willing to represent Crimea at a hearing on the return of Scythian gold from the Netherlands in Amsterdam.16:40 29.12.2014
Kyrgyzstan claims ancient gold jewelry sold at Sotheby’s was taken illegallyThe authorities of Kyrgyzstan suspect that a 5th-century Eastern Hunnic gold collar, Umutkor, sold by Sotheby’s was taken from the country illegally, the local 24.kg news agency reported on Friday, citing the Ministry of Culture.15:56 05.12.2014
Moscow court rules against Panasonic in copyright fee caseThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed the lawsuit filed by Panasonic over the copyright fees collected by the Russian Union of Right-holders, headed by the Oscar-winning film director Nikita Mikhalkov.15:47 12.09.2014
Russian Culture ministry proposes 10-year prison terms for tourism fraudRussia’s Culture Ministry has proposed amending the Criminal Code article on fraud to introduce a 10-year prison penalty for tourism fraud.11:04 11.09.2014
Russia's Culture Ministry advocates toughening penalties for careless travel agenciesRussian culture minister Vladimir Medinsky said on Wednesday that his ministry will propose by October amendments to the legislation toughening penalties for travel agencies.16:37 03.09.2014