Vyacheslav Kostikov
Russian diplomat, journalist and writer
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Vyacheslav Vasilyevich Kostikov (Russian: Вячеслав Васильевич Костиков; born 24 August 1940) is a Russian diplomat, journalist and writer who served as the press secretary to the first Russian president Boris Yeltsin.
Vyacheslav Kostikov | |
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Вячеслав Костиков | |
| Kremlin Press Secretary | |
| In office 14 May 1992 – 14 March 1995 | |
| President | Boris Yeltsin |
| Preceded by | Pavel Voshchanov |
| Succeeded by | Sergey Medvedev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 August 1940 |
| Education | University of Sheffield Academy of Foreign Trade |
| Occupation | Russian diplomat, journalist and writer |
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Biography
In 1966, he graduated from MSU Faculty of Journalism. From 1966 to 1967 he worked as an English translator in India. Since 1967 he has been working as a political columnist for the RIA Novosti.
In 1968 Kostikov studied journalism in England, at the University of Sheffield. At the same time, he continued his studies at the Academy of Foreign Trade (1972). Then he started worked for UNESCO (1972–78 and 1982–1988).
From 1992 to 1994 he served as the press secretary of the president of the Russian Federation.[1] In 1994–1996 he was the representative of the Russian Federation at the Vatican and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
Presently, he is the Director for Strategic Planning of Russian newspaper Argumenty i Fakty.