Alexander Politkovsky
Russian journalist, political commentator and professor (born 1953)
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Alexander Vladimirovich Politkovsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Политко́вский; born 15 September 1953) is a Russian journalist, political commentator, and a professor at the Moscow Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting.[1]
Born
15 September 1953
Alexander Vladimirovich Politkovsky
15 September 1953
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
AlmamaterMoscow State University
Occupations
- Journalist
- political commentator
- professor
Spouse
Alexander Politkovsky | |
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| Александр Политковский | |
Politkovsky in 1989 | |
| Born | Alexander Vladimirovich Politkovsky 15 September 1953 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
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| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
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 7 October 2006.[2]