Yegor Yakovlev

In 1966, he became an editor-in-chief of the Sovietskaya Pechat journal which was later renamed Journalist. In 1968, he continued his career in journalism as a special correspondent with the Izvestia newspaper. In 1981 he narrated the documentary "Rabotat khorosho vsegda trudno" which covered the Volzhsky Automobile Plant in Russia. Yakovlev worked in Prague for three years during that period and returned there as a resident correspondent in 1985-1986. In August 1986, he was appointed editor-in-chief of the Moscow News, which he turned from an English-language voice of Soviet propaganda into one of the most popular and widely read papers of the era of perestroika and glasnost. In 1991-1992, he was the chairman of All-Soviet Television Company (VGTRK). In 1993, he became a publisher of Obschaya Gazeta which he sold in 2002. Yakovlev won several international awards, including the John Paul II medal. He also authored several books. His son Vladimir is also a journalist; he is a founder and an editor-in-chief of the Kommersant Newspaper, the first Russian daily business-oriented newspaper.

Yegor Yakovlev studied at Moscow Institute for History and Archives. The recorded working language is Russian. Distinctions recorded are Order of Honour, Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow", Medal "Defender of a Free Russia" and Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas.

• Born — 14 March 1930 • Birthplace — Moscow • Place of death — Moscow • Died — 18 September 2005 • Resting Place — Novodevichy Cemetery • Occupation — Journalist • Education — Moscow History and Archive Institute • Father — Vladimir Yakovlev (official) • Children — Vladimir

Yegor Yakovlev is recorded as having received Order of Honour, Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" and Medal "Defender of a Free Russia".