Aleksandr Oleinikov

Oleinikov studied at School No. 1531, Moscow.^[1] In his childhood he played chess (receiving the highest youth grade) and ice hockey, and was interested in history and literature.^[2] He studied together with Mikhail Prokhorov, Georgiy Boos, Mikhail Khleborodov, and Sergey Arkhipov.^[2] From 1983 until 1985 he served in the Soviet Army,^[3] in the Forces of Special Designation (radio-scouts).^[2] He subsequently continued his education at the part-time section of the institute of culture, however he did not complete his degree.^[4][3]

He worked in the television industry from 1985. Oleinikov worked as an administrator for a local (oblast-level) editorial division, then as a director's assistant^[5] and a director at the Moscow branch of USSR State Committee for Television and Radio for Moscow Television Channel.^[6] He also worked for some time in German television, where he was a concert director for Dieter Bohlen,^[7] and also for VIDgital, where Andrey Rasbash and Vladislav Listyev invited him.^[2]

In 1993, he became a secretary for the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation. In the same year he arrived at the recently founded television channel TV-6 (Russia). On various occasions he led the broadcasts My Cinema,^[8][9] My Star (alternating with Viktor Merezhko),^[10] My History, and Your Music.^[11][12]

In 1994 in Tunisia he recorded a film about Yasir Arafat for subsequent showing on TV-6;^[2] in the same year he became the deputy directory of TV-6 Moscow. From 1995 until 1997 he was the general producer for TV-6.^[4]

In 1997 he became First Deputy General Director for the Direction of TV-6 Moscow at Moscow Independent Broadcasting Corporation.^[4]

From 1997 to 2000 he was the community relations manager for Moscow International Film Festival,^[13] and leader of press conferences at it.^[14]

From 1998 until 1999 he was the director for direction of programme planning and launching at Moscow Independent Broadcasting Corporation,^[15] further, from 1999 until 2001, he was the deputy general director.^[4][3]

From 2001, he was a member of the Russian Television Academy.

On 26 April 2001, after the NTV Affair and transfer of NTV ex-journalists to TV-6, Oleinikov left TV-6.^[16][17] Oleinikov's last project on that channel was the entertainment programme Oh these kids already!, which released in April 2001»,^[18][19][20] which transferred with him to NTV from September 2001.^[21][22] The last motion signed by him as deputy general director of TV-6 was an order to play the informative programme Results with Yevgeny Kiselyov live on air.^[3]

From May^[23] until October 2001^[24] he worked as a general producer for NTV (Russia),^[25][26] and participated in the launch of an array of television broadcasts from 2001 until 2002.^[27][28] From May 2001 until March 2002 he was also the programme director for NTV.^[29] He was invited to NTV by Alfred Koch.^[30] He left the channel in March 2002;^[31] Oleinikov's sacking from occupied posts was linked with the low ratings and multiple failed live launches which had occurred under his leadership.^[32][29]

In 2002 he transferred to Russia-1, where he became a manager for two television projects (Good Morning (Russian TV program) and Vesti (VGTRK).^[33] He later worked as a freelance producer, launching artistic films and TV series for various channels.^[34]

From March 2006^[35] until November 2012 he was the general producer for TV Centre (Russia).^[36][37]

From 2 September until 15 November 2013, he was a co-producer of the third season of the show Evening Urgant on Channel One Russia.^[38][39]