Farida Rustamova
Russian journalist
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Farida Hafiz qizy Rustamova[1] (Azerbaijani: Fəridə Xafiz qızı Rüstəmova; Russian: Фарида́ Хафи́з кызы́ Руста́мова; born 1992) is a Russian journalist of Azerbaijani descent.[2]
Farida Rustamova | |
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.jpg) at Vladimir Putin’s annual news conference, 2019 | |
| Born | 1992 (age 33–34) |
Biography
Rustamova was born in Moscow in 1992.[2] From 2012 to 2014, while at university, she worked for Gazeta.ru.[3]
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Rustamova has worked as an independent journalist[4] for her own Substack publication Faridaily[5] and Poyasnitelnaya zapiska (Russian for "explanatory note"),[6] together with Maxim Tovkailo, publishing texts in both Russian and English.[7] She previously worked for Vedomosti,[8] Forbes Russia,[9] RBK Group,[10] BBC News Russian, Meduza, and TV Rain.[4]
Professional work
Rustamova has published a number of investigative pieces[11] on President Vladimir Putin and his inner circle, which have been cited by world-known mass media.[12][13][14][15][16]
Her articles have appeared in The New York Times,[17] The Daily Telegraph,[12] El Confidencial,[13] The Moscow Times,[18] The Blueprint,[19] on the websites of the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute[20] and OpenDemocracy[21] and others.
Leonid Slutsky's accusation of sexual harassment
Awards
Rustamova is a two-time winner of the Redkollegia Award:[22]
- in May 2018 for 'The story of how MP Slutsky sexually harassed two Russian journalists'[23] for BBC News Russian;
- in March 2021 along with Svetlana Reiter and Alexander Ershov for the 'From gene bombs to classroom curriculum'[24] for Meduza.