E. G. DRAPEKO

First Deputy Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Culture, Member of the State Duma Commission on Deputy Ethics, Deputy Head of the “A Just Russia — For Truth” faction, State Duma Deputy of the III–V, VII, VIII convocations, Candidate of Sociological Sciences. Author of a number of scientific publications, including: “Economics and Management in a Tourism Entity” (co-authored), “Constitutional Rights and Freedoms of Citizens in the Mechanism of Cultural and Legal Relations” (co-authored), “Artistic Education in Modern Society”, and others. Member of the Permanent Committee of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS Member States on Culture, Information, Tourism and Sports. Honored Artist of the RSFSR. Recipient of the Lenin Komsomol Prize. Awarded the Orders of Honor, Friendship, Medals “In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow”, “In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg”, “On the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Sholokhov”, Certificate of Honor of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. Dean of the Culture Faculty and Professor of the St. Petersburg University of the Humanities and Social Sciences (1994–1999).