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Andrey Kolesnikov (journalist, 1966)
Andrey Ivanovich Kolesnikov () is a Russian journalist, columnist and editor. Since 2000, he has been writing regular reports about President of Russia, Russian president Vladimir Putin for ''Kommersant'' as a member of the Kremlin pool. He is an author of several books and articles about Putin's life. Biography Kolesnikov was born in the urban-type settlement of Semibratovo, Yaroslavl Oblast in 1966. After receiving a degree in Moscow State University MSU Faculty of Journalism, Faculty of Journalism, he wrote for ''Moskovskaya Pravda'', ''Moskovskiye Novosti'', and the Institute for High Energy Physics newspaper. Since 1996, he has been working as a special correspondent for ''Kommersant'' along with Aleksandr Kabakov and Valery Panyushkin. In 2000, Kolesnikov published a book named ''From the First Person'' about Vladimir Putin co-authored by acting Kremlin Press Secretary, Kremlin spokesperson Natalya Timakova and journalist Natalya Gevorkyan. In 2008, Kolesnikov became ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. He is the longest-serving Russian president since the independence of Russia from the Soviet Union. Putin worked as a KGB foreign intelligence officer for 16 years, rising to the rank of Lieutenant colonel (Eastern Europe), lieutenant colonel. He resigned in 1991 to begin a political career in Saint Petersburg. In 1996, he moved to Moscow to join the administration of President Boris Yeltsin. He briefly served as the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) and then as Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, secretary of the Security Council of Russia before Putin's rise to power, being appointed prime minister in August 1999. Following Yeltsin's resignation, Putin became Actin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
