Mikhail Zygar
Mikhail Zygar (born 1981) is a Soviet political reporter, writer and director.
Also recorded as Mikhail Viktorovich Zygar
Mikhail Zygar
Mikhail Zygar · Public domain
- Born
- 1981 · Moscow.
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Russia
- Occupation
- political reporter · writer · director · war correspondent · editor-in-chief · journalist
- Fields
- political journalism · war journalism
- Education
- Moscow State Institute of International Relations · University of Portsmouth
- Honours
- Silver Play Button · Enlightener Prize · CPJ International Press Freedom Awards
- Languages
- Russian · English
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Biography
Mikhail Zygar studied at Moscow State Institute of International Relations and University of Portsmouth. The recorded working language is Russian and English. The field of work recorded is political journalism and war journalism. Employment is recorded with Kommersant and TV Rain. Distinctions recorded are Silver Play Button, Enlightener Prize and CPJ International Press Freedom Awards.
Michail Zygar at the Göteborg Book Fair 2018
Bengt Oberger
Mattias Hagberg (t.v.) och Michail Zygar (t.h.) på Bokmässan 2018.
Per A.J. Andersson
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