Alexander Vladimirovich Politkovsky (; born 15 September 1953) is a Russian journalist, political commentator, and a professor at the Moscow Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting.
From 1987 to 1991 he was a special correspondent and presenter of an infotainment program ''
Vzglyad''. Politkovsky was one of the founders of the TV company
VID. He was elected as a Deputy of the Russian Federation for the period of 1990 to 1993.
His former spouse
Anna Politkovskaya
Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya (; 30 August 1958 – 7 October 2006) was a Russians, Russian investigative journalist who reported on political and social events in Russia, in particular, the Second Chechen War (1999–2005).
It was her repor ...
was
murdered
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse committed with the necessary intention as defined by the law in a specific jurisdiction. ("The killing of another person without justification or excu ...
on 7 October 2006.
Убийство Политковской в день рождения Владимира Путина — это провокация против него и Рамзана Кадырова
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References
External links
Александр Политковский: «Нынешнее телевидение — это гадюшник» Почему он не хочет возвращаться на ТВ
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1953 births
Living people
Soviet journalists
Russian male journalists
Russian reporters and correspondents
Moscow State University alumni
Soviet film directors
Russian film directors
Mass media people from Moscow
20th-century Russian journalists
21st-century Russian journalists