Piotrovsky Mikhail Borisovich

Russian Federation

1944-12-09

Yerevan, Armenia

Male

EU

Director of the State Hermitage Museum

Mikhail Piotrovsky is the long-time Director of the State Hermitage Museum and a close associate of Vladimir Putin, he has actively supported and justified Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. He publicly endorsed Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, likening the global dissemination of Russian culture to a so-called “special military operation”, directly alluding to the invasion. Mikhail Piotrovsky backed Russian legislation enabling the incorporation of cultural items from Ukrainian museums into Russia’s State Museum Fund. Under his leadership, the Hermitage has conducted unauthorised archaeological excavations in occupied Crimea, including the destruction of protected Ukrainian heritage sites, thereby serving the Kremlin’s goal of legitimising its territorial claims under the guise of academic work. Therefore, Mikhail Piotrovsky is supporting actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

CH

Art. 15 para. 1 and 4 (Financial sanctions) and art. 29 para. 1 (Travel ban), annexe 8

Function: Director of the State Hermitage Museum

2026-05-22

CH

Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures related to the situation in Ukraine (SR 946.231.176.72)

Switzerland country specific

Russia

Asset freeze, Travel ban, Trade sanctions, Financial restrictions, Transport restrictions, Other restrictions

Switzerland imposes these sanctions under the Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures related to the situation in Ukraine (SR 946.231.176.72). The measures follow the sanctions adopted by the European Union.