Medinsky became the head of the Russian Writers' Union

Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin Vladimir Medinsky was appointed Chairman of the Board of the Writers' Union of Russia. This became known on February 27 during the XVII extraordinary congress of the organization.

The chairman of the accounting commission announced that 143 people supported Medinsky's candidacy, one voted "against", three more abstained from voting, the correspondent reportshttps://tass.ru /" target="_blank">TASS.

The Writers' Union of Russia is an all—Russian public organization whose mission is to create a creative environment for authors in which they can develop their own potential and gain recognition from readers. The organization is also engaged in copyright protection.