Overview
- Bogomolov announced on February 11 via Telegram that he asked Minister Olga Lyubimova to relieve him of the acting rector duties.
- The Culture Ministry later confirmed he was formally released at his own request and said the next interim appointment will follow established procedures.
- He had been named acting rector on January 23 under a temporary contract lasting until rector elections.
- The leadership vacancy arose after the death of long‑time rector Igor Zolotovitsky in mid‑January.
- Alumni and students publicly opposed his appointment in an open letter, while figures including Mikhail Shvydkoy and Duma deputy Alexander Sholokhov welcomed his decision; discussion of successors continues, with Evgeny Pisariev declining to comment and Dmitry Pevtsov insisting the school should be led by an alumnus.