Anatoly Shariy

Anatoly Anatoliyovych Sharij
Anatoly Sharji in 2017
Personal information
Born Ukrainian: Анатолій Анатолійович Шарій
(1978-08-20) 20 August 1978
Kiev, Ukraine
Nationality Ukrainian
Residence Europe
Occupation Journalist
Website sharij.net
YouTube information
Channel
Years active 2013–present
Genre Political, comedy, vlog
Subscribers 1.2+ million
(September 1, 2017)
Total views 1.6+ billion
(September 1, 2017)
Network BroadbandTV[1]

Anatoly Sharij (also spelled Anatoly Shariy and Anatoliy Sharij, etc., Ukrainian: Анатолій Шарій, Russian: Анато́лий Шари́й, born August 20, 1978 in Kiev) is a Ukrainian investigative journalist[2] and a videoblogger. Earlier he was known primarily for his investigations on the police and other law enforcement agencies. He has sought asylum in the European Union claiming persecution by Ukrainian law enforcement bodies.[3][4][5]

Early life and career

Sharij was born on August 20, 1978 in Kiev. He studied at the Kiev Higher Tank Engineering School (Faculty of Regimental Intelligence).[6] He began to engage in journalism in early 2005.[7] Before that, for many years he suffered from compulsive gambling.[8][9] He adheres to Protestant views.[10]

Journalism and video blogging

In 2005, he worked at Ukrainian glossy editions of Natalie , Edinstvenaya, Polina and at the Ukrainian periodical publication Segodnya and has collaborated with Russian newspaper "Moskovsky Komsomolets" and others.

In December 2006, during his work at women's glossy magazines, he wrote an article, titled "Why does the child sleep",[11] about the use of children by professional beggars in Kiev.

In 2008, Sharij became a permanent author at the online editions of From-UA and Obozrevatel, but since 2009 he worked only with online newspapers.

From 2008 to early 2012, prior to the moment Sharij fled Ukraine, he was the head of the Investigation Department of the website Obozrevatel. In 2008–2011 Sharij also authored a number of publications on organized crime in Ukraine.

In 2012 he was granted asylum in the European Union. He received a permanent residency permit in Lithuania for 5 years.[2][12]

From 2014 onwards, Sharij focused on producing video blogs for his YouTube channel, which, among other things carries out debunking misinformation and propaganda in Ukrainian media. He also frequently criticizes mainly Ukrainian publications related to the events in Ukraine after Euromaidan, as well as the current Ukrainian government.[13]

In May 2018 Sharij posted a series of videos which reported anti-Semitic and other racist posts by Ukrainian consul in Hamburg Vasyl Marushinets (Василь Марушинець) in his Facebook page. Ukrainian officials tried to distantiate themselves from Marushinets claiming that they did not know anything about his views. Sharij proved that this cannot be true, because a number of posts of this type were "liked" by Ukrainian diplomats, and that Marushinets posted his views not only in the privacy of Facebook, but in open forums as well.[14] The subsequent scandal have led to recall of Marushinets "for disciplinary proceedings",[15][16][17] and on May 30, 2018 he was fired.[18]

Awards and reception

Vladimir Pozner and Anatoly Sharij in 2016

In 2009, Sharij won the Yousmi Web-Journalism Award for "Best Story (Non-Professional)".[19]

Russia-based Russian-American journalist Vladimir Pozner commented on Sharij's work, saying that Sharij was one of those who had the right to be called a journalist, because, unlike many others, Sharij is calling a spade a spade. "He allowed himself (and, as I understand it, continues to allow itself) to write and speak the truth about Ukraine. He once ended up making a run of it and now is forced to hide from the authorities of this extremely democratic country"[20]

On November 16, 2017 in a rating of the personalities by number of readers in the Ukrainian segments of Facebook and Twitter, Sharij got the 12th place with the aggregate audience of 511,000 people.[21][22]

Controversies

Ukrainian media routinely describes Sharij as a pro-Russian or anti-Ukrainian propagandist; see e.g., the Ukrainian News Agency[23] and others.[15] In response Sharij announced a reward of 2,000 Euro to anybody who demonstrates a piece of pro-Russian or anti-Ukrainian propaganda in his posts.

See also: Mark Feygin#Anatoly Sharij lawsuit.

References

  1. ↑ Шарий на сайте Socialblade Archived February 24, 2017, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 "Enemy of the State: Opposition Journalist Threatened by Kiev". Sputnik International. April 25, 2015. Archived from the original on June 14, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ukrainian journalist seeks asylum in Lithuania". khpg.org. Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (KhPG). March 12, 2012. Archived from the original on September 10, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Kyiv journalist Shariy asks for asylum in Lithuania". Kyiv Post. Public Media. March 12, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Foreign Ministry: Ukrainian journalist Shariy detained in Amsterdam, still held at airport". Interfax-Ukraine. July 18, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Анатолий Шарий". 24SMI.
  7. ↑ "Анатолий Шарий".
  8. ↑ "Игромана с девятилетним стажем спасла студентка". www.segodnya.ua.
  9. ↑ Россия 24 (July 20, 2014). "Анатолий Шарий. Опасная игра. Специальный репортаж Анны Афанасьевой" – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ Анатолий Шарий (December 15, 2016). "С пасторским приветом" – via YouTube.
  11. ↑ "Почему спит ребенок". www.myjane.ru.
  12. ↑ "Евросоюз предоставил политическое убежище украинскому журналисту Анатолию Шарию". Radio Liberty. June 9, 2012. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  13. ↑ http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-end-of-journalism-in-ukraine-a-feature-interview-with-anatoly-sharij/5448838
  14. ↑ Anatoly Sharij, "Кaк скрывал cвои взгляды консул-шoвиниcт. Рl, Eng, Deutsche, Hebrew subtitles"
  15. 1 2 "Скандал з ж*дами в МЗС: стало відомо про покарання консула-антисеміта", obozrevatel.com, May 15, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Українського консула в Гамбурзі відсторонили від роботи - МЗС"
  17. ↑ "МЗС відкликало консула, якого звинувачують в антисемітизмі", BBC, Ukrainian edition
  18. ↑ "Щодо консула Генерального консульства України в Гамбурзі Марущинця Василя Івановича", May 31, 2018, press-center of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (retrieved June 29, 2018)
  19. ↑ "Награды премии Yousmi Web-Journalism Awards 2009 получили интернет-журналисты из Беларуси, России и Украины". Информационно-справочный портал Беларуси - interfax.by. February 23, 2010. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Pozner Online". Archived from the original on March 23, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Рейтинг украинских лидеров мнений в соцсетях: Вакарчук обогнал Порошенко". Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Рейтинг самых авторитетных личностей в украинском сегменте Facebook и Twitter - ITC.ua". November 17, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  23. ↑ СБУ задержала в Киеве помощницу Анатолия Шария, Ukrainian News Agency, 5 September 2017
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