EMELYANOV Andrey Andreevich

A russian civil service official who, since January 22, 2024, has served as deputy head of the russian federation’s federal agency "rossotrudnichestvo." He previously worked at the russian embassy in Israel, the federal customs service, the administration of the president of the russian federation, the ministry of education and science, and the ministry of public education of the russian federation. From 2020 to 2024, he served as deputy chairman of the Tver region government.
On May 28, 2024, he publicly confirmed the use of rossotrudnichestvo’s overseas network to disseminate materials aimed at justifying the russian invasion of Ukraine. During a press conference at the international news agency "russia today," he stated that since the beginning of the so-called "special military operation," the agency and its overseas offices have been disseminating information about the "reasons and objectives of the "special military operation" through their own media outlets, as well as public and cultural events. According to him, informational brochures are being prepared for foreign audiences in the languages of the host countries, and screenings of russian documentaries about the war against Ukraine are being organized at "russian houses" abroad. Yemelyanov also emphasized that the network of representative offices makes it possible to identify demand for "a perspective alternative to that of the West."
Among the materials that, according to Yemelyanov, "rossotrudnichestvo" distributes are the RT Documentary films "War Correspondents," "Operation Ukraine: Bewitched by Bandera," "The Cultural Front," "Operation ‘Liberation,’" and "Donbas: Children." These films are dedicated to russian military personnel and the events of the war against Ukraine, and they portray the Ukrainian state and society from the kremlin’s perspective. In particular, the film "Operation Ukraine: Bewitched by Bandera" promotes a narrative about the alleged dominance of nazism in Ukraine, while other materials depict russian military personnel as defenders of the Donbas population.
At the same press conference on May 28, 2024, Yemelyanov participated in an event dedicated to spreading accusations against Ukraine regarding the alleged deliberate killing of Donbas children with Western munitions. The press conference was titled "Ukraine’s Terrorist Regime: The Killing of russian Children by NATO Shells." Along with Yemelyanov, participants included Rodion Miroshnik, Ambassador-at-Large of the russian ministry of foreign affairs "on Crimes of the Kyiv Regime," Rodion Miroshnik, an advisor to the head of the russian occupation administration in the temporarily occupied part of Donetsk oblast, Yan Gagin; Eleonora Fedorenko, an advisor on children’s rights; and russian actress Yana Poplavskaya. The event participants presented fragments of alleged NATO ammunition with the names of deceased children written on them and announced their intention to hand them over to the UN General Assembly. During the press conference, accusations were leveled against Ukraine and NATO countries, along with calls to halt the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine.
On May 27, 2026, Yemelyanov participated in an international roundtable discussion titled "Issues of Preserving and Protecting Traditional Spiritual and Moral Values in the International Arena," which took place as part of the International Security Forum and was attended by representatives of the russian federation security council, the state duma of the russian federation, russian cultural institutions, and foreign participants. Summing up the event, Yemelyanov called overseas "russian houses" "beacons" of russia’s traditional spiritual and moral values and emphasized their role in ensuring so-called "spiritual sovereignty." During the discussion, russian representatives contrasted russian values with the alleged moral decline of Western countries.
In August 2026, he took part in the opening of the international "School of Historians and Archivists" for winners of the "My Family in History" contest from 12 countries. The project was implemented by "rossotrudnichestvo" with the participation of representatives from russian state scientific and educational institutions, including the Research Institute of Military History at the general staff academy of the armed forces of the russian federation. The program involved foreign participants working with russian archival materials, visiting historical institutions, and familiarizing themselves with the russian interpretation of historical events.