People make a name for themselves in different ways. Someone with unprecedented labor, someone with a military feat, someone with a scientific discovery. A political path can also bring fame, an example is Tatyana Chernovol.
Beginning of a journalistic and political career
Chernovol Tatyana Nikolaevna was born in the capital of Ukraine Kiev in 1979, on June 4. Like most advanced school graduates, the girl decided to graduate. True, I chose an educational institution not from simple ones - the International Institute of Linguistics and Law, I studied at the Faculty of Journalism. Even before entering a university, she began working in the Companion magazine. Then combined study with work. She wrote articles under the heading “Questions of the week”. Graduated from the university Tatyana Chernovol in 2001.
While studying at the institute, the girl became interested in politics. In 1996, she joined the radical national party, known as UNA-UNSO. Since 1999, she acted as spokesperson for this organization on a voluntary basis.
Politics captured her whole
There were no high-profile events in the political life of Ukraine at that time, therefore journalist Tatyana Chernovol was actively involved in covering the struggle of the Chechen people in the self-proclaimed republic of Ichkeria. She headed the information center of the Chechen Republic, which was created in Kiev with the assistance of Aslan Maskhadov. Tatyana Chernovol and her husband even went to Chechnya to collect material.
A young political activist participated in the Center for the Rehabilitation of Chechen Refugees, which was called the “Free Caucasus,” a committee of the UNA-UNSO.
Extraordinary deeds
After graduation, Chernovol worked as a journalist in the journal Politics and Culture. And political passions excited her very much.
An active participant in the movement "Ukraine without Kuchma" becomes Tatyana Chernovol. Her biography is replenished with extraordinary facts. In 2001, on the ways of the Kiev-Passenger station, she and her friend held a political demonstration: shortly before the arrival of the train, they chained themselves to the rails, similarly protesting against the imprisonment of some members of the UNA-UNSO.
T. Chernovol did not recognize Polutonov in the political struggle, therefore, when the party soon agreed to negotiate with the authorities, she left her ranks, regarding this as a betrayal.
Journalistic investigations of Tatyana Chernovol
Since 2005, the journalist began working in the media holding Obozrevatel and has devoted herself to investigations exposing corruption. Later, it was published in the publications Ukrainian Truth and Left Bank.
Most of her revelatory investigations involved politicians and businessmen. Her materials about famous people: Azarov, Klyuev, Zakharchenko and others had a loud resonance.
Many of Tatyana Chernovol’s investigations were related to provocations, denials, and courts. For example, the Ukrainian deputy Rinat Akhmetov filed a lawsuit in the London Supreme Court against the Observer for untrue information about him in a series of articles by T. Chernovol.
Attempt to become a deputy
In 2012, during the parliamentary elections, Tatyana Chernovol ran for the constituency number 120 (Lviv region) from the party "Fatherland". Lobbied for the interests of the journalist Sergei Pashinsky, deputy chairman of the parliamentary faction of this party.
However, during the election campaign around the candidate for deputy T. Chernovol there were so many scandals that it played no longer to her advantage, but to the detriment. As a result, she lost the election.
Active actions of Tatyana Chernovol
The intransigence of T. Chernovol to the current government and to President Viktor Yanukovych was especially evident in 2012 and 2013. The journalist has moved to action.
In August 2012, the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada approved the draft law "On the principles of state language policy." Immediately, the project was sent for signature to Viktor Yanukovych. Tatyana Chernovol on the road leading to the president’s residence in Mizhhiria, said: “Yanukovych, language is your sentence. Do not sign! ”The journalist was taken to the police and opened a case. However, the court acquitted her.
After some time, another protest rally was held by Tatyana Chernovol. Intermountain was still of interest to her. She entered his territory and took several pictures on a mobile phone. Then she posted them for general viewing.
In August 2013, journalist Tatyana Chernovol again attracted the attention of the public, whose biography is full of interesting facts. Together with several activists of the Save the Old Kiev movement, she came to protest against holding a session of the City Council of Kiev, which ended more than two months ago. Other activists were arrested, and T. Chernovol climbed onto the ledge of the building. To remove it from there, I had to call the Ministry of Emergencies. For this trick, the journalist was fined.
Suffered for the truth?
Over the past few years, information about the attempts on T. Chernovol has periodically appeared in the media. When she was a candidate, she was doused with water-based paint. It happened right in the elevator at home. Photos of the victim were immediately presented to the general public.
In December 2013, the beating of Tatyana Chernovol became the topic of the day not only in Ukrainian and Russian-speaking, but also in foreign media. Terrible pictures of the Maidan activist brutally beaten near Boryspil were shocked. Even Viktor Yanukovych instructed to conduct a thorough investigation of this case. The investigation began, the suspects were detained. According to Tatyana herself, her beating is associated with vigorous activity in exposing corruption in the highest state bodies.
Is everything all right with health?
In the press on this issue you can find different opinions. The prevailing information is that Tatyana Chernovol suffers from some mental disorders. The journalist herself denies this fact.
However, there are opinions that Tatyana Chernovol still has mental disorders, a certificate from a psychiatrist seems to confirm this.
Doctors say that a patient with such a diagnosis is characterized by an excessive reaction to external stimuli, impulsiveness, thoughtlessness of actions, he cannot give an adequate assessment of his actions.
Family status
T. Chernovol is married to Nikolai Berezov. He graduated from Kiev International Housing and Communal University. Young people met as members of UNA-UNSO, both were highly political. Together we traveled to Chechnya to collect material.
Nikolai Berezovoi is a member of the UDAR political party Vitali Klitschko, and heads its branch in Gorlovka. His candidacy "BLOW" exposed in 2012 during the elections to the Verkhovna Rada.
Spouses have two children: daughter Ivanna, born in 2003, and son, Ustim, born in 2010.
Creation of the Anti-Corruption Bureau
Talk about creating a bureau has been around for a long time. However, real progress towards concrete actions appeared in early 2013, when Arseniy Yatsenyuk set to work. Not only discussions began, but also the preparation of the bill. In May, the bill failed in parliament, because the opposition defended it.
After the victory of the Maidan and the formation of a new government, this matter was given a move. On March 5, 2014, the journalist Tatyana Chernovol became the head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, because she is known in Ukraine as an ardent supporter of investigations of abuses of officials close to power. Officially, her position is called "Commissioner of the Government of Ukraine for Anti-Corruption Policy."
In a new post, Tatyana Chernovol developed an active activity aimed at combating corruption. According to the results of work in the first two weeks, the bureau revealed two corruption schemes. One of them concerned the activities of the State Architectural and Construction Control (GASK). The second scheme was aimed at monopolizing the valuation market, as a result, the work of the State Property Fund was taken under control. The Anti-Corruption Bureau handed over the collected materials on these cases to law enforcement agencies and intends to monitor the progress of the investigation.
However, even though Tatyana Chernovol tried to start active work in her new position, so far she has not been able to properly turn around. After all, the bill on the activities of the Anti-Corruption Bureau has not yet been adopted. And it feels that more than one spear will still be broken about him.