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Murder Of Anastasiya Meshcheryakova
Anastasiya Meshcheryakova (russian: Анастасия Мещерякова, 16 August 2011 – 29 February 2016) was a 4-year old Russian girl who was killed on 29 February 2016 in Moscow by her Uzbek nanny, Gulchehra Boboqulova, who had been looking after her for three years. Life Anastasiya had birth trauma that affected her central nervous system, and doctors predicted that she would not be able to walk without external help. In 2012, she was diagnosed with symptomatic multifocal epilepsy, motor disorders (including central tetraparesis), and impaired mental function. Her parents were Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Meshcheryakova (Екатерина Александровна Мещерякова) and Vladimir Anatolievich Meshcheryakov (Владимир Анатольевич Мещеряков). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across eleven time zones and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than any other country but China. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and largest city is Moscow, the largest city entirely within Europe. Saint Petersburg is Russia's cultural centre and second-largest city. Other major urban areas include Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, and Kazan. The East Slavs emerged as a recognisable group in Europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries CE. Kievan Rus' arose as a state in the 9th century, and in 988, it adopted Orthodox Christianity from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia-1
Russia-1 (russian: Россия-1) is a state-owned Russian television channel, first aired on 14 February 1956 as Programme Two in the Soviet Union. It was relaunched as RTR on 13 May 1991, and is known today as Russia-1. It is the flagship channel of the All-Russia State Television and Radio Company (VGTRK).Alexei Bessudnov, "Media Map" (183–189), ''Index on Censorship'', Volume 37, Number 1, 2008, p. 184. In 2008 Russia-1 had the second largest audience in Russian television. In a typical week, it was viewed by 75% of urban Russians, compared to 83% for the leading channel, Channel One. The two channels are similar in their politics, and they compete directly in entertainment. Russia-1 has many regional variations and broadcasts in many languages. History Soviet period Russia-1 started broadcasting as The Second Moscow Programme (Programme Two) in 1956. From the very start, it only hosted programs produced by the Ministry of Education of the Soviet Union, as well as chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti-corruption Foundation
The Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF or FBK; russian: Фонд борьбы с коррупцией (ФБК), Fond borby s korruptsiyey (FBK), Foundation for combating corruption) is a non-profit organization established in 2011 by Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny. The FBK published investigations into alleged corruption by high-ranking Russian government officials. The organisation was funded by private donations. On 9 October 2019, the FBK was declared a " foreign agent" by the Ministry of Justice. On 9 June 2021, the FBK was designated as an extremist organization and liquidated by the Moscow City Court. On 11 July 2022, Navalny announced the relaunch of the FBK as an international organization. Mission FBK Executive Director Vladimir Ashurkov formulated the fund's strategy as pressure on the authorities in order to push them towards internal reforms, working in two directions: organizing situations in which government structures will feel pressure, and creating a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitry Peskov
Dmitry Sergeyevich Peskov ( rus, Дмитрий Сергеевич Песков, p=pʲɪˈskof; born 17 October 1967) is a Russian diplomat and the press secretary for Russian President Vladimir Putin.Peskov, Dmitry Kremlin.ru Early life and education Peskov was born in . His father, Sergey, headed the Soviet diplomatic mission in Pakistan. In 1989, Peskov graduated from the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
REN TV
REN TV (russian: РЕН ТВ) is a Russian free-to-air television network, was founded on 1 January 1997 by Irena Lesnevskaya and her son, Dmitry Lesnevsky, who had been running REN TV as a production house for other national Russian television channels. Though it focuses mostly on audiences aged between 18 and 45 years old, the network offers programming for a wide range of demographics. REN TV's network is a patchwork of 406 independent broadcasting companies in Russia and the CIS. REN TV's signal is received in 718 towns and cities in Russia - from Kaliningrad in the West to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk in the East. It has a potential audience of 113.5 million viewers (officially 120 million viewers with more than 12 million of them living in Moscow city and Moscow Oblast (Moscow Region). REN TV works with 10 broadcaster affiliates and 19 cable operators in the CIS and the Baltic states; 181 cities can receive REN TV's signal. Ownership Until 1 July 2005 the channel belonged to i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zvezda (TV Channel)
Zvezda ( rus, Всероссийский государственный вещательный телеканал «Звезда», t=The Star, p=zvʲɪˈzda, a=Ru-звезда.ogg) is a Russian state-owned nationwide TV network run by the Russian Ministry of Defence. As of January 2008, Zvezda's CEO was Grigory Krichevsky, previously known for his work on Vladimir Gusinsky's NTV channel in the late 1990s. History In 1998 Central Television and Radio Studio of the Russian Ministry of Defense wins the tender to broadcast the channel in the competition. On July 17, 2000, Zvezda channel was licensed for broadcasting. On February 20, 2005, Zvezda channel first began broadcasting on 57th UHF channel in Moscow. On May 16, 2005, the channel began to broadcast around the clock. In 2006 Zvezda was for the first time broadcast in all of Russia. In 2007 the audience of the channel grew further, as it was included in the package of NTV+. Since 2009 Zvezda is a federal status channel. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mir (television Company)
Mir (), known formally as the International Television and Radio Company "Mir" () is a multinational public television broadcaster, broadcasting programs in Russian and featuring programming from all the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States. History The decision to establish an international broadcasting company was signed on 20 March 1992 in Kyiv by the presidents Boris Yeltsin, Stanislav Shushkevich, Leonid Kravchuk, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Askar Akayev, Rahmon Nabiyev, Levon Ter-Petrosyan and Mircea Snegur. The idea for Mir was conceived by President Nazarbayev. 9 October 1992 and is considered the starting point of the company's history, when an agreement was signed in Bishkek on the establishment of Mir. The co-founders of the television and radio company were ten former USSR countries, namely Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and Moldova (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Turkmenistan and Ukraine were ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RBC Information Systems
The RBC Group, or RosBiznesConsulting (russian: Группа компаний «РБК» РБК, РосБизнесКонсалтинг), is a Russian media group headquartered in Moscow. It was established in 1993. The company holds an informational agency RosBusinessConsulting, including a news web-portal, business newspaper ', monthly business magazine ''RBC'', and RBC TV. Capitalization on MOEX is $44.13 million ( 10 March 2018). History RBC was recognized in Russia for investigative journalism, including reports on corruption and abuse of power which led to forced change of leadership, including the editor-in-chief Yelizaveta Osetinskaya, in May 2016. In April 2016, searches were conducted at the ONEKSIM Group investment fund, controlling shareholder of the RBC Group, due to publications about Vladimir Putin's daughter Katerina Tikhonova and her husband, Russian oligarch Kirill Shamalov, as well as about the Panama Papers. '' The Moscow Times'' reported that the 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LifeNews
Life (stylized as L!FE, formerly LifeNews) is a Russian pro-government news website owned by and published by . Its offices are in Moscow. The brand is most commonly associated with the now-defunct LifeNews channel. Life News The television channel LifeNews and its mobile application were launched in September 2013. The broadcasting licensee for the television channel was Media Content LLC, whose beneficiaries were Aram Gabrelyanov and the oil merchant "Surgutex". According to the open statistics of LiveInternet, the daily audience of the LifeNews online informational publication in 2013 was 200-250 thousand viewers. LifeNews came to prominence by actively covering events in Donbas in 2014, taking a strong pro-Kremlin position. The channel would see its ratings rise through 2014, to a peak of up to 30 million. On July 1, 2014, LifeNews TV channel broadcast digitally in the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol as a part of the third (regional) multiplex. Notable journalists at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow 24 (TV Channel)
Moscow 24 (russian: Москва 24) is a Russian 24-hour TV channel, a part of the "Moscow Media" Incorporated editorial office of Moscow media sources and referred to All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK). The Channel is headquartered in Moscow City with its production facilities and operations, and is available in Moscow, Moscow Region and Crimea. Promoted as the main city TV channel created to target all the citizens and visitors of Moscow interested in the news, life and opportunities of the city. About 50 percent of the content is devoted to live news broadcasting and information programs. The Channel also provides various entertainment and consumer oriented shows. History Founded upon an initiative of the Government of Moscow on the basis of "Stolitsa" TV Channel (1997-2011) and launched on September 5, 2011 starting with the live presentation of the Channel to the Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin Sergey Semyonovich Sobyanin (russian: li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Tsentr
TV Centre (russian: ТВ Центр, TV Tsentr; formerly abbreviated as ТВЦ, ''TVC'' or ТВЦ-Москва, ''TVC-Moskva'' - "TVC Moscow") is a Russian public television station with the fourth largest coverage area in Russia, after Channel One, Russia-1 and NTV. It is owned by the administration of the city of Moscow and is dedicated to programming that highlights various aspects of Moscow life.Alexei Bessudnov, "Media Map" (183–189), ''Index on Censorship'', Volume 37, Number 1, 2008, p. 185. The channel airs across Russian territory. The channel began broadcasting on June 9, 1997. has been the channel's general director since October 29, 2012. As of 2020, TV Centre was among the top ten TV channels in Russia. The channel had an average daily audience share of 361 000 viewers. On June 3, 2022, the international version of TV Centre was disconnected from broadcasting in the European Union due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. History 1997–2012 On January 15, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Television Of Russia
Public Television of Russia (OTR, russian: Общественное Телевидение России, ОТР, Obshchestvennoye Televideniye Rossii) is a Russian television station, which started broadcasting on 19 May 2013. History On 17 April 2012, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed decree №455 on establishing of the station. According to Medvedev's decree, the interests of the public will be represented by the Public Television Council (PTC), which will be appointed on the basis of nominations submitted by an all-purpose oversight body called the Public Chamber of Russia. No members of the Channel management will be allowed to be members of parliament or government officials. In June 2012 the Russian parliament passed a bill setting up a legislative basis for public television. In July the next President Vladimir Putin approved members of the Public Television Supervisory Board and appointed President of the International TV Academy Anatoly Lysenko as direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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