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Vladislav Listyev
Vladislav (Vlad) Nikolayevich Listyev (russian: Владисла́в Никола́евич Листьев, links=no; May 10, 1956 – March 1, 1995) was a Russian journalist and head of the ORT TV Channel (now government-owned Channel One). Career Listyev was arguably the most popular journalist and TV anchor in Russia (he remains well remembered years after his death), and was a key force in bringing the voice of democracy to Russian television. Listyev first appeared on television as one of the hosts of a progressive and successful show '' Vzglyad'' (''Glance'' or ''Outlook'') in the late 1980s. Vzglyad was an outstanding show for that time, after the premiere many people thought it was allowed on TV only by some mistake of censors. The program was ‘like a fresh wind’, it raised the questions that never before were allowed for public discussion, such as Stalin's Great Purge, death penalty, reconstruction of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour The Cathedral of Christ t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vzglyad (Russian TV Program)
''Vzglyad'' ( rus, Взгляд, Literal translation, lit. 'Outlook') is a popular Russian TV program, officially broadcast from 2 October 1987 to April 2001. It is one of the first programs that changed Russian notions on television. It is one of the main programs of the television company VID (company), VID. Vladislav Listyev, Vlad Listyev is one of the creators and the first hosts of ''Vzglyad''. ''Vzglyad'' became one of the symbols of perestroika. It shook up the late 80’s soviet public notion of TV broadcasting and journalism in general. The program showed young hosts wearing informal clothing, live broadcasting and used popular music videos as music breaks. All of that was completely opposite to what an average soviet viewer had been used to—strictly rehearsed and Censorship in the Soviet Union, censured programs. ''Vzglyad'' was widely known and discussed by society and media. It was especially popular among urban youth who represented the interests of the new generati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novy Vzglyad
''Novy Vzglyad'' (Russian: ''Новый Взгляд'', literally ''New Look'' or ''New View'') is a weekly newspaper published in Moscow, Russia. It used to be well known for its commentaries on politics and social issues in the 1990s. History It was founded in early 1992 by VID (originally created as a voice for the TV show with the same name). Kirsan Ilyumzhinov bought the newspaper and merged it with another journal. It is owned by him and former TV host (of ''Vzglyad'' show) Yevgeny Dodolev. Once a weekly, the ''Novy Vzglyad'' is now published 45 times per year, seven issues covering two-week spans. Publishing house In 1995 the weekly newspaper grown into publishing house (publishing company). During 1995–1999 ''Novy Vzglyad Publishing House'' published nine magazines and periodicals (print and online) in Russia and CIS countries. It ended its four-year print run for magazines, due to economic difficulties of 1998 Russian financial crisis. Its headquarters and printi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheel Of Fortune (game Show) In Different Countries
''Wheel of Fortune'' is an American television game show that was created by Merv Griffin and first aired in 1975, with a syndicated version airing since 1983. Since its premiere, the program has been adapted into several international versions. The 1975 version premiered on Australian TV in 1981 and premiered in the UK in 1988. It has also been adapted to numerous countries around the world. International versions Legend: : Currently airing : Awaiting confirmation : Status unknown : Upcoming season : No longer airing See also *List of television show franchises The following is a list of international television shows franchises. These are shows remade for foreign markets rather than adaptations. Reality shows * '' 10 Years Younger'' * ''30 Seconds to Fame'' * ''The Amazing Race'' * '' All Together ... References External linksOfficial site of the Singapore edition (via internet Archive) {{Wheel of Fortune Wheel of Fortune (franchise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Huaorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine (region), Palestine. * January 25–January 26, 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet Union, Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 11 – British Espionage, spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean (spy), Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * February 14–February 25, 25 – The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union is held in Mosc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Freedom Of Expression Exchange
IFEX, formerly International Freedom of Expression Exchange, is a global network of 124 independent non-governmental organisations that work at a local, national, regional, or international level to defend and promote freedom of expression as a human right. History IFEX was first proposed in 1992 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, by a group of 12 non-governmental organisations who met to discuss how they could collaborate on responding to free expression violations around the world. The meeting was organised by the Canadian Committee to Protect Journalists (now Canadian Journalists for Free Expression). Over the next four years, IFEX consolidated its structure, built outreach programs, and established a web presence. By 2007 IFEX had established strategic free expression campaigns and programmes, and as of 2021 IFEX has over 123 network members located in 62 countries worldwide. Operations The day-to-day operations of the organisation are run by the IFEX Secretariat based in Toronto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Unsolved Murders (1980–2000)
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleg Soskovets
Oleg Nikolayevich Soskovets (russian: Оле́г Никола́евич Соскове́ц; born May 11, 1949) is a Soviet, Kazakh and Russian politician. Soskovets was amongst those accompanying Boris Yeltsin during the 1994 diplomatic incident at Shannon Airport. He was originally the head of Boris Yeltsin's 1996 reelection campaign, devising its original strategy, but the strategy was ultimately abandoned and Soskovets was dismissed from his role as campaign chairman. Soskovets was regarded as the "official protector" of the Trans-World Group which controlled Russian aluminium industry. Soskovets was dismissed from Yeltsin's administration soon after the Xerox Affair. Soskovets is the father-in-law of Dmytro Salamatin who was Minister of Defense of Ukraine in 2012./(website has automatic Google Translate option)''Small biography of Dmytro Salamantin LIGA Career *1971-1973 – Roller Rolling Shop No. 2 *1973-1976 – Master, Head of the department of rolling of sheet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solntsevskaya Bratva
The Solntsevskaya Organized Crime Group (russian: Солнцевская организованная преступная группировка), also known as the Solntsevskaya Bratva (russian: link=no, Солнцевская братва), is a Russian crime syndicate group. Other simplified versions of the name are Solntsevskaya Brotherhood and Solntsevskaya gang. The group is not a common gang, but a well organized criminal organization. Rise to power The Solntsevskaya gang was founded in the late 1980s by Sergei Mikhailov, a former waiter who had served a prison term for fraud. Based in the Solntsevo District of Moscow, the gang recruited local unemployed, aggressive young men as foot soldiers and also made use of thief in law Dzhemal Khachidze to enhance their reputation amongst established criminals. The Solntsevo District was also strategically located near the M3 highway leading to Ukraine, the MKAD, Moscow's ring road, as well as the Vnukovo International Airport. Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Korzhakov
Alexander Vasilyevich Korzhakov (russian: Александр Васильевич Коржаков; born 31 January 1950) is a Russian former KGB general who served as Boris Yeltsin's bodyguard, confidant, and adviser for eleven years. He was the head of the Presidential Security Service (PSB) from 1991 to 1996, State Duma deputy from 2007 to 2011, and retired Lieutenant-general. Korzhakov had been Yeltsin's bodyguard since 1985, and on 19 August 1991, he stood next to his boss on top of a tank during Yeltsin's historic speech. Being the Chief of the Security Service, Korzhakov was widely criticized for interfering in government affairs and business. In 1996, he was finally sacked after losing a power struggle with the Prime Minister. He then successfully ran for a seat in the State Duma where he received immunity from prosecution. In 1997, Korzhakov published a biography based on his experience at the very top of Russian politics. In the biography he contends that he and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Pribylovsky
Vladimir Valerianovich Pribylovsky (russian: Влади́мир Валериа́нович Прибыло́вский, 6 March 195613 January 2016) was a Soviet and Russian political scientist, historian, journalist, human rights activist, and author of internet database Anticompromat.org on biographies of Russian politicians. He also authored more than 40 books. Biography Pribylovsky graduated from the Department of Medieval History of Moscow State University in 1981 specializing in Byzantine studies, and published several articles on early Byzantine history. In the 1980s he was persecuted by Soviet authorities for spreading banned literature. Since 1993 he was the president of the ''Panorama'' Information and Research Center think tank. From November 2005 he operated the Russian-language websitAnticompromat.org which is essentially a collection of biographies of Russian politicians compiled and partially written by Pribylovsky from a variety of published sources. The site was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuri Felshtinsky
Yuri Georgievich Felshtinsky (russian: Юрий Георгиевич Фельштинский, born 7 September 1956 in Moscow) is a Russian American historian. Felshtinsky has authored a number of books on Russian history, including ''The Bolsheviks and the Left SRs'' (Paris, 1985), ''Towards a History of Our Isolation'' (London, 1988; Moscow, 1991), ''The Failure of the World Revolution'' (London, 1991; Moscow, 1992), ''Blowing up Russia'' (with Alexander Litvinenko), and ''The Age of Assassins'' (with Vladimir Pribylovsky). Education Felshtinsky's parents died when he was 17 years of age. He began studying history in 1974 at Moscow State Pedagogical University. A couple of years later, he decided to emigrate from the Soviet Union to Israel, travelling first to Vienna. But instead of going from Vienna to Israel, he went further to the United States, where he arrived in April 1978 and there subsequently continued his studies. He graduated from Brandeis University and earned hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Berezovsky (businessman)
Boris Abramovich Berezovsky (russian: link=no, Борис Абрамович Березовский; 23 January 1946 – 23 March 2013), also known as Platon Elenin, was a Russian business oligarch, government official, engineer and mathematician and a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Berezovsky made his fortune in Russia in the 1990s, when the country implemented privatization of state property. He profited from gaining control over assets, including the country's main television channel, Channel One. In 1997, ''Forbes'' estimated Berezovsky's wealth at US$3 billion. Berezovsky helped fund Unity, the political party that would form Vladimir Putin's first parliamentary base, and was elected to the Duma on Putin's slate in the 1999 Russian legislative election. However, following the Russian presidential election in March 2000, Berezovsky went into opposition and resigned from the Duma. Berezovsky would remain a vocal critic of Putin for the rest of his life. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
