Dmitry Kiselev and his family. Evgeny Kiselev, TV presenter: photo, biography and personal life

Evgeny Kiselyov is a Soviet, Russian and Ukrainian journalist and TV presenter. He was one of the founders of the NTV company, and also headed the TV channels TV-6 Moscow, TVS and the Moscow News newspaper. For the last few years, the TV presenter has collaborated with the Ukrainian channel “Inter”, on which he hosted the programs “Big Politics” and “Black Mirror”.

He was born in Moscow, in the family of a famous metallurgist and Stalin Prize laureate Alexei Alexandrovich Kiselyov. Evgeniy studied well at school with in-depth study of the English language. His interests in science were so disparate that for a long time he could not decide on the choice of one direction. The boy was equally attracted to geography, history, foreign languages, literature, economics and politics.

Realizing that his son was still interested in the humanities, his father suggested that, in parallel with his high school years, he study at the “School of Young Orientalists” at Moscow State University. This circle fascinated Kiselev so much that after school he entered the Faculty of History and Philology of the Institute of Asian and African Countries at Moscow State University, from which he graduated with honors.

He visited Asian countries during his studies, when he did an internship in Iran. And after graduating from high school, he was called up for military service and sent to Afghanistan as a translator in the Group of Soviet Military Advisors. After the army, Evgeny Kiselev became a teacher of Persian at the KGB Higher School and taught lectures until 1984.

Then he became interested in journalism, and he plunged headlong into the world of television. Although Evgeniy Alekseevich addressed other media several times. Thus, he hosted on the radio the political programs “Debriefing” and “Power with Evgeniy Kiselyov,” as well as the historical and educational program “Our Everything.” In addition, in 2003, Kiselev was invited to the Moscow News newspaper and for two years he was the editor-in-chief of this printed publication.

A television

Evgeny Kiselev appeared on television in 1984. But at first he was not the leader. His first responsibility was editing texts intended for broadcast to the countries of the Near and Middle East.

The man got into the leading chair with the beginning of Perestroika. At first he was the main character of the “90 Minutes” program, and after the collapse of the Soviet Union he became the announcer of the news programs “Vremya” and “Vesti”. In 1992, Evgeniy organized the information and analytical program “Itogi”, which brought him very wide fame.

His original documentaries about the most famous personalities of the world, for example, Boris Yeltsin, Margaret Thatcher, Yuri Andropov, Augusto Pinochet, Joseph Stalin and many others, brought the journalist even greater popularity. In total, more than 30 such films have been released to date.

When a change in leadership began at NTV, many employees left the channel in protest. Kiselev turned out to be one of them. He moved to Kyiv and began hosting the socio-political show “Big Politics with Evgeniy Kiselyov” on the central channel “Inter”. Then he replaced Oleg Panyuta in the Sunday program “Details of the Week” and managed to turn a not very rated program into one of the most popular political television projects.

As a result, instead of the original 30 minutes, the program began to be broadcast for more than an hour and a half.

In March 2014, the TV presenter created his own political talk show “Black Mirror” on the Inter channel, which in Ukraine became the most watched weekly program of this type. It is interesting that Evgeny Kiselev, who constantly emphasizes his opposition political views in relation to the Russian authorities, has repeatedly had misunderstandings because of his last name. The fact is that he has a famous namesake, Dmitry Kiselev. also a TV presenter of political programs, only with a completely opposite opinion.

Evgeniy Alekseevich hosted “Black Mirror” for more than two years. In the last issue of April 15, 2016, he announced his resignation, as he plans to create a completely new project, which requires complete journalistic independence.

Personal life

In September 1973, Evgeny Kiselev married his former classmate Marina Shakhova. She is also a journalist, known as the presenter under the pseudonym Masha Shakhova of the educational program “Summer Residents,” for which she received the prestigious “Tefi” award in 2002.

The couple had a son, Alexei, in 1983. He did not follow in the footsteps of his parents, but together with his wife founded a fashion brand. By the way, Evgeniy and Marina already have a little grandson, George.

Evgeny Kiselev is a workaholic. He very rarely rests, but if this happens, he prefers leisurely walks or watching a match of his favorite sport - tennis. The TV presenter is also considered a gourmet and connoisseur of cuisines from different nations of the world.

Filmography

• 1998 - “Seventeen Moments of Spring” 25 years later
• 1998 - Purely Russian murder
• 1999 - World revolution for Comrade Stalin
• 1999 - Great-grandson of the Emperor
• 2000 — Brilliance and poverty of Gokhran
• 2000 - “Spartak” - a game on the field of history
• 2001 - Pinochet Formula or People's Happiness
• 2002 - Knight of the Oval Office
• 2003 - Taganka with and without the Master
• 2011 - Kate and William. Royal wedding

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TV presenter Evgeny Kiselev left the air of “Echo of Moscow” after the radio station’s host Alexey Golubev said that he was disgusted by the Maidan. As a Nakanune.RU correspondent reports, the scandal occurred on the air of the Ganapolskoe.

Results without Evgeniy Kiselyov,” where the interim voting results in the presidential elections in Ukraine were discussed.

Presenters Alexey Naryshkin and Alexey Golubev asked the now Ukrainian journalist, former NTV presenter, Evgeniy Kiselyov to explain the possible victory of Petro Poroshenko in the first round.

“I said that the reason for Poroshenko’s unexpected popularity is his personality. As in many countries of the former USSR, in Ukraine they vote not for programs, but for individuals,” Kiselev began.

“A striking contrast to the background of what the former president was like. He is a well-educated and erudite person. Speaks excellent English, performs well on television, the camera loves him, an excellent polemicist. People really like that he is a sincere believer and serves as a deacon on Sundays in the church. And he is a man of democratic convictions, which he demonstrated by the fact that Channel Five, the only 24-hour information channel that belongs to him, has been adhering to a democratically balanced policy for many years,” the Ukrainian journalist continued, but was interrupted by the presenters, who made their remarks in the discussion editorial policy of Channel Five.

“Balanced in favor of Kyiv and Maidan, somehow very strongly,” the studio said.

“Maidan began in November, and the channel has been operating for 10 years. It worked normally at all times,” Kiselev replied.

“We don’t know how it worked before, but recently something happened to them,” the presenters retorted.

Kiselyov replied that, in his opinion, “any normal person of democratic convictions cannot relate to the Maidan without sympathy.”

“Does any normal person, in your opinion, have sympathy for the Maidan? I consider myself a normal person, I am disgusted by the Maidan,” said presenter Alexey Golubev.

“Then I don’t intend to talk to you any further, I’m leaving this studio,” Kiselev said and left the program. The presenters accompanied his departure with laughter and the comment: “One more normal person on the air.”
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Biography

In 1979, he graduated with honors from the Faculty of History and Philology of the Institute of Asian and African Countries at Moscow State University. M.

V. Lomonosov, majoring in Oriental historian, completed an internship in Iran in 1977-1978.

In 1979-1981 he served in military service in Afghanistan, where he worked as a translator in the Group of Soviet Military Advisors. In 1981-1984 he taught Persian at the Higher School of the KGB of the USSR named after F. E. Dzerzhinsky.

In 1984-1987 he worked in the Main Editorial Office for broadcasting to the countries of the Near and Middle East of the USSR State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company.

In 1987-1990 - host of the program “90 minutes” (later “120 minutes”) (“First program of Central Television”) and reporter for information programs of Central Television. In 1990 - one of the hosts of the Vremya program.

In 1991 - presenter of the Vesti program (Russian Television). From January 1992 to June 2003 - presenter of the information and analytical program "Itogi" (1st Channel Ostankino (1992-1993), NTV (1993-2001), TNT (2001), TV-6 (2001-2002), TVS (2002-2003)).

In 1993-1997 - vice president of NTV Television Company LLP.

In October 1995 - December 1997 - presenter of the program “Hero of the Day” (NTV). In 1999-2000 - host of the talk show "Voice of the People" (NTV).

In 1997-2001 - Chairman of the Board of Directors of NTV Television Company LLP (since 1998 - NTV Television Company OJSC). From January 2000 to April 14, 2001 - General Director of OJSC NTV Television Company. In 2001 - editor-in-chief of NTV.

From May 14, 2001 to January 21, 2002, General Director of CJSC Moscow Independent Broadcasting Corporation. In 2002-2003 - editor-in-chief of Channel Six CJSC.

In 2003-2005, he was editor-in-chief of the Moscow News newspaper. In September 2005 - October 2006 - presenter of the program “Debriefing” (“Echo of Moscow”). In December 2006 - September 2009 - host of the program “Power with Evgeny Kiselyov” (RTVi and “Echo of Moscow”) and the historical and educational program “Our Everything” (“Echo of Moscow”).

Since September 2009, he has been the host of the socio-political program “Big Politics with Evgeny Kiselyov” (Inter) and the program “Upstairs” (TVi). As Kiselyov said on the air of the “Upstairs” program, at the end of September 2009, one of TVi’s shareholders tried to establish sole control over the channel, “using tough measures, to a certain extent, force.” The editor-in-chief considered that it was “completely unacceptable” for him to remain working on the channel in such a situation.

Writes monthly columns for GQ magazine (Russia) and The Moscow Times newspaper. Author of numerous publications in Gazeta. Ru", in the Russian version of Forbes magazine and the weekly The New Times. He collects a collection of wines and writes a column in the magazine “Wine Mania”.

Family

• Father and mother worked as engineers.
• Married to his classmate since November 29, 1973, TV presenter (pseudonym Masha Shakhova) according to her passport, Marina Gelyevna Shakhova (February 5, 1956), but she likes to be called Maria, she graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University, hosted the program “Dachniki”, producer of the program Fazenda, Shakhova received the Tefi-2002 award for the program on the TVS channel “Dachniki”, and as a designer she exhibited at the Small Manege.
• Her sister Ekaterina, producer on the REN TV channel
• Father-in-law Geliy Alekseevich Shakhov, was one of the leaders of the USSR State Television and Radio, a journalist, was a correspondent in, former editor-in-chief of Foreign Broadcasting in the USA and Great Britain, shortly before his death he translated Kerensky’s memoirs, which were published in the early 1990s, met in the USA with Alexander Kerensky in the early 1960s
• Mother-in-law Erna Yakovlevna Shakhova, worked as a translator at the Khudozhestvennaya Literature publishing house, was the leading editor of the foreign literature editorial office of the Khudozhestvennaya Literature publishing house and received the title Honored Cultural Worker of the Russian Federation in 1996
• son Alexey Kiselev (b. 1983) married since 2000, engaged in business
  • grandson Georgy Kiselyov (b. 2001).

The notorious journalist Dmitry Kiselev became famous for his sharp attacks on the events in Ukraine, the Maidan and the new government in this country. Which somewhat confused fans of his journalistic talent, because many years ago his biography included the Kiev period. He participated in the formation of one of the central Ukrainian television channels – ICTV, for 4 years he was the editor of the information service and the host of the news program “Live Facts”.

Even then, the biography of journalist Dmitry Kiselyov was of interest to many viewers - the Russian TV presenter was distinguished by his irreconcilable position towards the forced Ukrainization of the media in the former Soviet republic. He argued that the effectiveness of Russian-language advertising is several times higher than that of a product in the native language, and ICTV stands for “international commercial television.” This is dictated by his focus on the success of all kinds of commercial projects that allow him to introduce viewers to significant events in the world and Ukraine - one episode of the program cost the TV channel a tidy sum in 2002 - $30,000.

What was Kiselev like in childhood and youth?

The ambitious journalist was born into a family of hereditary intellectuals in the capital on April 26, 1954. The family was especially enthusiastic about the uncle of the future celebrity - he was a relative of the composer Yuri Shaporin, conductor of the famous Alexandrinka, author of numerous symphonic works, music teacher and head of the USSR Union of Composers. Both mom and dad planned only a musical future for their son, hoping that he would surpass his famous relative in popularity and importance in creativity. The boy was sent to a special school with in-depth study of French and enrolled in classes to learn to play the guitar.

As it turned out later, Dmitry had neither the desire nor the ability to perform works by famous composers. But the guy learned languages ​​with amazing ease, which became the main point in determining his profession in the future.

Dmitry Kiselev in his youth

Disagreements in this regard led to the young man getting a job as a simple worker in a nearby printing house. Apparently the desire to decide his future fate on his own forced Kiselev to look for a way to earn his own livelihood. A little later, he entered medical school, which he graduated without much success.

Having received a diploma as a nurse, Kiselev went to the northern capital - there the department of Scandinavian languages ​​at the university attracted his attention. With a diploma in philology and a rare specialization, Dmitry returned to Moscow in 1978.

Career

Rumor has it that the rapid rise of a little-known student at that time was ensured by Eduard Mikhailovich Sagalayev, who at that time was the general director of VGTRK and held the responsible position of head of the Moscow independent broadcasting company (TV-6). It was on his initiative that an inexperienced graduate of Leningrad State University received a solid position - he was appointed head of the news department in the foreign sector of VGTRK. It was he who was responsible for the quality of information provided abroad. For 10 long years, all of Europe listened to the messages of the young journalist on air, forming their own idea of ​​​​a way of life in the USSR that was incomprehensible to them.

In 1989, the young journalist was appointed to the position of presenter in the “Time” program, which was very prestigious at that time. However, in 1991, the biography of Dmitry Kiselev underwent a sharp change - his successful career began to decline due to the intractability of a freedom-loving and ambitious commentator - he refused to express his opinion live on the events in the Baltics on the eve of the collapse of the Union.

His colleagues Tatyana Mitkova and Yuri Rostov were fired along with him. To avoid falling under the hot hand of supporters of new trends in the Russian television space, Kiselev even went to Germany, where he held minor positions in local television and radio companies for a whole year.

For a long time, the journalist worked as a presenter on the Vremya program.

As soon as the political situation in his homeland stabilized, the journalist returned to Moscow, where he became Ostankino’s own correspondent in the capital of Finland - his knowledge of foreign languages ​​came in handy. In the “Window to Europe” program, Kiselev openly promoted the values ​​of his more economically developed neighbors and even became for a short time a colleague of Vladislav Listyev in the “Rush Hour” program.

Dmitry then very actively advocated for the independence of the journalistic profession, proving that the true picture of events taking place in the country and abroad can only be shown to the viewer by a reporter who is not dependent on the mercy of the authorities.

Since 1997, the position of an irreconcilable fighter for the absence of political bias among media workers has changed dramatically - on Ren-TV he becomes the author and host of the “National Interest” program. Hiding behind the state significance of the program, the journalist becomes, in fact, the mouthpiece of the Kremlin.

During the “Kyiv period” in his biography, journalist Dmitry Kiselev lives well in Ukraine (see photo below).

He had the opportunity not only to work fruitfully in the field of propaganda values, but also to keep his 4 horses at the nearest stable. The journalist himself was actively involved in show jumping, but a little later he received a serious injury, as a result of which he had to walk on crutches for about a year. As Dmitry told reporters, he sold one horse, gave one to his trainer, and sent 2 to children's charities as sponsorship. And in 2004, at the request of an old friend, Yan Tabachnik, who at that time served as the Minister of Education and Science in Ukraine, he even participated in the presidential elections, actively speaking at rallies for Viktor Yanukovych.

The Ukrainian TV presenter's fame ended after the Orange Revolution. The TV channel refused to work with a pro-Russian journalist who actively works on state Moscow television.

Dmitry Kiselev was the general director of VGTRK

The reporter's independence evaporated and he became an outspoken government reporter singing the praises of power. The authorities appreciated such aspirations and Dmitry Kiselev was appointed general director of VGTRK in 2008. It was unprofitable to promote liberal views on the social system and democratic principles, so Kiselev forgot about them very quickly.

In 2012, Dmitry Kiselev, on the “Historical Process” program, so enthusiastically congratulated V.V. Putin on his 60th birthday that bloggers exploded with indignant comments about the betrayal of the ideals of free journalism. Here Kiselev, as they say, outdid himself, in a laudatory panegyric he called the President of Russia comparable in scale to Stalin.

The fans of the “young” journalist finally lost faith in their idol after his participation in anti-gay propaganda. In one of his programs, he called for the organs of gay people to be burned in huge bonfires on their foreheads, so that they would not end up as donor implants and would not reproduce such people.

Dmitry Kiseel is an ardent patriot of his country

Then netizens sent a collective letter to the Investigative Committee of Russia with a request to bring the outrageous presenter to justice. Naturally, no crime was discovered in Kiselev’s actions, and he continued to emotionally express “his” opinion about events in the Russian Federation and the world. Sometimes, the tendentiousness of the journalist’s speeches baffled even his employers, and the Presidential Administration, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, disowned the tirades of the scandalous reporter as quickly as possible.

Personal life of a reporter and commentator

The infamous journalist Dmitry Kiselev himself does not know the number of his wives - either 7 or 8 women were next to him at different times, sharing the vicissitudes of his creative biography at various stages of his formation. It is known for certain that for the first time he became a visitor to the registry office at the age of 18, having married a classmate at medical school, Alena. The young people lived together for only 8 months and fled without any particular consequences for both. An Englishwoman also appeared as the reporter’s legal wife, who subsequently successfully created her own business and does not regret her Russian marriage at all.

Even during the existence of the USSR State Television and Radio, Kiselev married Elena Borisova, the fourth woman he loved, who bore him a son, Gleb. Now the young man is engaged in vehicle design and remains the right hand of his famous dad in many endeavors.

TV presenter with his wife Maria

Journalist Dmitry Kiselev stopped only in 2006, having met Maria. The girl turned out to be 23 years younger than her chosen one. By the time they met, the young woman was married, raising a son and did not think about the future. They met during a summer holiday in Koktebel, where they both came to enjoy the warmth and sea walks. In Boris Korchevnikov’s program “The Fate of a Man,” the famous couple recalls this romantic time with pleasure.

With the arrival of his young wife in his biography, journalist Dmitry Kiselev settled down, acquired two more children, and spends all his free time with his family, in his own home. By the way, the commentator designed his favorite home himself; he took the architect who was supposed to draw up a technical sketch of the new building either to Finland or to Switzerland - it is not known for certain. The house took more than 10 years to build, since not all the equipment for this could be found in the capital.

In Koktebel, Kiselev also has his own real estate. According to the journalist, he had to invest a lot of money in engineering work to strengthen the foundation of the future mansion, since the construction area was officially considered dangerous due to the threat of landslides.

Dmitry Kiselev with his wife and children

The man fell in love with the seaside city so much that he began organizing jazz festivals here, being a longtime fan of this style of music. According to Kiselyov, on this basis, at one time he became such friends with the current President of Ukraine Poroshenko that he was able to persuade him to give money for the restoration of Maximilian Voloshin’s house.

As the relatives and colleagues of the popular presenter say, in real life he is completely different - a more open, intelligent, incredibly versatile and erudite person. At home, Kiselyov is far from the image he created on the country's television screens - a kind of evil propagandist, smashing all the enemies of the Motherland to smithereens with compelling arguments about the greatness of the Empire.

Kiselev Dmitry Konstantinovich is a native Muscovite. He was born in April 1954 into a family of intellectuals and is a relative of the famous composer, as well as conductor Yuri Shapurin. Very noteworthy is the fact that Kiselev also has a musical education in classical guitar.

After graduating from school, Dmitry goes to study at one of the medical schools in Moscow. However, he soon transferred from there to the Zhdanov University, which was located in the city of Leningrad. Namely, to the Faculty of Philology. In 1978, Dmitry graduated from it.

Kiselev's television career

Dmitry Kiselev's television career began almost immediately after he graduated from the Faculty of Philology of the Leningrad Zhdanov University. At first he worked at the State Television and Radio of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

He worked there more than ten years in one of the main positions. There I learned to be responsible, to control absolutely every word I say, and also to monitor my intonation.

In 1988, Dmitry Konstantinovich went to work in the news department of a television program that was popular at that time called “Time”. There he began to conduct various kinds of political reviews.

After the collapse of the USSR Kiselev was fired from Gosteleradio. The reason for this was Dmitry’s refusal to read out on live central television a statement by the government of the Russian Federation about the events that took place in one of the former Soviet republics.

However, almost immediately he was invited to host a program called “Vesti”, which Kiselev does to this day. One could even say that Dmitry Konstantinovich is the creator of a new format for news programs. In his work, the news anchor collaborates very actively with his foreign colleagues.

In 1992, Kiselev began to conduct his own television program called “Panorama” After this, Dmitry was sent to the city of Helsinki, where he worked as an agent of the Ostankino television center.

After Vladislav Listyev was killed in 1995, Kiselev was appointed in his place. At the same time, he begins to conduct a program called “Window to Europe.” However, he soon decides to leave this matter.

In 1997, he became the host of a television program called "National Interest".

At first, this program was broadcast only on the RTR television channel, but then it began to be broadcast in Ukraine. After that, he hosted a television program called “Events.” True, quite a short time.

However, in November 2003, representatives of Ukrainian television began to express their distrust of Kiselev, accusing him of deliberately distorting information. After this he was suspended from work.

Then Kiselev worked for a whole year on new broadcasts, which were called "Authority", and "Morning Talk" In the period from 2005 to 2006, Dmitry hosted a daily program called "Vesti.plus", which was then renamed “Vesti. Details." This television program was of an informational and analytical nature.

In 2006, Kiselev again began hosting the program “National Interest”, which, however, had already acquired the character talk show. This program lasted until 2012.

In 2008, he was appointed to the position of General Director of VGTRK.

Dmitry Kiselev is a famous Russian TV presenter and journalist. He is Deputy General Director of VGTRK. Heads the international news agency Rossiya Segodnya. The article will present a brief biography of the presenter.

Childhood and studies

Dmitry Kiselev was born in Moscow in 1954. The future journalist received an excellent education. As a child, the boy graduated from a music school with a guitar class. And after receiving secondary education, Dmitry decided to enter medical school. But the medical profession did not appeal to the young man. Therefore, Kiselev’s next educational institution was Leningrad University, where he studied Scandinavian philology. The young man graduated from university in 1978.

The beginning of a journalistic career

After receiving his diploma, Dmitry Kiselev got a job at the USSR State Television and Radio. There he worked in the foreign sector, which was considered the most prestigious. Dmitry was responsible for everything that was heard about the USSR abroad. In such work it was impossible to do without such qualities as extreme organization and responsibility. It is necessary to control not only every word, but also intonation. Kiselev worked in this department for 10 years, and then began to conduct political reviews, becoming the announcer of the Vremya program.

Dismissal

The year was 1991. Global changes have begun in the Union. The former republics began to fight for independence. The management of Gosteleradio invited Kiselyov to read the government’s statement about the events in the Baltic states. Dmitry Konstantinovich refused to do this. The head of the radio channel was on the side of the government, so he immediately fired the hero of this article.

New job

Also in 1991, the Vesti program appeared with Dmitry Kiselev. The presenter turned out to be one of the pioneers of that time. Together with his colleagues, he created a new format on radio and television, collaborating with foreign programs.

In 1992, Dmitry Konstantinovich began hosting Panorama. And after some time I went to Helsinki as Ostankino’s own correspondent. After the death of Vlad Listyev, he became the host of the “Rush Hour” program.

In 1996, Kiselev began working on the Ren-TV channel. Dmitry Konstantinovich was invited as the host of the “National Interest” program. Kiselev himself called it ideological, not political. After some time, the program began to air daily on the Rossiya channel.

In 1999, Dmitry Kiselev appeared in the “Window to Europe” program. Moreover, he was not only the presenter, but also the author. Viewers watched “Window to Europe” on the TV-6 Moscow channel.

Present tense

Since 2012, Kiselev has been hosting the program “Historical Process”. Also, the hero of this article is the author of the “Authority” program. In the summer of the same year, the program “News of the Week” with Dmitry Kiselev began airing. Every month the number of her viewers increased exponentially. And in 2016, it became the highest-rated program on Russian television, and the host’s name turned into a real brand. The viewers themselves now call it “A Week with Dmitry Kiselev.”

At the end of 2013, the presenter headed the Rossiya Segodnya news agency created by Vladimir Putin.

Personal life

For Kiselev it was stormy. Dmitry got married for the first time while still studying at school. The chosen one of the future journalist was classmate Alena. The couple separated a few months after the wedding. During his student years, Kiselev managed to get together and break up with two more girls.

Dmitry married for the fourth time, already working at the USSR State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. Twelve months later, his wife gave birth to a son named Gleb. As soon as the boy was one year old, Kiselev left the family. Then he had another unsuccessful marriage. Dmitry Konstantinovich's sixth wife was Kelly Richdale in 1998. But this relationship lasted only a few months.

For the seventh time, presenter Dmitry Kiselev married a girl named Maria. At that time, the journalist built his own house in Crimea. Being a fan of jazz music, he founded the thematic festival “Jazz Koktebel” in 2003. Since then, this event has been held on an annual basis. While in Koktebel, Dmitry Konstantinovich decided to ride a rubber boat. On the shore he noticed a girl standing alone. She turned out to be a Moscow student Maria. At that time, the girl was studying at the Institute of Psychoanalysis and Practical Psychology. A year later the wedding took place. In 2007, Maria gave birth to the presenter’s son, Kostya. And in 2010, their daughter Varvara was born.

Country house and hobbies

Now Kiselev lives with his family in the Moscow region. He built the house for several years according to a special project. In the yard there is a well on which a small mill is installed. It perfectly complements the overall appearance of the building. At first, it was difficult for Dmitry Konstantinovich’s wife to get used to life outside of Moscow. And she periodically went to the capital. But then Maria even fell in love with village life.

At one time, Kiselev maintained a small stable of four horses. But after an accident with a compression fracture of the spine, the leader could no longer engage in equestrian sports. Also, while getting into motocross, the journalist received a serious knee injury (torn ligaments). After three operations, Dmitry Konstantinovich walked on crutches for a whole year. It is clear that equestrian sport was finished forever. Therefore, Kiselev sold one horse, gave the second to a trainer, and donated the remaining two to a children's institution.

The journalist speaks excellent French, English and Norwegian. In addition, he can read Danish, Swedish and Icelandic very well.

Childhood and family of Dmitry Kiselev

Born in Moscow, into a musical family, the future TV presenter received a good education. As a child, he graduated from music school and played the guitar. First, Dmitry entered medical school. The next educational institution was the university in Leningrad, where the young man studied Scandinavian philology. He graduated from the university in 1978.

The beginning of the career of journalist Dmitry Kiselev

Dmitry's first workplace was the USSR State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. He worked there for ten years, holding a position in one of the most prestigious sectors - the foreign sector. He was responsible for what was heard abroad about the USSR. In this work it was impossible to do without such qualities as responsibility and extreme organization; it was important to control every word, intonation also mattered.

How people change under Putin. Dmitry Kiselev (1999-2012)

In 1988, Dmitry Konstantinovich moved to another department. At Gosteleradio he became a news presenter, the Vremya program, and conducted political reviews.

Kiselev's dismissal from Gosteleradio

With the beginning of fundamental changes in the Union and the beginning of the struggle of the former republics for independence, the TV presenter was fired from the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. The year was 1991. Dmitry refused to read the government’s statement on the events in the Baltics on air. The management of the radio channel was on the side of the Government.

In the same year, Kiselyov began working for the Vesti program. He was among those who participated in the creation of a new format on television and radio, collaborating with foreign television and radio programs.

A year later, at the Ostankino company, he began hosting Panorama. Later, Kiselyov went to Helsinki as a correspondent for the Ostankino agency.

“Rush Hour” is a program hosted by Vlad Listyev. After Listyev’s murder, Kiselev became the presenter.

On the REN TV channel, which began operating in 1996, Dmitry hosted a program called “National Interest”. He himself calls it not political, but ideological. After a while, this program began to air every day on the Rossiya channel.

“Promising Television Formats” is a new television company, in the organization of which Dmitry Konstantinovich took part.

Since 1999, the TV presenter appeared in the program “Window to Europe”, both the author and presenter was Kiselyov. Viewers watched it on the TV-6 Moscow channel.

Dmitry Kiselev today

Since 2012, Dmitry Konstantinovich has been hosting the “Historical Process” program, and is also the host of the author’s “Authority” program. In the summer of 2012, he began hosting Vesti Nedeli.

The TV presenter is known for his harsh statements about homosexuality, about Americans, and about radicals in Ukraine.

Dmitry Kiselev - 2 minutes of hatred

Dmitry Konstantinovich is the creator of a number of documentaries about Yeltsin, Sakharov, Gorbachev, the collapse of the USSR, etc. At the end of 2013, Kiselyov headed the Rossiya Segodnya news agency, created by Vladimir Putin.

Personal life of Dmitry Kiselev

Kiselyov’s personal life can be called stormy. His first marriage was a student's. At seventeen, the young man studied at medical school. His wife was a classmate named Alena. They broke up less than a year later. Interestingly, the spouses had the same day and year of birth.

Having entered the university in Leningrad, Dmitry married again. The chosen one's name was Natalya. A year later, the student was already married for the third time. His wife's name is Tatyana.

Kiselyov married for the fourth time after university, when he began working at the USSR State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. A year later, the wife, whose name is Elena, gave birth to a son named Gleb. When the child was one year old, Dmitry Konstantinovich left the family. His fifth wife was Natalya.

Kiselev’s sixth wife appeared in 1998. She became Kelly Richdale.

He married for the seventh time a year later. This time the chosen one was called Olga. At that time, the TV presenter built his own house in Crimea. Being a fan of jazz music, he held a jazz festival there, which he founded in 2003 and was called “Jazz Koktebel”. This festival has become an annual event. While in Koktebel, riding there on his rubber boat, Dmitry

Konstantinovich saw a girl standing on the shore. She turned out to be student Masha from Moscow. At that time she was studying at the Institute of Practical Psychology and Psychoanalysis. Masha already had a son, Fyodor. A year after they met, their wedding took place. Maria gave birth to a son, Kostya, in 2007, and three years later, a daughter, Varvara, was born. Kiselyov’s wife graduated from three universities with honors and is currently receiving her fourth education. She plans to work as a psychotherapist.

Hobbies of Dmitry Kiselev

Together with his family, the TV presenter lives in the Moscow region, where a Scandinavian house built according to his design is located. It should be noted that construction lasted several years. A small mill is installed on a well in the yard, complementing the overall appearance of the house. At first, Maria could not get used to country life. She went to Moscow to, as she puts it, breathe it in. Over time, the TV presenter’s wife liked village life.

Dmitry Kiselyov about NOD and deputy Evgeny Fedorov

Unfortunately, the happy dad rarely sees his children and has virtually no days off. He usually leaves in the morning, when the children are still sleeping, and returns no earlier than nine or even eleven in the evening. The TV presenter often gets to work by motorcycle, only getting into a car in winter.

There was a time when Dmitry Konstantinovich kept four horses, but after he fell with his car from a bridge into the water and received a compression fracture of the spine, he was no longer able to engage in equestrian sports. Being keen on motocross, the TV presenter received a serious injury - a torn ligament in his knee, he underwent three operations and walked on crutches for a whole year. After that, Kiselyov gave one horse to his trainer, sold one, and donated two horses to a children's institution.

The TV presenter’s eldest son, Gleb, is already an adult; they have always maintained a relationship and traveled a lot together. The son shared his father's passion for horses. In Kiselyov’s country house, Gleb has his own room where he lives when he comes to visit.

Dmitry Konstantinovich is fluent in Norwegian, English and French, in addition, he reads Icelandic, Swedish and Danish.