Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sokolov (russian: Александр Серге́евич Соколов) is a Russian politician and former Minister of Culture and Mass Communication for then-President

Vladimir Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime min ...

's government. He was nominated to the post by the then-Prime Minister,

Mikhail Fradkov Mikhail Yefimovich Fradkov ( rus, Михаи́л Ефи́мович Фрадко́в, p=mʲɪxɐˈil jɪˈfʲiməvʲɪtɕ frɐtˈkof; born 1 September 1950) is a Russian politician who served as Prime Minister of Russia from 2004 to 2007. An In ...

, and held it from 9 March 2004 to 12 May 2008. Sokolov was born on 8 August 1949 in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

(now

Saint Peterburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

). He completed his undergraduate degree at the Moscow Conservatory as a musicologist, and his attained his master's degree from the Conservatory's Department of

Music Theory Music theory is the study of the practices and possibilities of music. ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory". The first is the "rudiments", that are needed to understand music notation (ke ...

. He holds a Ph.D. in

Musicology Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some mu ...

(1982) and the degree of Grand Doctor in Art (1992). He is also a member of

Russian Composers Union Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

and is a distinguished professor in many universities in Europe, Japan, and South Korea. Since 1979 Sokolov has taught at the Moscow Conservatory, being appointed a full professor in 1993. He teaches music analysis and has chaired the Department of Music Theory since 1996. Between 1992 and 2001 he was the Conservatory's Vice-Rector in Scientific Affairs. From 2001 to 2004 Sokolov held the position of Rector of the Moscow Conservatory, leaving to take up his governmental position. In June 2009 he was re-elected as rector. Sokolov has received many public and governmental honors, including the Honored Art Worker of Russian Federation (1999) and the Laureate of National Prize of Russia (2005).Деятели культуры России — в поддержку позиции Президента по Украине и Крыму
// Официальный сайт Министерства культуры Российской Федерации He is an author of several musicological books and articles on

music composition Musical composition can refer to an original piece or work of music, either vocal or instrumental, the structure of a musical piece or to the process of creating or writing a new piece of music. People who create new compositions are called c ...

. Among them his monograph: "Introduction of the 20th Century

Music Composition Musical composition can refer to an original piece or work of music, either vocal or instrumental, the structure of a musical piece or to the process of creating or writing a new piece of music. People who create new compositions are called c ...

" (Moscow, 2004). Sokolov is married to Larisa Sokolova and they have one daughter.

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Меценаты столетия

Marina Karaseva. ''Edit-PR''.
Vremya novostei
Daily. 06.10.2005. No. 185. P. 10
Известия.Ру: "Любой в консерватории улыбнется, услышав, что Соколов - человек Швыдкого"
''Is it true that Sokolov is Shvydkoy's Man Friday? Anyone at the conservatory just smiles on hearing such a question''. Discussion with Prof. Karaseva in " Izvestia" daily newspaper,17.03.2004. P. 9. 2004
Chicken soup из курочки Рябы
Marina Karaseva. ''Chicken Soup from the Golden Eggs-Producing Hen. Who will be rector of Moscow Conservatory.'' " Nezavisimaya Gazeta" daily newspaper. (62), 16.02.2001. P. 9 * Luke Hardin
No Paris trip for Russia's kissing policemen
Artwork inspired by Banksy is among 16 banned from show by culture minister. October 12, 2007

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...

. * Marina Karasevabr>Sots Art starts and wins
"Kultura" Weekly Newspaper, No.41 (7602) Sept.18 - 24, 2007. P. 4. *

(Soyuz kompozitorov Rossii). Reference Book. Moscow, "Kompozitor Publishing House", 2004. P.101. * The Moscow Conservatory. Information Booklet. Second Edition. Moscow, 2001. P. 36. . *

Moscow Conservatoire The Moscow Conservatory, also officially Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (russian: Московская государственная консерватория им. П. И. Чайковского, link=no) is a musical educational inst ...

. Moscow, 1994. PP.31. . * Moscow Conservatory: Traditions of Music Education, Art, and Science 1866–2006. Moscow, "Moskovskaya Konservatoriya" Publishing House, 2006. P. 86–87.
Profile.ru "Cultural Duet" - Larisa Sokolov interview

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sokolov, Aleksandr Russian music theorists Russian musicologists 1949 births Living people Politicians from Saint Petersburg Moscow Conservatory alumni Honorary Members of the Russian Academy of Arts Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia) Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class Culture ministers of Russia State Prize of the Russian Federation laureates Academic staff of Moscow Conservatory