Alexey Pivovarov
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Alexey Pivovarov | |
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| Born | Алексей Владимирович Пивоваров 12 June 1974 |
| Education | Lomonosov Moscow State University |
| Occupations | Journalist, Film Director, Producer & Media Manager |
| Spouse | Anna Schneider |
| Children | 2 |
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| Subscribers | 4.08 million[needs update] |
| Last updated: February 2024 | |
Alexey Pivovarov (Russian: Алексей Владимирович Пивоваров, born June 12, 1974) is a Russian journalist, media manager and documentary filmmaker. His YouTube channel Redaktsiya[1] (eng: The Editorial Office) has amassed 4.4 million subscribers. In 2022, the Russian Ministry of Justice placed Pivovarov on the foreign agents list for his condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and longstanding critical attitude toward the Russian authorities.[2]
Alexey Pivovarov was born on June 12, 1974, in Soviet Moscow. He began his journalism career at the age of 14 as a correspondent at the Vsesoyuznoye radio. During his undergraduate studies, he hosted at Radio Maximum.
After graduating from the Lomonosov MSU Faculty of Journalism, Pivovarov worked as a TV reporter, news anchor, and later as a film producer at the first independent Russian TV channel — NTV. Pivovarov’s most notable work there was alongside famous Russian journalist Leonid Parfyonov in his program Namedni. It has been considered the gold standard of journalism and was awarded the TEFI award numerous times, including a personal TEFI for Pivovarov in 2004.
Since February 2003, Pivovarov had been anchoring the evening news but was suspended for making a scathing on-air comment about his Namedni colleague’s unfair dismissal. Pivovarov told the audience that Leonid Parfyonov had proved it “might be better to write than to talk in Russia”.[3] When Pivovarov was reinstated, he was barred from prime time and became the anchor of the nightly news digest Today; thus, he began producing and starring in his own infotainment projects.[4]
In 2011, the news agency Reuters called Pivovarov “an unlikely opposition hero”[5] after Kommersant reported that Pivovarov refused to anchor the news on December 8, 2011 if he could not inform viewers about the ongoing protests in Moscow which were being ignored by all state-controlled media. The next day, NTV covered the demonstrations in the Evening news and other channels followed suit.
Working on NTV Channel, Pivovarov has done interviews with prominent political figures of the day, such as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
In 2013, Pivovarov left NTV to lead CTC Media TV Channel, launched by a Ukrainian film producer and media manager Alexander Rodnyansky.[6] Under Pivovarov’s leadership, CTC Media grew its share in the younger demographic viewership.
In 2016, Pivovarov was appointed an Executive Producer and Editor-in-Chief of RTVi, the only global Russian-speaking TV channel with HQ in New York, NY. Under his leadership, RTVi has undergone a massive digital transformation into a modern multimedia organization, expanding its presence to all social media and mobile apps.
After launching in 2019 his YouTube channel, Pivovarov left RTVi in June 2020 in order to dedicate more time and energy to this project.[7] In 2020, the GQ magazine named Pivovarov their Person of the Year and one of the most influential Russian-speaking journalists and YouTube personalities.[8]
YouTube Channel Redaktsiya
In 2019, Pivovarov launched his YouTube channel ‘Redaktsiya’[9] and a year later left RTVi to concentrate on this project.[10] The first episode of Redaktsiya featured Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky.
Following the creation of Redaktsiya, Pivovarov was included in lists recognizing prominent creative professionals in Russia, reflecting his influence in Russian-language journalism and media. He became known for his long-form interviews and analytical reporting style, which contributed to his reputation as a notable public voice within the Russian-speaking media landscape.[11]
Personal life
Pivovarov is married to journalist Anna Schneider and has a son, Ivan, and a daughter, Varvara.
Honors and awards
- 2005 TEFI award for his special report on the Parmalat bankruptcy
- 2007 The Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland II class civilian division for the hard work and 'contributions to the National TV development
- 2008 Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude for the active social work targeted at civilian development of the Russian Federation
- 2009 ru:NIKA Award for documentary "Rzhev. The Unknown Zhukov's Battle."[12]
- 2010 Person of the year by the GQ Russia, 'A TV Personallity', GQ magazine Archived 2023-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
- 2019 Silver Play Button for achieving first 100,000 viewers
- 2020 Gold Play Button for one million viewers
- 2020 Person of the Year by the GQ Russia, recognized for taking journalist investigations on YouTube to a new level by covering the COVID pandemic in Dagestan and the Norilsk oil spill disaster.
- 2019 & 2020 Redkollegiya Award for a documentary about the 2016 Tu-154 crash in Sochi; and for the documentary about Covid-19 pandemic in Dagestan.
