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 faculty 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 growth
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, the whole 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 importance 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 at all regret her Russian marriage.
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 Kiselev, 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, Kiselev 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.
If you look at the man externally, Dmitry Kiselev is short in stature with large bald patches and a little unprepossessing. Dmitry Kiselev’s wife is no longer his first woman, but his seventh. Maria is a psychologist by training and she and her husband are 22 years apart. Previously, before Kiselev, she was in a very good marriage and Dmitry, one might say, took her away from this prosperous union. Many do not understand how this was possible, however, according to the man, it did not require any special tricks.
The personal life of Kiselev and his wife was covered last year in Boris Korchevnikov’s program; Maria and Dmitry spoke in “The Fate of a Man” sincerely and talked a lot about their personal life. They met on the beach of Koktebel and simply talked for many years, meeting periodically. The divorce was swift, Masha was completely sure that Kiselev was her destiny and for this reason she broke off her previous relationship. She already had a child in her first marriage, as did Dmitry, and they had two children together.
Dmitry Kiselev's wife Maria - photo
Dmitry Konstantinovich Kiselev is a very successful person, a famous TV presenter and journalist, today he is the head of a well-known news agency. Dmitry Kiselev and his wife are very happy, their work only makes life more united, despite their age. The man does not hide his previous marriages; they were very bright and you can find any details about them on the Internet.
The first was considered the stupidest, which happened due to his youth while studying at a medical school; it ended after a year of living together. Having moved to St. Petersburg, Dmitry Kiselev studied at the university and married Natalya, and two years later there was Tatyana. Almost all marriages lasted no more than two years. This suggests that Dmitry’s biography is rich and interesting. Kiselev’s current wife moved to the Moscow region, where the host of the program lived; today they live in this Scandinavian house.
Maria Kiseleva has been hosting her radio program on the Vesti FM station for several years, and she tells everything except her personal life, without affecting her husband and children, because their relationship is built on complete mutual understanding and I don’t want to put anything up for discussion. The eldest son completed 11 grades and is successfully entering a higher education institution. Maria is not only a psychologist, her first education was in economics, the woman studied abroad and for the most part devoted herself to the family business, but after her marriage to Kiselev, she was simply drawn into psychology. The family loves to travel, everyone plays sports, and Dmitry’s wife prefers to do culinary chores to please the household.
Recent article by Maria Kiseleva
Quite recently, when there was talk about pension reform, an article by Dmitry Kiselev’s wife appeared. This has already caused a real hurricane on social networks, where she talked about the benefits for Russians and increasing age. This article was not appreciated, but seemed strange; its arguments about the need to have many children turned out to be completely underestimated.
Kiselev’s wife Dmitry says that pensioners who criticize the state behave like children who constantly blame their parents for the lack of attention and love. She says that citizens are dependent and live, dreaming of retirement, when they can do nothing and live for their own pleasure. The woman talks about raising the retirement age as a project where a person is responsible for himself until the end of his days.
The author gives various arguments in which he explains the benefits for Russians of raising the retirement age. It concerns only those young people who are now in the prime of life and there is absolutely no need to panic, but there is an opportunity to hurry up and find their place in life, and most importantly, take care of their health.
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 dramatic 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, founded 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 Kiselev, Shenderovich - who is he?
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.
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.
Dmitry Kiselev(born April 26, 1954, Moscow, USSR) - Russian journalist, TV presenter, general director of the Russian international news agency "Russia Today", deputy general director of VGTRK.
Dmitry Konstantinovich Kiselev
Occupation: TV presenter
Date of birth: April 26, 1954
Place of birth: Moscow
Citizenship: USSR → Russia
Dmitry Kiselev was born on April 26, 1954 in Moscow.
Dmitry Kiselev was brought up in a musical environment (Kiselev’s uncle is composer Yuri Shaporin), and graduated from a music school in classical guitar.
He studied at medical school No. 6 in Moscow.
In 1978, Dmitry Kiselev also graduated from the department of Scandinavian philology of the Faculty of Philology of the Leningrad State University named after A. A. Zhdanov.
Dmitry Kiselev's work on radio and TV
After university Dmitry Kiselev worked in the Central Radio Broadcasting to foreign countries of the USSR State Television and Radio in the Norwegian and Polish editions.
From 1988 to 1991, Dmitry Kiselev worked at the USSR Central Television, where he was a correspondent for the “Time” program.
From late 1989 to January 1991 Dmitry Kiselev- presenter of the information program “Television News Service”, broadcast on the First Program of Central Television.
From 1991 to the end of 1996 Dmitry Kiselev- presenter of the nightly newscast of Channel 1, and since March 1995 - presenter of the current interview "Rush Hour".
From 2003 to 2006, Dmitry Kiselev was the host of the daily information and analytical program “Vesti +” of the Rossiya television company, the host of the current interview “In detail with Dmitry Kiselev”, and the host of the socio-political talk show “National Interest”.
In 2006-2008, Dmitry Kiselev, co-host of the evening news program (co-hosted with Maria Sittel, while the news time was increased from 30 to 50 minutes), continued to host the “National Interest” program.
He also collaborated with ARD, RTL, and the Japanese television company NHK.
Dmitry Kiselev - Host of the program “Rush Hour”
On March 3, 1995, after the murder of Vladislav Listyev, Dmitry Kiselev was appointed host of the Rush Hour program, which was broadcast on Ostankino Channel One, and from April 3 on the newly created ORT channel. Initially, he hosted the program alternately with Sergei Shatunov, but after his departure, from April 25 to September 28, 1995, he hosted the program alone. At the same time, he was the host of the “Window to Europe” program. Since the beginning of October 1995, he hosted the program alternately with Andrei Razbash. He finally left the program on September 25, 1996.
Dmitry Kiselev From 1997 to 2003
From 1997 to 2003 he hosted the talk show “National Interest”, which aired first on REN TV, then on the RTR channel from September 1997 to May 1998, then on TVC (as “National Interest-2000”), and then on the Ukrainian channel ICTV. From 1999 to 2000, he was the host of the nightly news program of the TVC television company “Events,” the current interview “In the Center of Events,” and the socio-political talk show “National Interest.”
From 2000 to 2003 - presenter of a current interview with the ICTV television company “In detail with Dmitry Kiselyov", host of the socio-political talk show "National Interest", editor-in-chief of the information service of the ICTV television company. On November 26, journalists at a meeting with ICTV General Director Alexander Bogutsky expressed no confidence in Dmitry Kiselev, saying that he was distorting news releases. 3 days later, the general director announced the removal of Kiselev from the management of the television company’s news releases.
In 2003 he founded the Jazz Koktebel festival.
Work on the Rossiya TV channel
Then he worked on the programs “Morning Talk”, “Authority” and with documentary programs. Since 2005 - host of the Vesti+ program. Since 2006 - host of the Vesti program together with Maria Sittel. He was also the author and host of the talk show “National Interest” on the Rossiya channel.
Since July 2008, he has been Deputy General Director of the VGTRK holding; After his appointment, he left the Vesti program. In March 2012, he replaced Sergei Kurginyan in the “Historical Process” program; also hosts the author’s program “Authority”. Since August 2012, he has been the host of the “News of the Week” program.
Author of a documentary series about the collapse of the USSR called “USSR: Collapse”, as well as several documentaries: “Sakharov”, “100 days of Gorbachev”, “100 days of Yeltsin”, “1/6 of the land” and others.
International news agency "Russia Today"
On December 9, 2013, it was announced that a new structure would be created on the basis of the liquidated RIA Novosti - the International News Agency Rossiya Segodnya. Its general director was appointed Dmitry Kiselev. According to the presidential decree, the main task of the new agency will be “coverage abroad of the state policy of the Russian Federation and Russian public life,” and according to Kiselyov, the mission of his organization is “restoring a fair attitude towards Russia, as an important country in the world with good intentions.”
Views - Putin and the opposition
October 7, 2012 (on Putin’s 60th birthday) during the “News of the Week” program Dmitry Kiselev dedicated a comment lasting 12 minutes 41 seconds to this event:
In terms of the scale of his activities, Putin the politician is comparable only to Stalin among his predecessors in the 20th century. The methods are fundamentally different. The price of Stalin's breakthrough is unacceptable, but the scale of the tasks for the development of the country is such. After Stalin, each successive Kremlin leader lowered the bar of ambition, and Russia approached the turn of the millennium bloodless, demoralized and torn.
… As a result, let’s bend our fingers: the combat capability of the army has been restored, the nuclear balance has been confirmed, territorial integrity has been preserved, the salaries of Russians in rubles have increased by 13 times, pensions by 10. At the same time, Russia is free as never before in its history.
This comment drew criticism from some members of the journalistic community, who considered its author a hypocrite and a conformist.
The Vesti Nedeli presenter was particularly interested in the elections to the Opposition Coordination Council. On October 28, in the program’s story, he published anonymous statements allegedly on behalf of representatives of the protest movement, who characterized the event as an “adventure,” “a factory of stars,” “a movement without a goal,” and “a banal scam organized by opposition thimblemakers.”
Ukraine and the EU
December 1, 2013 Dmitry Kiselev dedicated part of his program to protests against the suspension of association with the EU in Ukraine, where he stated that the coalition of EU members Sweden-Poland-Lithuania was allegedly using Ukraine to incite a war with Russia. According to Kiselyov, the ultimate goal of the countries that made up this anti-Russian “coalition” is revenge for the Battle of Poltava, won by Peter I in 1709. Also, according to Kiselyov, in Sweden, due to the early onset of sexual activity, there is a “radical increase in child abortions” and impotence at the age of 12. Besides this Kiselyov stated that Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt was a CIA agent in his youth. Buzzfeed columnist Max Seddon described the entire broadcast as “the most esoteric interpretation” of events in Ukraine.
Homosexual propaganda and homophobia
In August 2013, a fragment of the recording of the TV show “Historical Trial No. 19 “State and Private Life”” dated April 4, 2012 on the Russia-1 channel, in which Dmitry Kiselyov called for “burying or burning” the hearts of those killed in road accidents, became widespread. gays The statement received a negative reaction in the blogosphere. A group of bloggers sent an appeal to the Investigative Committee and the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation with a request to bring the TV presenter to criminal liability under Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (extremism), the maximum penalty for which is 5 years in prison.
In an interview with Ekho Moskvy, Kiselev explained his words:
This is simply global practice. This is what they do in the United States of America, the European Union, Japan, Arab countries, and almost all over the world, except Russia. Because homosexuals are prohibited from donating blood, organs, etc., that is, they are not considered as donors. And I believe that laws need to be adopted that are in line with world practice. That's all... if, for example, a homosexual dies in America, then they don't touch him, they don't take his organs.
He stated about murders motivated by homophobia:
Our problem with homosexuals is that they behave provocatively, they behave victimarily, yes, that is, deliberately calling, provoking situations for them to become victims. No one is stopping them from loving each other the way they want. They aggressively impose the values of the minority on the majority. Probably society will oppose this. Naturally, right? In a variety of forms, including brutal ones.
Criticism of Dmitry Kiselev
Dmitry Kiselev's coverage of the Razvozzhaev case
Covering the case of Leonid Razvozzhaev, Kiselev cited the “memoirs” published by the oppositionist, which were based on Razvozzhaev’s fictional story “How I Played the Executioner,” published in the literary supplement to Nezavisimaya Gazeta in 2003. Having cited the most cruel moment - the execution of a cat, the TV presenter did not add the ending of the story, which radically changes the feeling of the story, which is in fact directed against cruelty to animals. In addition, as Nezavisimaya Gazeta noted, Kiselev did not provide evidence that this fact happened in Leonid’s real life.
Dmitry Kiselev's coverage of events related to Euromaidan
The UNIAN news agency accused Dmitry Kiselyov of lies and distortions in his description of events related to the Euromaidan (a story about the latest events in Ukraine, in which clashes under the administration of the President of Ukraine (Ukrainian Podii bilya Bilya Administration of the President of Ukraine 1 April 2013) preceded the dispersal of the Euromaidan, which contradicts the chronology of events).
On December 8, 2013, Ukrainian journalist Vitaly Sedyuk, known for his provocative and shocking actions, burst into the live broadcast of the Rossiya-24 news on the Maidan in Kyiv and shouted: “Give the Oscar to the Rossiya TV channel and Dmitry Kiselev for lies and nonsense in relation to the Euromaidan! » Appointment as head of the Rossiya Segodnya agency
In connection with the appointment of Kiselev as head of the new news agency “Russia Today”, created by Vladimir Putin in December 2013 on the basis of RIA Novosti, a number of leading Western media published materials in which Kiselev was called a “pro-Kremlin homophobic TV presenter”, and the creation of a new news agency - Putin's attempt to strengthen control over the media. Thus, The Guardian website published an article entitled “Putin appointed homophobic TV presenter as head of state news agency.” The publication described Kiselyov as a “conservative news anchor” and “a loyal supporter of Putin who occasionally makes provocative statements.” The article also stated that "Kiselyov is often accused of being a mouthpiece for [Kremlin] propaganda" and that he has gained notoriety for his "openly anti-gay, anti-American and anti-opposition views." Agence France-Presse called the appointment of an “anti-gay TV presenter” to head the new news agency an attempt by the Kremlin to “consolidate state media during a period of increased online criticism of Putin’s 13-year rule.”
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