Earlier, in January 2026, after the death of rector Igor Zolotovitsky, director Konstantin Bogomolov was appointed to this position, who is also the artistic director of the Moscow Drama Theatre on Malaya Bronnaya and the Roman Viktyuk Theatre. However, this appointment sparked protests among students and alumni of the School, who expressed their dissatisfaction in an open letter to the Minister of Culture. In response to the criticism, Bogomolov stated that the authors of the appeal "are turning the School into some kind of closed community that does not allow outsiders." On February 11, he asked the minister to relieve him of his duties as rector.
According to Lyubimova, Sergey Bezrukov has become the artistic director of the M. Gorky Moscow Art Theatre.
Sergey Bezrukov.
Eduard Boyakov held the position of artistic director of the M. Gorky Moscow Art Theatre from December 2018 to November 2021, after which he left the position at the request of the new general director of the theatre, Vladimir Kekhman. As reported by "Interfax," it was expected that Kekhman would propose a candidate for the new artistic director to the Ministry of Culture. In the summer of 2025, searches were conducted at Kekhman and the Moscow Art Theatre, and he was charged with receiving a large bribe, although official information about this was not disclosed. In October 2025, it became known that Elena Bulukova had taken the position of general director of the M. Gorky Moscow Art Theatre.
