State Archive of the Kursk Oblast is falling into the general jurisdiction of the Culture Ministry of the Russian Federation. Archive is directed by Federal Archive Agency, on the basis of the Russian Federation goverenment decision from 08.08.2009 № 649. Detailed information about all the legal basis of the mandate and sources of authority of the archive can be found at: http://archive.rkursk.ru/normativnaya-baza?page=1