Alexander Politkovsky

Politkovsky (left) with a friend and host Vladimir Mukusev (1989)

Alexander Vladimirovich Politkovsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Политко́вский; born September 15, 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 October 7, 2006.[2]

References

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