Yevgeny Kiselev is a well-known Russian and Ukrainian journalist, political analyst, creator of NTV, a commercial independent television company. In addition, he has won many awards and prizes. The most significant of them: 1996, 2000 - TEFI, 1995 - For Freedom of the Press, 1999 - Telegrand.
Evgeny Kiselev. Biography
The famous journalist was born in Moscow on June 15, 1956, in a family of engineers. He studied at the Institute of African and Asian countries at Moscow State University and successfully mastered the specialty of “historian-orientalist”. His classmates were the famous writer Boris Akunin (Chkhartishvili Grigory) and brother Alex.
In 1977-78, Kiselev was on an internship in Tehran. There he worked as a translator and was pleased with his work. The outbreak of the Islamic revolution forced the young man to return to his homeland. Everything that happened left a lasting impression. According to the journalist himself, if it had not been for the war, he would have dealt with Iran today. After graduating from the institute, Evgeny Kiselev goes to Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. There he served as an officer-translator from 1979 to 1981. He was an eyewitness to the entry of Soviet troops into Afghanistan. He finished the service with the rank of captain. Returning to his homeland, he went to work as a teacher of the Persian language at the prestigious Red Banner Institute of the KGB Higher School.
The television
Today Kiselev Evgeny Alekseevich is better known as an outstanding journalist and politician.
In 1984, he began working at the State Television and Radio Broadcasting, and in 1987 he left for the international department of the TV program Vremya. In the "International Program", the programs "Before and after midnight", "Look" began to appear his special reports. He became the first journalist to show Israel on a completely new, unknown side. Kiselev became the host of the programs "Morning", "90 minutes" in 1990. In addition, he was one of the first to become the host of the popular Vesti program.
Own projects
Together with Oleg Drobyshev in 1992, Kiselev created the Itogi analytical program. She was the first program in the style of a political show. In 1993, together with Alexei Tsyvarev and Igor Malashenko, he created the commercial independent television company NTV. The Group Bridge, under the direction of Vladimir Gusinsky, acts as a co-founder . The NTV television company is quickly gaining its rightful place and becoming one of the most popular on Russian television. In 1997, journalist Yevgeny Kiselev was appointed to the post of chairman of the board of directors of NTV Television Company. After leaving in 2000, Dobrodeev, who served as CEO, Kiselev took his place.
NTV care
In 2001, Kiselev had to leave his post and part with his favorite channel. Everything happened due to the reorganization of the channel. A large number of journalists and employees resigned with him. At the same time, the general director of the TV-6 channel appointed Kiselev as the general director of the TV-6 Moscow MNVK. Journalists from NTV came here to work with him. In September of the same year, the city Arbitration Court ruled to liquidate the television company according to the lawsuit of one of the shareholders. The “Kiselev Team”, led by the journalist himself, created the Sixth Channel CJSC in March 2002. The channel began operating on June 1, 2002. He was given the name TVS. But in June 2003, the television channel was disconnected from the air by order of the Ministry of Printing.
Moscow News
Eugene Kiselev, whose biography is so entertaining, was not left idle. Three months later, he took the place of chief editor of the popular newspaper Moscow News. Soon, a conflict began between him and the newspaper's journalists. The reason was the disagreement of the team with its editorial policy. A letter was sent to the Director General. It laid out all the claims, as well as a proposal to resign.
However, Kiselev did not succeed in shifting. Moreover, he soon became the general director of the Moscow News publishing house, and resolutely dismissed all those who disagree. In 2005, all shares of Moscow News were bought by
Vadim Rabinovich. By this time, Eugene Kiselev had already lost his post. These events did not break the active and purposeful person. He began working on the radio Echo of Moscow. In addition, he often gave interviews as a political analyst. In early 2004, Kiselev began a stormy activity against President Putin. He organized the “Committee 2008” group. In June 2008, the journalist heads the Ukrainian TVI channel. In the same year, he became the host of the program "Big Politics with Eugene Kiselev." In October 2009, completely unexpectedly for all, he resigns from his post and closes the program.
Achievements
In 1998, Eugene Kiselev, according to Kommersant, became one of the richest and most famous people in Russia. In 2009, he released the book Without Putin. Its co-author was Mikhail Kasyanov, a former prime minister. The journalist is known not only as the presenter, but also as the author of documentaries: "The Afghan Trap", "Tehran-99", "The Mysterious General Secretary", "The Secret of the K-129 Death", "President of All Russia", "Spartak", "The Most human person ”,“ Knight of the Oval Office ”,“ Pope ”,“ Taganka with and without a Master ”.
Kiselev talks reluctantly about his personal life. According to him, he rarely has free time. He likes to conduct it, watching TV shows, reading memoirs or walking around his favorite places. The journalist loves delicious food. He always strives to try something new and unusual. In addition, Kiselev loves to play tennis. However, time is often not enough. He is married and has an adult son Alexei. The wife, Maria Shakhova, was his classmate and first love. She, too, is far from the last figure in Moscow. Shakhova is the producer of the telecast “Fazenda” on Channel One. In the recent past, she served as NTV spokeswoman and hosted the popular Summer Residents program. For her services she received the TEFI-2002 award. Several times exhibited as a designer in the Small Manege. Their son is engaged in business with his wife. They created their own clothing line and their ready-to-wear brand. Kiselyov has a beloved grandson, George.