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Alexander Politkovsky
Russian journalist, political commentator and professor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexander Vladimirovich Politkovsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Политко́вский; born 15 September 1953) is a Russian journalist, political commentator, and a professor at the Moscow Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting.[1]
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Born | Alexander Vladimirovich Politkovsky (1953-09-15) 15 September 1953 (age 70) |
Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, political commentator, professor |
Spouse | Anna Politkovskaya (d. 2006) |
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From 1987 to 1991 he was a special correspondent and presenter of an infotainment program Vzglyad. Politkovsky was one of the founders of the TV company VID. He was elected as a Deputy of the Russian Federation for the period of 1990 to 1993.
His former spouse Anna Politkovskaya was murdered on 7 October 2006.[2]