Pavel Eugenievich Felgenhauer (; born 6 December 1951) is a Russian military analyst known for his publications about Russia's political and military leadership.

Biography

Felgenhauer was born in 1951 in Moscow, the

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and graduated from

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as a biologistПавел Фельгенгауэр, военный обозреватель, журналист (Pavel Felgenhauer, military observer, journalist)
/ref> in 1975. He served as a researcher and senior research officer in the

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(Moscow) and received his

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degree in biology from the Academy in 1988. He is based in Moscow. His stepdaughter, Tatyana Felgenhauer, is a journalist and presenter at the

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(defunct as of 2022). Felgenhauer published numerous articles on topics dealing with Russian foreign and defense policies, military doctrine, arms trade, military-industrial complex and so on. From January 1991 until January 1993, he was associated with the ''

Nezavisimaya Gazeta ( rus, Независимая газета, p=nʲɪzɐˈvʲisʲɪməjə ɡɐˈzʲetə, t=Independent Newspaper) is a Russian daily newspaper. History and profile Soviet Union was established by the Moscow Soviet in August 1990. Its first ed ...

'' (Moscow) as defense analyst and defense correspondent. From February 1993 till September 1999, Felgenhauer was a member of the editorial board and chief defense correspondent of a Moscow daily ''

Segodnya ''Segodnya'' ( rus, Сегодня, p=sʲɪˈvodʲnʲə, t=Today, a=Ru-сегодня.ogg) was a Russian language, Russian-language Ukrainian tabloid newspaper founded in 1997. The newspaper ceased printing in 2019. Affiliations While run from ...

''. Since May 1994 till October 2005, Felgenhauer published a regular column on defense in the English language local daily ''

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''. In July 2006, after being more than six years an independent defense analyst, Felgenhauer joined the staff of ''

Novaya Gazeta ''Novaya Gazeta'' (, ) is an independent Russian newspaper. It is known for its critical and investigative coverage of Russian political and social affairs, the Chechen wars, corruption among the ruling elite, and increasing authoritarianism i ...

''. Felgenhauer continues to provide regular comments on Russia's defense-related problems to many other local and international media organizations, including

The Jamestown Foundation The Jamestown Foundation is a Washington, D.C.–based non-partisan defense policy think tank. Founded in 1984 as a platform to support Soviet defectors, its stated mission is to inform and educate policy makers about events and trends, which i ...

References

Sources

List of articles by Felgenhauer in Novaya Gazeta (in Russian)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Felgenhauer, Pavel 1951 births Living people Moscow State University alumni Russian male journalists Russian people of German descent Writers from Moscow Novaya Gazeta