Andrey Zakharov (journalist)

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vyacheslavovich and the family name is Zakharov.
Andrey Zakharov
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Andrey Vyacheslavovich Zakharov (Russian: Андрей Вячеславович Захаров; born in Saint Petersburg) is a Russian investigative journalist, special correspondent of BBC News Russian, and four-time winner of the Redkollegia journalism award.

Biography

Zakharov graduated from the Saint Petersburg State University in 2005 with a degree in history of arts.[1]

In 2010–2016 he worked as a correspondent at the Fontanka News agency [ru]. While working at Fontanka, Zakharov published an investigation into Yevgeny Prigozhin's troll factory.[2]

In 2016, Zakharov moved to Moscow. In 2016–2018, he worked as a special correspondent for the RBK magazine, where he published an investigation on the Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.[3]

In 2018–2022, Zakharov was a special correspondent for BBC News Russian.[1]

While working at Proekt in 2020–2021, Zakharov authored an article revealing Vladimir Putin's alleged affair with Svetlana Krivonogikh.[4][5]

In October 2021, the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation included Zakharov into the list of foreign agents.[6] Shortly after, he left Russia and moved to the United Kingdom.[7]

Awards

Zakharov is a two-time winner (in 2014 and 2015) of the Union's of Journalists of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region [ru] "Golden Pen" award.[8]

He is also a four-time winner (twice in 2017, in 2020, and 2022) of the Redkollegiya award.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Андрей Захаров. Биография". Redkollegia (in Russian). Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Журналист BBC Андрей Захаров, написавший о любовнице и дочери Путина, уехал из России" (in Russian). severreal.org. December 27, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  3. ^ Adam Taylor (February 18, 2018). "The Russian journalist who helped uncover election interference is confounded by the Mueller indictments". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "Журналисты "Проекта" рассказали о, возможно, еще одной дочери Путина" (in Russian). lenizdat.ru. November 25, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  5. ^ VADIM SMYSLOV (June 13, 2022). "Leaving Russia: Rockstars, Writers, Actors, and Filmmakers on the Country's Cultural Brain Drain". gq.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "Hours after Russian journalist wins Nobel Peace Prize, Russia designates nine more journalists (plus Bellingcat) as 'foreign agents'". meduza.io. October 8, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  7. ^ "BBC Reporter Leaves Russia For British Self-Exile". rferl.org. December 27, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  8. ^ "Андрей Захаров" (in Russian). spbsj.ru. Retrieved February 19, 2023.