Yampolskaya Elena Alexandrovna biography. What will happen if the post of Minister of Culture is taken by the “sexy bitch” Yampolskaya. - ...about some important things

I waited a long time when this lady - editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Culture" Elena Yampolskaya - will show itself. Well, it can’t be, I told myself, that this absolutely unprofessional journalist and worthless editor seems like that only to me.
For those who don’t know, Yampolskaya worked at the Izvestia newspaper and, it seems, even as a deputy editor. There she successfully published an interview with Nikita Mikhalkov. where every question contained overt flattery and boasting. I wasn’t lazy, I found this interview and therefore I know what I’m talking about.
But I know Yampolskaya personally. She had only become editor-in-chief of the Kultura newspaper for three days. The completely bankrupt newspaper was bought by Nikita Mikhalkov (or one of his companies, or a figurehead, but everyone knows that this newspaper belongs to the Chief Director of our country). I went to apply for a job there because it’s obvious that culture is my thing.
I had an appointment at 5 p.m., but the new editor saw me at 8 p.m. At the same time, I asked the secretary several times to tell him that I was there and that I had been assigned. But the editor held a planning meeting. From 14:00 - as the same secretary explained to me.
The planning meeting never ended, but Yampolskaya invited me to sit at the editorial meeting. It was a trap. At least I could leave the waiting room. It was not so easy to escape from the planning meeting. And it dragged on and on for another three hours, during which I definitely decided for myself that I would never work for this newspaper in my life.
Elena could not formulate exactly a single question to the employees who were sitting in front of her in complete confusion, could not pose a single task that could at least be understood - I remembered that she kept repeating about some kind of Eurasian union to which the newspaper owes dedicate a spread in each issue. It was later that I learned that the said Euro-Asian union is the idefix of chief Nikita Mikhalkov, who sees the unification of Russia and Asian countries as the root of the salvation of our homeland.
And the recently appointed editor, who was elected to the organizing committee of the upcoming Year of Culture in 2014, proposed to change the cultural elite of the country, since she was strongly impressed by the letter written by the true flower of the nation, the best people you won’t find a better country, a letter in defense Pussy Riot when they were about to be sent to prison, when the verdict had not yet been announced. In this regard, she decided that this was a cultural elite that did not meet the current demands of society; a new one needed to be created.
On the air of Ksenia Larina on "Echo" director Andrei Smirnov called Yampolskaya sternly: “Mikhalkov’s mongrel,” as well as a singer of militant servility. What Lermontov said is “even before the authorities they are despicable slaves.”
I, of course, would not have dared to speak out so mercilessly, and even publicly, but at that planning meeting in “Culture” I had similar thoughts...

Journalist, writer and theater critic Elena Yampolskaya was born on June 20, 1971 in Moscow. After finishing school I went to get higher education at the Faculty of Theater Studies at GITIS. While still a student, she began working part-time for the newspaper “Soviet Culture”. After this, her career began in a larger publishing house: the Izvestia newspaper. After this, her career began to develop rapidly and the talented journalist already occupied leadership positions. Elena Yampolskaya’s husband is currently not known to the general public. The woman does not spread not only his name, but also his occupation.

In December 2011, Elena Yampolskaya was appointed editor-in-chief of the Kultura newspaper, which had ceased publication two months earlier due to financial difficulties. According to Yuri Belyavsky, the former editor-in-chief of the publication, before his dismissal, the newspaper’s shares were bought up by organizations affiliated with N. S. Mikhalkov. The media also wrote that Mikhalkov could become a new investor in the publication. Yampolskaya denied the fact that Mikhalkov owned the newspaper; later admitted that “Culture” is financed from several foundations, some of which are related to Mikhalkov.

Having headed the publication, Yampolskaya called Kultura, published under the leadership of Belyavsky, “monstrous”, and the name of the newspaper itself - inert and boring: “a normal person, seeing an unknown newspaper called “Culture” at a kiosk, most likely will not buy it.” Yampolskaya said that under her leadership the newspaper will expand the range of topics, which will include social issues, religion and entertainment. In January 2012, the updated newspaper “Culture” began to be published with a new subtitle “The Spiritual Space of Russian Eurasia.” Elena Yampolskaya believes that the updated “Culture” is “the most beautiful newspaper in the country.”

After Yampolskaya’s appointment, Irina Kulik, Dmitry Morozov, Daria Borisova, Georgy Osipov and a number of other journalists left the newspaper as a sign of disagreement with her policies; Yampolskaya states that she herself fired the newspaper’s employees for incompetence. To replace the departing employees, the newspaper hired journalists from other publications, mainly from Izvestia. According to Yampolskaya, the publication’s circulation has increased, which she attributes to Kultura’s support for the ban on gay propaganda: “We are now called a homophobic newspaper. But we continue to pursue our line, and these materials are among the most read.” As editor-in-chief, Yampolskaya sees the task of making Kultura a legislator of social mores in the country.

The personal life of Elena Yampolskaya remains a secret behind seven seals. The woman prefers not to dwell on this topic and avoids comments in every possible way. It is not even known for certain whether she is married or not. According to some reports, Elena is still officially married, but she herself does not discuss this fact in an interview. One can only guess about her marital status, because she communicates much more willingly on the topic of work and gives all sorts of explanations.

About the mission of culture in modern society Elena Yampolskaya, editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Culture”, member of the presidium of the Council for Culture and Art under the President of the Russian Federation, talks about patriotism, moral education, Russian-Armenian cultural ties.

– Elena Aleksandrovna, you headed the newspaper “Culture” in 2011, with your arrival the revival of the publication began. What main results of the formation of the new “Culture” could you note?

– The main result, probably, is that “Culture” has returned to the agenda. If at first they asked me with surprise: “Does such a newspaper still exist?”, now some want to become the heroes of our publications, others, on the contrary, are afraid of this, readers call, write, thank, argue, in general, there are fewer and fewer indifferent. Compared to the previous “Culture”, which died a couple of months before our team arrived, we increased the circulation by 12 times. And this is just the minimum required. We can’t afford to simply drive circulation, paper edition, especially a beautiful one, is an expensive business. But I know, for example, that in Sapsan, where the issue is distributed along with the monthly supplement - Nikita Mikhalkov’s Svoy magazine, passengers are extremely unhappy if our printed products are not enough for them. And the cleaners who walk through the cars at the end of the journey report that people don’t leave “Culture” - they take it with them. It is by such “trifles” that one can judge the demand. There is, of course, another way: it reached a million copies, filled the pages with all kinds of chewing gum, the person read it, chewed it, spat it out, threw it away, forgot. We strive to make a newspaper of great style, long-lasting, a newspaper that would provide quality food for the mind and soul.

– The topics that you raise on the pages of the newspaper go beyond culture and art, they include religion, politics, and social problems, and much more. Are cultural issues extrapolated to these areas?

– In my opinion, absolutely everything that surrounds us is part of culture. Or it indicates its absence. Culture doesn't start with a night out at the theatre, but with how friendly you are early morning greet your neighbor in the elevator. Culture is not only a concert at the Philharmonic, but also a series on TV. The series is even more important, because philharmonic societies are not available everywhere, but most of our fellow citizens watch TV and, willy-nilly, adjust their thoughts and feelings based on what they see. It is impossible to implement state cultural policy without changing information policy. I come to various regions, and simple, naturally intelligent people ask me: “Why do participants shout and interrupt each other on different talk shows? Our parents taught us that this is indecent...” It seems to them that, as the editor-in-chief of the Kultura newspaper, I know the answer. And I can only refuse invitations to such shows myself, because I consider the manner of communication implanted there disgusting, humiliating, plebeian. Thanks to Vladimir Solovyov, who in his “Sunday Evening...”, although also not free from this format, nevertheless brings together notorious brawlers in one plot, calm and thoughtful people in another, so that everyone leaves the set generally satisfied.

Since culture is all-encompassing, I really hope that the Year of Ecology announced in 2017 will become a true year of culture for us. It's time to get rid of garbage - both material and mental. And the whole world needs to take on this. I am convinced that by cleaning courtyards, parks, forests, and banks of reservoirs, we clean out the nooks and crannies of our own souls. Effective love to our native land, loving care for it - this is what can really unite us.

– In the preface to your recently published book “On Culture and Beyond,” you say that the cultural baggage of each of us - a precious collection of everything we love - allows us to maintain a connection with our native land. Do you think the mission of culture is so high?

“I think it’s impossible to overestimate her.” Culture is the education of feelings. The lower the level of culture, the more mentally undeveloped, spiritually blind and deaf people there are. Hence the shameless violation of all moral norms, a disregard for the land and people, the past and the future.

– How do you assess Russian-Armenian ties in the field of culture? What joint cultural projects would you like to highlight?

– In my opinion, given the excellent interstate relations that connect Russia and Armenia today, the cooperation of our cultures should be richer and more diverse. I judge this by the fact that I extremely rarely receive invitations to cultural events from the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Moscow. Many of our CIS partners are much more active in this regard. I understand that there are objective financial difficulties, but saving on culture is more expensive. Culture gives people a sense of belonging to each other. It creates a unified language of communication. After all, music, theater, literature, art, cinema is the most obvious and effective way to win mutual sympathy. I think that the opportunities of Armenian business in Russia have not yet been exploited in this field. Entrepreneurs from Armenia should invest in strengthening the friendly and charming image of their people in the minds of Russians.

– Have you been to Armenia? If yes, what are your impressions?

– Yes, I have been to Armenia twice – with the Theater under the direction of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. Armen Borisovich and I have been friends for terrible to say how many years. While still a student at GITIS, I came to him for my first interviews - by the way, specifically for the newspaper “Culture”. The genre of interviews is, in principle, very close to me as a journalist; I return to many of my heroes again and again, but Dzhigarkhanyan is probably the record holder in terms of the number of conversations we recorded. There are people who, like good cognac, infuse year after year, becoming deeper and more interesting with age. Communicating with them is a true pleasure... So, Armen Borisovich made sure that, accompanying his team on tour, I saw not only Yerevan. They took me to Sevan, to Etchmiadzin, Garni Geghart. They even organized such exotic entertainment as swimming in sulfur springs. True, all this was quite a long time ago. So I'm looking forward to returning to Armenia again. Now with a special feeling, because a year and a half ago I married a wonderful man - an Armenian by nationality. I was very touched that the Armenians call people like me, “foreign” wives, “our daughter-in-law.” That is, the daughter-in-law of the entire people. Acquiring so many relatives at once is troublesome, of course, but overall pleasant.

- So what's the problem?

– For now – in a banal lack of leisure. Added to the worries about the newspaper is the election race – the primaries have just ended “ United Russia", preliminary voting for future parliamentary candidates State Duma seventh convocation. I took part in this procedure in the Chelyabinsk region.

– We have been exploiting, as you put it, the Soviet cultural heritage for almost a quarter of a century. Are new shoots appearing?

– There are always sprouts – this is the property of life. However, they are often ruined by illiterate and irresponsible attitude. Somewhere there is a lack of selection: alas, in all spheres of our life, not only in culture, the role of apprenticeship, the long and painstaking increase in skill, has been almost completely leveled out. In most cases, a barely hatched sprout is not allowed to rise - they demand immediate fruit. Producers need another “star” for a month or a year. They are not interested in the longer term. The fate of such precocious people, as a rule, is ruined - having become accustomed to “shine” on the screen, they lose interest in self-improvement, and meanwhile the producers are already looking for a new victim. If the “star” is artificial, it gets boring very quickly. That is why, with tenacity worthy, perhaps, of better use, I insist that we need a system of all-Russian creative competitions aimed at finding and supporting young talents, and not at personal PR for members of various television juries.

As for the Soviet cultural heritage, it's priceless. In fact, this is the cement that still holds the peoples of the former Soviet republics together - sometimes contrary to the wishes of politicians. But we must understand that generations change. Young people don't want to live with our nostalgia. They need a new artistic language, the image of a modern hero, close and exciting issues. Here the creators of now independent states face difficult task- not to allow us to completely separate, to close the doors on each other.

- IN Lately The topic of patriotism is often discussed in the press. The President of Russia pays great attention to this topic. Is patriotism our new ideology or is it a cultural mission through which we need to cultivate love for the homeland?

“Patriotism” is a very good word, but it’s just a word. We must not work as an echo of the president, repeating the same thing in every way, but, to each in his own place, fill this concept with content. Love for one's homeland is acquired with early childhood, little by little, it comes together from little things. To raise a patriot, you need good children's books, films, songs, computer games– our own, domestic ones. How does the average woman spend her weekend today? Russian family in a more or less large city? He goes to the megamall, stares at the windows, watches this or that American movie, buys the children toys made God knows where and depicting foreign heroes, and then has a snack at this or that fast food - again under an American sign. And what homeland, tell me, will a child brought up in this way love? Will he even have a homeland?

– Is the development of culture a state task?

– Moreover, it is a factor of national security. It is necessary to systematically deal with cultural issues if we want Russia – strong and independent – to continue to exist on the world map. In addition, it is cheaper to maintain music schools and libraries than prisons and colonies.

– At the same time, the residual principle of cultural financing continues to operate?

– It is very fashionable to complain about this principle for years and even decades. However, two things must be clearly understood. Firstly, today we are in a difficult economic situation, this will not last a year or two, there will be no extra money in the foreseeable future. There are priority tasks that cannot be avoided: we need to support children, the elderly, and the poor, develop production, ensure import substitution, and strengthen the country’s defense. In such a situation, it hardly makes sense for a culture to expect special preferences. But - and this is the second important thing - it is in the cultural sphere that efficiency is ensured not so much by the volume of investments, but by the taste and love of those who distribute and invest funds. You can get a stunning result for a ruble, or you can get a complete bullshit for a hundred. The main capital of culture is not money, but talents. Guess the talent, attract him, give him the opportunity to realize his calling - and the efficiency of the funds spent will exceed one hundred percent. This happens in culture, really.

– Why has interest and love for books fallen over the past 20 years, lines at theater box offices have disappeared, and there has been no total interest in museums and exhibitions? Is culture in crisis?

– Partly due to an overabundance of information. We suddenly found ourselves in a world not of cultures, but of subcultures – niche, limited, “party” ones. In a world where the spiritual hierarchy seems to have been lost, everything does not develop vertically, but spreads horizontally. Tolstoy wrote a novel, and I wrote it, posted it online, and got a hundred likes. How am I worse than Tolstoy? So much slag is being produced - screen, book, music - that people are looking for pleasure in other areas. Mainly in consumption. This is also one of the reasons for indifference to culture. A person with a consumer psychology does not stop, does not think - he buys, uses it one way or another and runs on: what else can he grab?

At the same time, mind you, as soon as a truly talented work of art appears, those same queues immediately return. And what about the excitement around Valentin Serov’s exhibition at the Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val? This is not a purely aesthetic, but a deep human interest. People, it seems to me, came to look at amazing faces. Real, significant, behind each of which there is character and destiny, and not three pounds of falsehood and steam plastic surgery. Art that deals with the genuine, not the feigned, is doomed to success at any time. Including the cash register.

– Is religion capable of “compensating” for the lack of culture?

– In a multinational and multi-religious society - even if there is a state-forming people and a main religion - religious issues must be approached very delicately. Faith and culture are not meant to “recompense”, but to complement each other. True culture, in my opinion, always consists of kinship with conscience. And this concept is divine. And equally accessible to a person of any nationality, any religion. It’s not for nothing that we discover so many truly Christian motifs in art Soviet period– that is, in what is generated by a formally atheistic state.

– There is an opinion that many television programs have a negative impact on young people, corrupting them, such as, for example, the notorious program “Dom-2”. As a member of the Council for Culture and Art under the President of the Russian Federation, are you struggling with this?

– We have already discussed the fact that cultural and information policies in our country, unfortunately, are still practically divorced. I agree that encouraging vulgarity is extremely dangerous. If a young man sees that he can not study, not work, lie on the couch all day long, listlessly quarreling with his peers, and at the same time remain in the center of attention of his peers, the damage from such “educational work” is difficult to calculate. You may have heard: a baboon now lives in the Gelendzhik Zoo, which was kept in one of the Moscow casinos for several years. There he was taught to smoke and drink. Then the gambling establishment was closed, the baboon was taken away, and now he runs healthy image life. The only weakness that I have retained from the old days is the Dom-2 program. Apparently because he recognizes himself in the participants. I love animals very much, but a person who voluntarily takes on the role of a monkey sitting in a cage for the amusement of an idle public is a deplorable sight.

At the same time, I am not a supporter of purely repressive measures. Everything harmful should not be prohibited, but replaced by benign, talented, interesting ones. The main task for the new generation, in my opinion, is to set their scale. Different than on youth channels and social networks. So that we dream of getting not those same hundred likes, but the State Prize, the star of the Hero of Labor, a place in the history textbook... The reduction in scale, the insignificance of desires and tasks destroys us every day. Distinguishing the great from the small, the important from the unnecessary - this is what culture should teach.

The conversation was conducted by Grigory Anisonyan

Presidential elections are just around the corner, which are usually followed by government reshuffles. And if we talk about the cultural sphere, then not everything is so simple. There are persistent rumors that the current Minister of Culture will leave his post and will be replaced by new person. The choice may fall on several representatives of the bureaucracy, and Elena Yampolskaya has recently been named as one of the possible figures. I decided to figure out what kind of person could lead national culture in the near future.

Biographical information about Elena Aleksandrovna Yampolskaya available on the Internet allows us to find out that she was born in Moscow in 1971, and graduated from the theater studies department of GITIS in 1993. IN different time worked in the theater department of the newspaper “Soviet Culture”, was the head of the culture department in the publications “Russian Courier”, “” and.

In 2011, Yampolskaya headed the newspaper “Culture”, whose editor-in-chief remains to this day, and on February 6, 2016 she was elected to the governing body - High Council. In the summer of 2016, she joined the election headquarters of United Russia, where she was responsible for culture, and, having become a deputy, took the position of deputy chairman of the Committee on Nationalities Affairs. She is also a member of the presidium of the Russian Presidential Council for Culture and Art; Secretary of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia; is a member of the Public Council at.

God and Stalin

Yampolskaya claims that she is an Orthodox Christian, while in 2007 the journalist expressed the opinion that “Two forces can hold Russia over the abyss. The first is called God. The second is Stalin". According to her, the criticism comes from enemies of the faith. For example, presenting Patriarch Kirill with the comic award “Silver Galosh” - “for the immaculate disappearance of a watch” is not much different from infanticide. “The insult of the patriarch and the murder of a five-year-old boy in the Vladimir region are events from the same chain. The mental ill health of the nation is largely the result of cynicism, lack of faith, and infantile ridicule of the media. When not only is nothing sacred, but even the simplest sense of self-preservation is absent. Corrupting people has become a nice pastime.”, - declared from the pages of the publication the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, existing under the self-proclaimed guise of “The Spiritual Space of Russian Eurasia” - just a year after her appointment.

Journalist, writer and theater critic Elena Yampolskaya was born on June 20, 1971 in Moscow. After graduating from school, she went to receive higher education at the theater studies department of GITIS. While still a student, she began working part-time for the newspaper “Soviet Culture”. After this, her career began in a larger publishing house: the Izvestia newspaper. After this, her career began to develop rapidly and the talented journalist already occupied leadership positions. Elena Yampolskaya’s husband is currently not known to the general public. The woman does not spread not only his name, but also his occupation.

The personal life of Elena Yampolskaya remains a secret behind seven seals. The woman prefers not to dwell on this topic and avoids comments in every possible way. It is not even known for certain whether she is married or not. According to some reports, Elena is still officially married, but she herself does not discuss this fact in an interview. One can only guess about her marital status, since she communicates much more willingly on the topic of work and gives all sorts of explanations.