The Gosteleradiofond State Television and Radio Fund

About

The State Television and Radio Fund, also known as the Gosteleradiofond, was established in 1974 under the authority of the State Committee of Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Soviet Union. It carried out archiving of phonograms, video-phonograms and television films both of its own production and produced by other television and film studios.

Today the Gosteleradiofond is a branch of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) and is included in the State Collection of Particularly Valuable Objects of Cultural Heritage.

The materials of the fund reflect the history, culture and art of the Soviet Union in the 20th century. In terms of volume and variety of genres, the collection of the Gosteleradiofond contains almost five million items.