Alexander Politkovsky

Russian journalist, political commentator and professor (born 1953) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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
Alexander Vladimirovich Politkovsky

(1953-09-15) 15 September 1953 (age 72)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • political commentator
  • professor
Spouse
(m. 1978; d. 2006)
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Alexander Politkovsky
Александр Политковский
Politkovsky in 1989
Born
Alexander Vladimirovich Politkovsky

(1953-09-15) 15 September 1953 (age 72)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Alma materMoscow State University
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • political commentator
  • professor
Spouse
(m. 1978; d. 2006)
Children2
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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]

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