Sergey Konstantinovich Medvedev (russian: Сергей Константинович Медведев; June 2, 1958 in

Kaliningrad Kaliningrad ( ; rus, Калининград, p=kəlʲɪnʲɪnˈɡrat, links=y), until 1946 known as Königsberg (; rus, Кёнигсберг, Kyonigsberg, ˈkʲɵnʲɪɡzbɛrk; rus, Короле́вец, Korolevets), is the largest city and ...

) is a Russian journalist and TV presenter who would later become the Press Secretary of

Russian President The president of the Russian Federation ( rus, Президент Российской Федерации, Prezident Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is the head of state of the Russian Federation. The president leads the executive branch of the federal ...

Boris Yeltsin Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin ( rus, Борис Николаевич Ельцин, p=bɐˈrʲis nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtsɨn, a=Ru-Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin.ogg; 1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician wh ...

from 1995 to 1996.

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

Gosplan The State Planning Committee, commonly known as Gosplan ( rus, Госплан, , ɡosˈpɫan), was the agency responsible for central economic planning in the Soviet Union. Established in 1921 and remaining in existence until the dissolution of ...

economics courses. From 1981 to 1991 he worked in the USSR State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting (Radio and Television of the USSR). Following the cessation of the Soviet news program

Vremya ''Vremya'' (russian: Вре́мя, lit. "Time") is the main evening newscast in Russia, airing on Channel One Russia (Russian: , Pervy kanal) and previously on Programme One of the Central Television of the USSR (CT USSR, Russian: ). The program ...

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

press secretary A press secretary or press officer is a senior advisor who provides advice on how to deal with the news media and, using news management techniques, helps their employer to maintain a positive public image and avoid negative media coverage. Duti ...

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

State Duma The State Duma (russian: Госуда́рственная ду́ма, r=Gosudárstvennaja dúma), commonly abbreviated in Russian as Gosduma ( rus, Госду́ма), is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, while the upper house ...

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
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