Vladimir Gusinsky

Vladimir Gusinsky

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Gusinsky ( _ru. Владимир Александрович Гусинский; born 6 October 1952 in Moscow), a Russian media baron, is known as the founder of Media-Most holding that included Most Bank, the NTV channel, the newspaper Segodnya and magazines.

After moving abroad in the summer of 2001 he created satellite TV broadcasting company RTVi, which portrays the events in Russia as presented by the TV network Echo's journalists. The related web site newsru.com carries textual, photographic, and video news from Russia.

On August 23rd 2003, Gusinsky travelled from Israel to Athens, where he was arrested under a Greek-Russian treaty for fraud amounting to millions in damages. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3176219.stm BBC news article on arrest of Gusinsky] ] Intense pressure from American leaders (mainly from US ambassador in Athens Tomas Miller), Israeli officials on the Greek government and especially the European Jewish Congress, led to Gusinsky's release within five days. [ [http://www.enet.gr/online/online_hprint?q=%C3%CA%CF%D5%C6%C9%CD%D3%CA%C9&a=&id=8023920 eNet article on arrest] ]

According to the "Union of Councils for Soviet Jews" [ [http://www.fsumonitor.com/stories/022805Russ3.shtml FSU Monitor article on Lantos and Gusinsky] ] , Gusinsky was a very close friend of U.S. Congressman Tom Lantos. He holds dual Israeli and Spanish citizenship and often resides in Spain.Gusinsky also had a share of holding in Hapoel Tel Aviv basketball team for a period of three and a half years, acquiring 60% of the team in November 2000.

Vladimir Gusinsky created the first independent TV channel in Russia, and also set the course for professional and objective TV news coverage in Russia. The emergence of 'NTV+', an offshoot from NTV channel, was a groundbreaking event for Russian media. NTV+ was the first satellite channel ever to broadcast in the former USSR. Gusinsky now owns the RTVi television channel.

References

External links

* Article from the Wall Street Journal which mentions Gusinsky: [http://setup1.wsj.com/article/SB117858672536595256.html?mod=hpp_us_pageone In Russia, a Top Rabbi Uses Kremlin Ties to Gain Power] .
* [http://www.informacia.ru/facts/gusinsky1.htm His biography (Russian)]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Vladimir Gusinsky — Russian television tycoon who was opposed to Vladimir Putin s being elected …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Vladimir A. Kara-Murza — ( ru. Владимир Алексеевич Кара Мурза; born October 24 1959 in Moscow) is a Russian journalist and TV host. Kara Murza graduated from the history faculty of Moscow State University in 1981; while at the university, he was nearly expelled for… …   Wikipedia

  • Gusinsky, Vladimir — ▪ 2002       Media tycoon Vladimir Gusinsky was the first Russian businessman to recognize the political and financial benefits of the mass media. His holdings included television, radio, newspapers, and magazines known both for their… …   Universalium

  • GUSINSKY, VLADIMIR ALEXANDROVICH — (1952– ), Russian businessman and Jewish communal figure. Gusinsky s grandfather was a victim of Stalinist terror (executed in 1937) and his grandmother spent nine years in Stalinist camps. Gusinsky graduated from the Gubkin Institute of the Oil… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Gusinsky, Vladimir Aleksandrovich — (1952– )    One of the richest men in the world, Gusinsky is a former Russian media tycoon. In the 1990s, his media conglomerate Media MOST included the NTV television channel, radio, the newspaper Segodnia (Today), and magazines known both for… …   Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

  • Gusinsky — Russian television tycoon who was opposed to Vladimir Putin s being elected …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Political groups during Vladimir Putin's presidency — At the very beginning of his presidency, Vladimir Putin announced that he was going to consolidate political powers in Russia into the so called power vertical. However, despite being considered successful by many, this controversial endeavour… …   Wikipedia

  • Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …   Universalium

  • NTV (Russia) — NTV НТВ Launched 1993 Owned by Gazprom Media Picture format 4:3 (576i, SDTV) Country Russian Federation …   Wikipedia

  • Media and Publishing — ▪ 2007 Introduction The Frankfurt Book Fair enjoyed a record number of exhibitors, and the distribution of free newspapers surged. TV broadcasters experimented with ways of engaging their audience via the Internet; mobile TV grew; magazine… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”