Margarita Simonna Simonyan - The well-known Russian journalist, chief editor of the Russian TV channel - the International Information Agency "Russia Today". Margarita Simonyan is also the editor-in-chief of the information agency "Sputnik".
early years and education
Father - Simon Simonyan - Wizard repairing refrigerators. Now retired, lives in Krasnodar. Engaged in hunting and fishing.
Mother - Zinaida Simonyan - selling flowers on the market, this is stated in the biography of Margarita Simonyan in Wikipedia.
Margarita has a sister Alice. Grandfather - Sarkis Simonyan - Member Great Patriotic War. Margarita Simonyan wrote in his "LJ" that his grandfather was repressed. "My wounded great-grandfather watched his wife with three children, the eldest of which is my eleven-year-old grandmother Maya Aloeev, I have been cornered in calf cars and sent for the Urals. "
There, Margarita explained soft sign In his last name. "Grandfather, returning from the war in his native Simferopol, caught his home and home and houses and got his neighbors generous sentence Join your family. Joined. There met the same repressed countrygram - the past already my grandmother Maya. They were born my father was born. Immediately the enemy of the people. He was five when Khrushchev They forgave them. But I forgave everything not so much to allow my grandmother with a grandfather to return home, in the Crimea, where they were born. Then the all-seized diaspora moved to Krasnodar - getting closer to native land. Finally, they were given passports, where in their names entered the "Yang" soft sign. Such a label. I was born in Krasnodar with the surname Simonyan. On me, too, this label. I remember, "said Margarita Simonyan.
Margarita Simonyan studied in Krasnodar special school number 36. In the tenth grade Margarita traveled to the USA (New hempshire) for improvement of English language.
Margarita Simonyan graduated from school with a gold medal. Higher education Girl received on the faculty of journalism in Kuban state University. In addition, Simonyan graduated from school television skill Vladimir Posner.
Career Margarita Simonyan
Margarita Simonyan began his career in journalism Margarita Simonyan in his hometown, the Krasnodar TV and Radio Company correspondent. In the biography, Margarita reported that her television career began with a collection of poems and the plot about her on top of the local TV. After that, of the heroine of the plot of Simonyan turned into an intern, and then began and a full-fledged repurchase career.
From February 1999 to 2000, Margarita worked in the television and radio company Krasnodar.
In 1999, Margarita Simonyan covered the fighting in Chechnya. In one interview, Margarita said that he did not inform the parents about their business trip to Chechnya: "When I first went to Chechnya for the first time at nineteen years, I hid it from my parents. The only time in his life was deceived by them, realizing that they were crazy with anxiety for these ten days. She said that there would be shooting on the ship, in the sea, so there will be no connection. And only my sister Alice then walked everything, feeling something, and asked the parents, where Margarita, what does it mean, in the sea, what is this ship, on which there is no connection? It was the beginning of the second war, when Grozny was even surrounded by not completely, 90% only. Full nightmare: shooting, explosions, unpretentious mess, when you do not understand where our, where other people, where to go what to do. When I returned, my father opened the door, he had a shock. I entered the dirty-dirty, because there was no water there anywhere, I cleaned my teeth with a compote from dried fruits. Father tells me: "Where were you?!", I replied: "In Chechnya." He shouted: "The fool!", Clapped the door, left, it was not an hour. Then he returned, silently poured himself a glass, I said to me, "I have instead of my son." I have never sipped vodka since then. I will never forget it. "
In January 2000, for a series of military reports, Margarita Simonyan received a prize of the Union of Journalists of Kuban "For Professional Courage."
In May 2000, Margarita Simonyan received Prize II All-Russian competition Regional television and radio companies for reporting on Chechen children, vacationers in Anapa.
In 2001, Simonyan appointed his own correspondent to VGTRK in Rostov-on-Don. After Margarita became a special correspondent of "Westa". A young journalist covered military clashes in the Kodori Gorge of Abkhazia.
In 2002, Margarita Simonyan was part of the presidential pool of journalists.
In 2004, Simonyan covered the terrorist act in Beslan.
In 2005, an English-language TV channel "Russia Today" was created, which should have covered the position of Russia in international events. 25-year-old Margarita Simonyan appointed chief editor. Later, Simonyan began to oversee the Arabic and hispanic versions of this TV channel.
Margarita Simonyan participated in other projects. For example, in 2011, she was the leading program "What is happening?" On the Ren-TV channel, from October to November 2012, Margarita - the leading time speaker "point of view" on the radio station of Kommersant FM. In 2013, Margarita Simonyan became the leading political show "Iron Lady" on the channel "NTV".
Together with the lead Tina Kandelaki In the live air, Margarita was not always comfortable, but actual questions famous political figures and businessmen. However, in the same year, the management of the TV channel decided to close the show.
Since June 2011, Margarita Simonyan is a member of the Board of Directors of the First Channel.
December 31, 2013 General Director of the Information Agency "Russia Today" Dmitry Kiselev Appointed Margarita Simonyan chief editor of the International Information Agency "Russia Today". The journalist also remained as the head of RT. From November 10, 2014, Margarita Simonyan is the editor-in-chief of the SPUTNIK information agency, affiliated with Mia Russia today.
Writing and social activities
Margarita Simonyan since childhood dreamed of becoming a writer. And, here, in 2010, her first book was published "in Moscow!". In 2012, Simonyan published an excerpt from his new story "Train" on the pages of the Russian Pioneer magazine. Margarita also writes culinary articles for this journal.
Tigran Keosayan He took off the scenarios of Margarita Simonyan series "Sea. The mountains. Ceramzit "and the film" Actress ".
Margarita Simonyan was a member of the Public Chamber Russian Federation The third composition (2010-2012), the Public Council under the State Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the city of Moscow and the Public Council under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. Since 2008, Simonyan - member of the Academy of Russian Television. In 2010, Margarita Simonyan became the vice-president of the National Association of Broadcasting Workers.
From January to March 2012, Simonyan was a member of the "People's Staff" (in Moscow) of the presidential candidate Vladimir Putin. In January 2018, Margarita became a trustee of Vladimir Putin in the presidential election on March 18, 2018.
Margarita Simonyan was awarded the Order "For Merit to Fatherland" IV degree (2014) - for objectivity when illuminating events in the Crimea, "Order of Friendship" (June 27, 2007) - For a great contribution to the development of domestic television and many years of fruitful work, Movses Medal Horags and other awards.
Scandals and sanctions relating to Margarita Simonyan
In May 2016, Simonyan was included by the President of Ukraine Peter Poroshenko In the sanction list, it is denied entry into Ukraine.
In 2017, the chief editor of Russia Today (RT) Margarita Simonyan stated that the TV channel could leave the United States.
"With the worst development of events, we leave the territory of the United States, we are no more broadcast there," Simonyan emphasized. - With the worst development of events, Russia responds with the same American media. What I would not want, because I am a journalist. " She also noted that with such a development of events, the channel will use all the other available methods Communication with the audience, with American, among other things.
"What they take in relation to us - in fact they survive us from the country, they now put us into such conditions in which we cannot work. Here it is, the vowiness of the speech. Why do they do it? Because, as it seems, we showed another point of view, and it affected their elections, "the editor of the RT summarized, RIA Novosti reported.
Later, the news appeared that RT America's TV channel was registered in the United States as a foreign agent due to the requirement of the American Ministry of Justice. Simonyan said that they chose the latter between the criminal case and registration.
"With which we congratulate American freedom of speech and all who still believes in her," the journalist ironed.
Margarita Simonyan time from time to time public opinion With your posts in social networks. In April 2018, a well-known journalist wrote that he was forced to call free ambulance, and then it was ashamed of "tired and emotional doctors in bad shoes" for "Oak parquet, for this second floor, for a separate bedroom at a three-year-old boy, for the English Wallpaper and vintage Italian chandelier.
"As if I stole it all. These tired people in bad shoes who came to save my child. And I evoke them, of course, money, and all of us awkwardly from this, but, damn, at least so. I worry then until the morning, even when the child fell asleep and the temperature was sleeping. I lived a little in communism, and I didn't like it very much. But as now, I do not like it too, "wrote Margarita, causing a lot of critical comments.
In June 2019, the incident hit the news when the journalist and lawyer FBK * Love Sobol met Margarita Simonyan at the entrance to the "Echo Moskvy" radio station and brought pregnant colleague to the loss of feelings. Simonyan had to call an ambulance.
Simonyan came to the broadcast air, where the entrance had a sable with the camera turned on. Sobol asked Simonyan to comment on the information on how Sobyanin allegedly "distributes apartments in Moscow with his subordinates."
"Echohtsy say half an hour of me at the entrance of Karaulla. I caught up on the corridors, until the good echochi stared me in the Wennedictic office. Beautiful, by the way, girl. But harring pregnant women on radio station corridors is not the best pre-election campaign method. And for karma is not good, "said Margarita Simonyan.
The incident caused a big resonance. The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharov published the post on his Facebook page, in which the sable (with a small letter) animals called.
Alexey Venediktov, chief editor of the Echo of Moscow, apologized for behavior sable.
Margarita Simonyan, hospitalized on June 6, reported to journalists that the doctors suggest a threat to miscarriage.
"The threat of interrupting pregnancy. God will give, it will cost. I'm trying not to open the phone in order not to accumulate on these, "the news was quoted Margarita.
Personal life Margarita Simonyan
In his personal life, Margarita Simonyan had an unregistered marriage, in 2005 her civil husband became a teleproducer and journalist Andrei Blahndenko.
Since 2012, Margarita Simonyan - in close relations with the director Tigran Keosayan, who left the family and officially divorced with the previous wife in 2014.
"Once I read in Facebook:" Hello, Margarita! This is Tigran Keosayan. You have long been cute as a journalist and tribesman. Now I was driving in the car and listened to the radio, I could not support, I decided to support and write that I still remember your reports from Beslan. " That's how I learned that, firstly, I was etched somewhere, and secondly, I myself, Tigran Keosayan himself, is interested in my destiny, "Simonyan recalled.
The director removed Margarita in an episodic role in his film "Three Comrades", also Simonyan is the author of the scenario of his two films. In August 2013, Margarita and Tigran had daughter Maryan, in September 2014 - Son Bagrat. The family owns a restaurant in the Red Polyana area in Sochi.
Margarita wrote that in good relations with the previous wife Keosayan, actress Alena Khmelnitsky. They laid out a joint photo with a signature of "High Relations". "She is charming, very kind, intelligent, open - not to mention that the phenomenal beauty. We have nothing to share: Alena is happy, I am happy, Tigran is happy. And thank God, "says Margarita Simonyan.
Margarita wrote that her children, Marian and Bagrat speak five languages: Russian, Armenian, English, French and Chinese.
* The non-profit organization "Foundation for the fight against corruption" of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation is submitted to the register of organizations that perform the functions of a foreign agent.
Margarita Simonyan at the age of 25 led the editors of the major information channel RT (Rasha Tuday), round the clock leading his broadcast from Russia around the world in three foreign languages. And for many years now successfully continues his career in this post. What did a young journalist deserve such a responsible post? And what is the life of such a famous woman after the information channel management years?
Childhood Margiti Simonons can not be called a messy, she was born in the master of the master on the repair of refrigerators and the employee of the trading industry. The family raised two children. Money earned by parents enough only for food. Pretty cramped accommodation gave girls determined to escape from life in an old house without household amenities, having achieved a comfortable stay and success in life.
The house in which the first ten years of the girl's life was held on the outskirts of Krasnodar, later the family received a well-maintained apartment.
An excellent pupil
- Being a purposeful and gifted, the girl learned to read well in preschool age. Overall reading a child trusted to read fairy tales to children from the group.
- A girl in the specialized school of Krasnodar, studying foreign languages. Actively participated in the Olympics and was an excellent. For the developed diligence and academic performance, the student of the ninth grade became the participant of the exchange program and went to the United States, where he lived in the family, with which today supports good relations.
- After graduating from a school with a gold award, the girl goes to the journalism of KSU, while studying at the Moscow School of Theater Skill.
- Attracted the attention of the presses Collection of poems written by a young girl, played important role In her life. So, Margarita voiced his desire to work in journalism in one of the interviews. She was heard by the media and gave the opportunity to try their strength, adopting an intern.
- The debut of a young journalist becomes a business trip to Chechnya, which began in the winter of 1999. Parents did not know about the plans of the daughter to work by the military correspondent.
Television path
Its working path of Simonyan began at the age of nineteen years old, having gone to shoot military plots in the country's hot spot. Only on returning from the working business trip, the girl told the parents where they managed to work. For the manifestation of courage in the profession, Margarita Simonna was awarded a multitude of premiums and gained fame as a journalist.
The first most responsible post of a journalist receives at the beginning of the new century, becoming the editor-in-chief of the Krasnodar television channel. A year later, she becomes journalist VGTRK, while continuing to actively develop his career on a dangerous military path, going to the coverage of the conflict between the militants and the army of Abkhazia.
Two years later, the journalist accepts the proposal of the Vesti Program to become its own correspondent, working in Moscow. Soon, a young girl entered pula, accompanying president.
By visiting the autumn Beslan, where the school was captured, the views of Margarita on life were greatly changed. Subsequently, Simonyan did not advise young correspondents to start their career from work in hot spots. The tragedy seen left an indelible mark in the soul of a young woman.
And finally, an event happened that could not be without attention to the public. Created in the capital of Russia Today TV channel, broadcasting the official position of Russia to world events, appoints Margarita Simonne as chief editor. It caused the surprise of a number of journalists. Simonyan began his work from the guide of the English-speaking version of the TV channel, then headed and his Hispanic, as well as the Arabic version. Margarita Simonyan, according to RIA Novosti, fully complies with the criteria that the head of such a broadcast channel should have. First of all, it is youth, allowing to look at things with a modern look.
Seven years ago, a new Author's project Simonyan started, in this project a journalist was noting news that federal channels preferred to actively discuss. Then the NTV channel broadcast live ether a policy show, which was later closed.
Personal
Today, Teediva together with the director Keosayan raises two children. Racing by a new pair occurred in Sochi six years ago. Official marriage The couple did not conclude.
The dream of a journalist to become a writer led to the written collection of poems, the revenge of the novel on generation grew up in the nineties and the emergence of a story published in the magazine "Russian Pioneer".
The journalist is included in the list of media leaders who are forbidden to enter in Ukraine.
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Biography, Life Story Simonyan Margarita Simonna
Simonyan Margarita Simonovna - Russian TV presenter and writer.
early years
Margarita Simonyan Rod from Krasnodar. In the capital of Kuban, she was born on April 6, 1980 in a very poor family. Father repaired refrigerators, mother sold flowers on the market. Up to ten years, before the allocation of a new apartment, Margarita lived with parents and sister in a dilapidated house, without gas, water and sewage. In the premises loosely roamed rats.
Who knows, the girl is born in comfortable conditions, it would be possible to achieve success in life. And since childhood, she set itself the goal - to escape from poverty at any cost.
Returning to his homeland, Margarita entered the Faculty of Journalism of the Kuban University.
Work on TV
After graduating from the university, Simonyan received the position of correspondent on the television and radio channel "Krasnodar", and soon became its editor-in-chief. It is remembered by the audience according to reports from Chechnya, who brought her fame and journalistic prizes. The fragile girl was not afraid to go to the combat zone, but she did not say about it. Later, she also visited the zone of armed conflict in Abkhazia and in Beslan, where the militants captured school.
On a talented and fearless journalist drew attention to Moscow. Margarita Simonyan offered to participate in the preparation of the West Program. " In addition, it became part of media representatives accompanying the President of Russia in working trips.
When the English television channel "Russia Today" (in 2005) was created to cover the international aspects of the activities of Russian leaders, and the project manager was found in RIA Novosti, the choice fell on Margarita Simonyan. The appointment of a 25-year-old girl for such a responsible position was not all perceived with understanding. But there, according to top managers of the agency, there must be a person with fresh views, who did not know the basics of Soviet propaganda.
Continued below
After "Russia Today" Margarita Simonyan began to appear on the screens as part of the transmission "What is happening?" on Ren-TV.
In 2013, Margarita Simonov was invited to NTV to transfer the "Iron Ladies". In this political show, she together with communicated with politicians and businessmen. Presenters often put uncomfortable questions to their guests.
New appointment - the chief editor of the International Information Agency "Russia Today" - followed at the end of 2013.
Literary creativity
Margarita wanted not only to work on television, but also write works of art. The collection of poems has appeared in the 18th age. Over time, she wrote and novel "to Moscow", telling about the difficult life of people in the nineties of the last century. He wrote it for ten years, because long-time journalistic activity took a lot of time. But but she received a premium for her. Articles Margarita Simonyan on culinary topics can be read in the Russian Pioneer magazine.
Personal
Margarita Simonyan did not consider it necessary to declare his life for the scenes. However, she confessed to his colleagues that her companion for six years was Andrei Prevyzhenko, also a journalist. True, unofficial. According to Margarita, she simply did not see sense to rush to the registry office.
However, familiar began to see Margarita Simonyan next to the actor and director
Russian journalist Simonyan Margarita Simonov since 2013 is the chief editor of the Rasha Tuday TV channel ("Russia today"). When she joined this position, she was only 25 years old. This appointment was the most discussed topic at that time, many wondered why this twenty-five-year-old Armenian girl was entrusted with such a responsible post. What distinguished the Simonyan Margarita Simonna? The compromise on its person, however, was not discovered. And passions lay down. Further in the article we will talk about the life path of this amazing womanwho was able to make such a successful career.
Simonyan Margarita Simonna: Biography, Parents
The future journalist was born in early April 1980, in the southern city of Krasnodar. Margarita has a sister Alice. After she in 2013 took the post of Director General of the RT TV channel, many began to interest who Parents Simonyan. Margarita Simonov and her sister from childhood lived in very constrained conditions. Their father was a master of repair of refrigerators, and Mom was a flower jam and from morning to evening traded flowers in the market. Earned money parents enough only for food. Their house was very old and was located on one of the outskirts of Krasnodar's outlook, named after the great Russian writer N. V. Gogol. The house was kishel rats, there were no simple living conditions: gas, sewage and water supply. Today I can not even believe that the USSR could have such terrible conditions for existence. In this horror, girls had to live for about 10 years, after the family received an apartment. It is life that the "bottom" prompted the irresistible desire to escape from poverty and take place in life.
Successes in school
Despite the fact that the parents of Margarita did not pay the development of intellectual and creative abilities of children big attentionThe girls were intelligent and pretty diligent. Little ritka One of the first in the Kindergarten group learned to read. The teacher ordered her before bedtime to read his one-laugher fairy tales. Later, Simonyan Margarita Simonovna was adopted in the first class of the Specialized School number 36 of Krasnodar. Here were engaged in an in-depth study foreign languages. It turned out that the girl has a great ability to English. She studied on one "fives", and she was sent to the Olympics. When the girl was 16 years old, and she studied in the 9th grade, then it opened an excellent opportunity to increase the level of knowledge of English to the proper. Its in the framework of the Schoolchildren's exchange program was sent for training in the United States to the state of New Hampshire. She settled in a very friendly and warm family, went to the American school, communicated with peers and comprehended the features of life in mysterious America. With this family, she still has beautiful, you can say "family" relationships. Margarita even thought to stay outside the ocean, but soon realized that she was best her life in his native country.
Higher education
After graduating from the school, by the way, with the medal of the difference, Simonyan Margarita Simonovna, whose biography - the topic of this article, entered the faculty of journalism of the Kuban State University, along with this she studied at the school of television skill V. Pomner, and wrote poems. It turned out that the collection of poems of 18-year-old Armeniank was interested in the press, and a film crew came to her home to make a report about it. It was during this interview that she mentioned that he would dream to become a journalist. And then she was invited to work on Krasnodar television.
First steps in the media
In December 1999, she went to Chechnya, cover the fighting. At the same time, Margarita decided to spare parents and only told them what rides the next business trip. At the same time, Margarita began to shoot plots for federal channels. Her fearlessness and professionalism were highly appreciated by the Government, and Simonyan Margarita Simonovna was awarded many federal awards. A year later, she was appointed the leading editor of the information portal of Krasnodar TRK, and in 2000 - the chief editor on the same TV channel. Later, she moved to the All-Russian state television and broadcasting channel in the city of Rostov-on-Don. Next, Margarita is decided to continue his "military" career and goes to Abkhazia, writes reports about clashes in the Kodori Gorge.
To Moscow
In 2002, Simonyan Margarita Simonov finally receives an invitation from the Directorate of the TV program "News" to work as a sobcar, naturally, moving to Moscow. Of course, she took an invitation, and soon she was already part of the presidential pool. September 2004 in North OssetiaIn Beslan, there was a terrible tragedy. At that time, Margarita was in Minvoda. She received a commission from the editorial board and went to the place of the tragedy. All the time, so far the hostages were in the hands of terrorists, she stood at the school and every half an hour went on the air. Sometimes her voice was broken because of her sobbing. After that, she could not come to himself for a long time.
First responsible post
In 2005, Russian TV channel was created in Moscow. He was in English and was called upon to express the official Russian position on various political situations in the world. In the professional sphere, many were surprised that the Chief of Canal was appointed Margarita Simonyan. Nevertheless, RIA "News" led arguments for this purpose. According to them, the service leader was supposed to be so young not to remember what news were on Soviet television. She must have a new thinking, a modern look at everything. In addition, she perfectly owned English and could objectively assess the flow of information. Later, Margarita also led the Arabic and Hispanic versions of the TV channel.
Career
In 2011, Margarita decided to create his own news project "What happens" on the "Ren TV" channel and act as his lead. The transfer came out weekly, on it M. S. Simonyan discussed the most important events last daysThe direct participants in these events were avoided. After 2 years, a new political show appeared on NTV, which was the leading Margarita Simonyan and Tina Kandelaki - Armenian and Georgian. The transfer was called "Iron Ladies". However, in view of some reasons, the show was closed.
Creation
Since childhood, Margarita dreamed of becoming a writer. She wrote poems, and already at the age of 18 published a collection of poems written by her. The next book was published in 2010 and was called "to Moscow." This is a novel about the generation of the nineties, about the difficulties, the difficult fate of people whose life coincided with the collapse of the USSR, about the unfulfilled youth dreams, which in one moment lost its present and the future. A year after the release of the novel, Margarita received a premium for best bookwritten by a journalist. The next work was the story "train". Excerpts from it she published in the magazine "Russian Pioneer", for this magazine she also writes culinary articles.
A journalist does not like to talk about themselves. In 2012, in one of the interviews, she said that for 6 years, as she and a journalist Andrei, the benevhentenko live in a civil marriage, which concerns the consolidation of official relations and weddings, then it is not ready for this. In the same year, Margarita went to Sochi, where the family restaurant Simonyanov "Hot!" Was built. It was there that she got close to her compatriot, famous director. Tigran Keosayan and Margarita Simonyan more and more time spent each other's company. And everyone already perceived them as a couple, despite the fact that Tigran continued to be married to actress Alena Khmelnitsky. A year later, in the summer of 2013, Margarita gave birth to the daughter of Maryan. The next year, Her Tigran was born a son, which was called the Armenian name Bagrat. Today, Simonyan Margarita Simonov and Keosayan Tigran - family, although they are not in legal marriage. They grow two beautiful kids.
Awards and titles
In 2000, Margarita was in the arena of hostilities in Chechnya and conducted a report in Bronzhil. For the devotion of the profession, for courage and professionalism, she received a gonsti.
In the same year, Margarita was recognized as the winner of the II All-Russian competition of regional television and radio companies. Her television report about the children of Chechnya was recognized as the best. Still in the same 2000 she received the presidential scholarship.
In 2010, in Moscow, the President of the Republic of Armenia presented a well-known journalist Medal "Movses Horazi" - the highest government award of the Republic of Armenia.
She has a few more state awards of the Russian Federation: "For merits to the Fatherland of the 4th degree" (2014), two "Order of Friendship" (2007 and 2008), etc.
In 2012, the name Margarita Simonyan included a list of 100 of the best-life Women of the Russian Federation, where she ranked 33rd. She is a member public Council With the General Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, and since 2013, for the appointment, he joined the position of chief editor of Mia "Russia"
Compromising and sanctions
After the well-known events in Ukraine, Margarita Simonyan came to the list of 49 journalists and media leaders, which are prohibited from entering the territory of the republic.