| Alexander Politkovsky | |
|---|---|
 Politkovsky in 1989 | |
| Born | Alexander Vladimirovich Politkovsky (1953-09-15) 15 September 1953 (age 71) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, political commentator, professor |
| Spouse | Anna Politkovskaya (d. 2006) |
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.
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.
References
- Политковский нашел ярославские корни
- Убийство Политковской в день рождения Владимира Путина — это провокация против него и Рамзана Кадырова