Dmitry Kiselev: biography and journalistic activity

An uncommon personality, one of the most famous and popular Russian journalists and TV presenters - Dmitry Kiselev. He is considered the favorite of the Russian president, that many can cause an ambiguous attitude and even hatred, especially today, when terrible events are taking place in Ukraine. His broadcasts shed light on what is happening, not only in the Russian Federation, but throughout the world.

Dmitry Kiselev: biography

He was born in Moscow on April 26, 1954, grew up in a musical environment and graduated from a music school in the guitar class. Then he studied at the medical school, but in 1978 changed his passions and was educated at the Leningrad University. Zhdanov at the Faculty of Scandinavian Philology.

At the end of the university, Dmitry went to work at the State Television and Radio of the USSR, where he covered the most important aspects of the country's life abroad. There Kiselev worked more than 10 years. A young journalist learned to rap out every word, followed intonation, and it turned out perfectly well, that's why in 1988 he became the leading political review of the program "Time". The turning-out 90s forced him to look for his new job, since he was dismissed for disobedience.

But then Kiselev Dmitry Konstantinovich becomes the creator of a new TV and radio format and works closely with foreign colleagues in the "Vesti" program.

In the early 90's Kiselev - the news anchor in the program "Panorama". A little later he was sent to work in Helsinki as the correspondent of the Ostankino agency.

New projects

In 1995, when Vladislav Listyev was killed, Kiselev was appointed in his place. On the "First Channel", he begins to run the programs "Hour Peak" and "Window to Europe." The TV presenter will work there only one year and will leave the project.

In 1997, Dmitry Kiselev became the host of the talk show "National Interest", which appeared on the Russian channel "RTR" and on the Ukrainian "ICTV". Then he works for a while in the nightly issue of "Events".

In 2003, his Ukrainian colleagues expressed disbelief for the distortion of information and dismissed him from his work. A little later these charges were dropped from him.

Since 2008, he is deputy general director of VGTRK, in 2012 he is the presenter of the "Historical Process" program. Since 2012 he has been leading the program "News of the Week".

In 2013, on the basis of RIA Novosti news agency, Russia Today, appears, its CEO is Dmitry Kiselev.

The presidential decree entrusted the agency with a very important mission - to sanctify Russian politics abroad. Kiselev saw his main task, which was to restore the good name of Russia.

Criticism and sanctions

Since November 2015, he is the leading intellectual game game "Knowledge is Power". April 17, 2014 he takes a direct interview with Vladimir Putin.

Therefore, he did not escape criticism, the TV journalist was called the "Kremlin propagandist", again accused of distorting the facts, and again they were mostly colleagues from Ukraine. In general, he got the most from Ukraine for the truthful news about the Ukrainian coup, whose customers (it's no secret) were the US intelligence services. They used Ukraine to fuel a war with Russia.

Now the Ukrainian TV presenter (the former television presenter Vestei of Russian television), the same-name character Yevgeny Kiselyov, completely engrossed in the new Ukrainian government, also very unflatteringly speaks about his colleague's work, that he allegedly biased and incorrectly covered the events in Ukraine.

TV presenter Dmitry Kiselev was included in the EU sanctions list (among Russian politicians and state officials). But, anyway, he is one of the brightest personalities not only on Russian television, but also abroad. Dmitry Kiselev has practically encyclopedic knowledge, he perfectly speaks several foreign languages, is well versed in literature, music and art.

Family life

Always led a stormy personal life leading Dmitry Kiselev. He had many formal and informal marriages.

The first official spouse was called Alena, she was his classmate in the medical school. They parted a year after the painting.

Two subsequent official marriages with Natalia and Tatyana happened when he studied at the Leningrad University.

The fourth time he married Elena Borisova, when he worked as a presenter at Gosteleradio. They had a son, Gleb, but the marriage broke up a year later.

With fifth wife Natalia, he also quickly broke up, as with the Englishwoman Kelly Richdale.

With his current wife Maria, Dmitry Kiselev met at the jazz festival in Koktebel, which he also arranged. Masha was already divorced and raised her son Fyodor. In this marriage they had two more children - Konstantin and Varvara. Now a couple of Kiselevs live in the Moscow suburbs in a house built according to the own project of the famous TV presenter.

Dmitry Kiselev was awarded the Order of Friendship and "For Services to the Fatherland" IV Art. (2011, 2014) and the Order of Sergius of Radonezh II century. (2014, ROC).