Yevgeny Kiselyov

Yevgeny Kiselyov is a Russian-born journalist and television presenter known for political reporting in Russia and Ukraine, including his work on independent television.

Vladimir Gusinsky: Vladimir Gusinsky is a Russian media entrepreneur who founded the Media-Most group. Gusinsky’s media group owned NTV, where Kiselyov became a leading presenter.
NTV (Russia): NTV is a Russian television network founded in 1993 and known in the 1990s for independent news coverage. Kiselyov hosted its flagship news program before the network came under state-aligned control.
Independent media in Russia: Independent media in Russia are outlets that operate outside direct state control or editorial direction. Kiselyov’s career is closely tied to the rise and contraction of independent national television.
Soviet Union: The Soviet Union was a socialist state spanning much of Eurasia from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. Kiselyov began his professional life in the late Soviet period, before the media landscape transformed.
Leonid Parfyonov: Leonid Parfyonov is a Russian journalist and television presenter known for documentary and news programs. Parfyonov and Kiselyov worked at NTV during its prominent independent-news era.
Itogi: Itogi was a Russian weekly television news and current-affairs program hosted by Yevgeny Kiselyov. The program made Kiselyov a prominent political interviewer and commentator.
Russian oligarchs: Russian oligarchs are business magnates whose wealth and political influence grew during the post-Soviet transition. Private ownership by powerful magnates shaped the television environment in which Kiselyov worked.
Perestroika: Perestroika was Mikhail Gorbachev’s program of political and economic reform in the Soviet Union during the 1980s. Its loosening of public discussion helped create new possibilities for journalism.
Vladimir Putin: Vladimir Putin is a Russian politician who has served as president and prime minister of Russia. Kiselyov’s reporting and NTV’s editorial independence became contentious under Putin’s government.
TV-6: TV-6 was a Russian television channel that broadcast from 1993 until its closure in 2002. After NTV’s takeover, Kiselyov and former NTV staff moved their independent news operation to TV-6.

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