Sergey Konstantinovich Medvedev (; June 2, 1958) is a Russian journalist and TV presenter who would later become the Press Secretary of

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from 1995 to 1996. He has the federal state civilian service rank of

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Biography

Sergey Medvedev was born on June 2, 1958, in Kaliningrad. His interest in journalism started from an early age, his career beginning in a local paper. In 1981 he graduated from Moscow State University’s Faculty of Journalism, having also been trained at

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economics courses. From 1981 to 1991 he worked in the

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. Following the cessation of the Soviet news program

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as a result of the August 1991 coup, Medvedev worked as a presenter at Information Programs Studios of All-Union State Broadcasting Company Ostankino. In this capacity he served as a presenter for Vremya’s replacement program TV-Inform. Between 1995 and 1996 he was the

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of the Russian President

. Following his resignation as press secretary, Medvedev returned to television and became the first deputy general director of ORT. In 2000, Medvedev took part in the elections to the

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from the Kaliningrad district number 84 as an independent candidate, but the results of voting placed him second. Together with he is the founder of one of the largest broadcasting companies of the country ''Ostankino'', which creates the content for the first and other federal channels in Russia. Since 2003 Medvedev has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors.Медведев: «Мое положение меня устраивает»
/ref> He is a member of the Russian Union of Journalists and the Union of Cinematographers of Russia.

References

External links

Sergey Medvedev Online Кино-Театр.ру
{{DEFAULTSORT:Medvedev, Sergey 1958 births Living people People from Kaliningrad 1st class Active State Councillors of the Russian Federation Kremlin press secretaries Soviet journalists Russian male journalists Russian television presenters Aides to the president of Russia