Sergey Sergeyevich Minaev
Sergey Sergeevich Minaev (Russian: Серге́й Серге́евич Мина́ев, born January 25, 1975) is a Russian writer, TV and radio host, screenwriter, blogger, and entrepreneur. Minaev's debut novel "Dukhless. The Tale of an Unreal Man" (2006) was a commercial success; by 2008 his books had a circulation of over a million copies.
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Sergey Sergeyevich Minaev

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- Name
- Sergey Minaev
- Birth Name
- Sergey Sergeevich Minaev
- Born
- 25 January 1975
- Birthplace
- Moscow, USSR
- Occupation
- * Entrepreneur
- Spouse
- Elizaveta Menshikova (2012–present)
- Education
- Russian State University for the Humanities (Archival science, 1998)
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Russia
- Honours
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- Languages
- Russian
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Sergey Sergeevich Minaev (Russian: Серге́й Серге́евич Мина́ев, born January 25, 1975) is a Russian writer, TV and radio host, screenwriter, blogger, and entrepreneur. Minaev's debut novel "Dukhless. The Tale of an Unreal Man" (2006) was a commercial success; by 2008 his books had a circulation of over a million copies.
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In 2012 the book was made into a film adaptation. From 2009 to 2012 he hosted the program "Honest Monday" on NTV, from 2011 to 2013 he was the author and host of the internet show "Minaev Live". Co-founder of Kontr TV (2012—2013). Since 2019, he has been developing his own YouTube channel on historical themes. From October 2016 to February 2022, he was editor-in-chief of the Russian edition of Esquire magazine. The current editor-in-chief of Rules of Life magazine (the new name of Esquire magazine in Russia).

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• Name — Sergey Minaev • Native Name — Сергей Минаев • Birth Name — Sergey Sergeevich Minaev • Born — 25 January 1975 • Birthplace — Moscow, USSR • Occupation — * Entrepreneur • writer • TV presenter • contributing editor • publisher • screenwriter • YouTuber • Citizenship — Russia • Years Active — 2006–present • Spouse — Elizaveta Menshikova (2012–present) • Children — 3 • Education — Russian State University for the Humanities (Archival science, 1998) • Website — amigo095.ru/
Career
Career
Minaev graduated the Russian State University for the Humanities at 1998. From 2008 to 2011 he worked on Radio Mayak and presented the broadcast "Танцы с волками" ("Dances With Wolves") and the show "Игры идиотов" (Games Of Idiots) on the Channel A One together with Igor Goncharov. From 2009 to 2012 he worked on the NTV channel and presented the telecast "Честный понедельник" ("Honest Monday"). From 2011 to 2013 he presented the internet show "Mинаев LIVE".
Personal life
Personal life
Minaev has been married twice and has a daughter from his first marriage and son from his second. Minaev was banned from the social media platform, Clubhouse, on February 21, 2021 after participating in a panel discussing feminism.
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Sergey Sergeyevich Minaev born at Moscow.
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Literature
Literature
MACARONISMS IN THE NOVEL BY SERGEY MINAEV «DUKHLESS», Мова, 2018
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- 1.The Tortured Voice of Russia’s Lost Generation
- 2.Baltic Weekend
- 3.Home. minaevlive.ru.
- 4.Сергей Минаев будет вести политическое ток-шоу на ТВЦ. Актуальные комментарии.
- 5.Премьеры — в студию!. Российская газета. 2015-09-02.
- 6.Article du 20 octobre 2016
- 7.«Безумное, дикое, трагичное и великое десятилетие»: Сергей Минаев работает над документальным сериалом о России 90-х. Esquire. 2020-11-07.
- 8.«Время больших ошибок и надежд» : Сергей Минаев о своем документальном сериале «Девяностые». Афиша. 2021-03-19.
- 9.Минаев снимет документальный сериал "Нулевые" о России 2000-х годов. TASS.
- 10.Russian Resurrection Film Festival: Soulless (2012)
- 11.Минаев LIVE. Кашин. minaevlive.ru via Internet Archive.
- 12.Писатель Сергей Минаев женился. Life.ru.
- 13.У Сергея Минаева родился сын — Дни. Ру. Дни ру.
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