The key facts
- The decree dismissing Kirill Bogomolov from the post of Deputy Head of Rossotrudnichestvo was signed on November 9 and took effect the same day.
- Bogomolov had held the post of Deputy Head of the agency since 2022, that is, for about four years.
- Before moving to Rossotrudnichestvo, he worked at the Russian Ministry of Finance.
The decree was signed and took effect on November 9
Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Kirill Bogomolov from the post of Deputy Head of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo). The decree was signed on November 9 and took effect the same day, reports Life.ru citing the text of the document published on the official legal information portal.
Who is Kirill Bogomolov
Kirill Bogomolov was born in 1990, graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University, and before moving to Rossotrudnichestvo held various positions at the Russian Ministry of Finance. He was appointed Deputy Head of the agency in 2022 — meaning he served in that post for about four years. The agency itself is responsible for developing international humanitarian cooperation, supporting compatriots abroad, and promoting the Russian language and culture in other countries.
Context of the personnel reshuffles
The publication came amid a series of personnel decisions in the Russian authorities: on October 22, Putin dismissed Yuri Trutnev from the posts of Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District and appointed him as an aide to the president. According to the press secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov, Trutnev may be tasked with military-patriotic education matters. The report does not say anything about Bogomolov's new appointment or about his successor at Rossotrudnichestvo.
