15 Facts About Mikhail Seslavinsky

Mikhail Vadimovich Seslavinsky is a Russian researcher in book culture, a bibliophile and public figure.

From 1993 to 1998, Seslavinsky served as a member of the State Duma.

Mikhail Seslavinsky is married and has two daughters, born 1994 and 2003.

Mikhail Seslavinsky is a prominent bibliophile and collector of autographs and rare books from early 19th and 20th centuries.

Mikhail Seslavinsky has donated books and manuscripts to state libraries and collections.

Since 2008 Mikhail Seslavinsky has chaired the editorial board of the bibliophile magazine "Pro knigi".

Mikhail Seslavinsky is a member of the Board of Trustees at State Tretyakov Gallery, the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art, the Orthodox Encyclopedia, and chairs the Boards of Trustees at the Ivan Fyodorov Moscow State University of Printing Arts.

Mikhail Seslavinsky has been member of the State Radio Frequency Commission since 2004, the Government Commission on Television and Radio Broadcasting, as well as the Government Commission on Religious Organizations.

Mikhail Seslavinsky headed the commission for the celebration of the 125th anniversary of Korney Chukovsky and the commission for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Lydia Chukovskaya.

Mikhail Seslavinsky headed the jrganizing committee for the preparation and holding celebrations of the 100th anniversary of Konstantin Simonov.

Mikhail Seslavinsky headed the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the celebration of the 125th anniversary of Osip Mandelstam.

Mikhail Seslavinsky headed the organizing committees for the preparation and holding of the celebration of the 125th anniversary of Konstantin Paustovsky and Marina Tsvetaeva.

Mikhail Seslavinsky is Deputy Chairman of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of Maxim Gorky in 2018.

Mikhail Seslavinsky is Deputy Chairman of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Alexander Solzhenitsyn in 2018.

Mikhail Seslavinsky is a Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honor, a decoration he was awarded for his efforts to promote cultural ties between France and Russia.