Alexander Politkovsky

Alexander Politkovsky
Politkovsky in 1989
Born
Alexander Vladimirovich Politkovsky

(1953-09-15) 15 September 1953 (age 71)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Alma materMoscow State University
Occupation(s)Journalist, political commentator, professor
SpouseAnna Politkovskaya (d. 2006)

Alexander Vladimirovich Politkovsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Политко́вский; born 15 September 1953) is a Russian journalist, political commentator, and a professor at the Moscow Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting.[1]

From 1987 to 1991 he was a special correspondent and presenter of an infotainment program Vzglyad. Politkovsky was one of the founders of the TV company VID. He was elected as a Deputy of the Russian Federation for the period of 1990 to 1993.

His former spouse Anna Politkovskaya was murdered on 7 October 2006.[2]

References

  1. ^ Политковский нашел ярославские корни
  2. ^ Убийство Политковской в день рождения Владимира Путина — это провокация против него и Рамзана Кадырова