Andrey Shary

Andrey Shary (; born June 17, 1965) is a Russian journalist, historical author and media manager.

Biography He studied journalism at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, graduating in 1987.

Shary worked for the Soviet daily Pravda in 1987–1990, then moving to the weekly Rossiya (1990–1994). Since 1992 he collaborates with Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. In 1994-1996 he worked as a field-reporter and commentator in former Yugoslavia, based in Zagreb.

Since 1996 he is a senior broadcaster, since 2016 Director for Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty's Russian Service and an author of 15 books on the Yugoslav wars, history of Balkans, Central Europe, modern popular culture, and travel journals. Shary has written numerous articles and commentaries. He lives in Prague.

Books After the Rain Falls. Yugoslavian Myths: Between the Old and the New Age. NLO, Moscow, 2002, The Tribunal. Chronicles Of The Unfinished War. Human Rights Publishers, 2003, A Prayer for Serbia. The Secret of Zoran Djindjic’s Death. Human Rights Publishers, 2004, Co-author: Aja Kuge. Four Seasons. NLO, Moscow, 2006, Sign 007: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. NLO, Moscow, 2007, Co-author: Natalya Golitsyna. Sign F: Fantomas in Books and on the Screen. NLO, Moscow, 2007, Sign W: Leader of the Red Skins in Books and on the Screen. NLO, Moscow, 2008, Sign Z: Zorro in Books and on the Screen. NLO, Moscow, 2008, Sign D: Dracula in Books and on the Screen. NLO, Moscow, 2009, Co-author: Vladimir Vedrashko. Sign 007: James Bond in Books and on the Screen. NLO, Moscow, 2010, Co-author: Natalya Golitsyna. The Roots and the Crown. Essays on Austria-Hungary: A Destiny of an Empire. KoLibri, Moscow, 2011, Co-author: Yaroslav Shimov. Austria-Hungary. A Destiny of an Empire. KoLibri, Moscow, 2015, Co-author: Yaroslav Shimov. 2nd edition. The Globe of Saint Petersburg. NLO, Moscow, 2011, The Globe of Moscow. NLO, Moscow. 2013, Co-author: Olga Podkolzina. Danube. An Imperial River. KoLibri, Moscow, 2015, Dunărea. Fluviul imperrilor. Polirom, Iași, 2017 Коріння та корона. Нариси про Австро-Угорщину: доля імперії. Dipa, Kyiv, 2018 Balkans. Borderlines of the Empires. KoLibri, Moscow, 2018, Дунай: ріка iмперій. Dipa, Kyiv, 2021 Bohemian Times. Big History of a Small Country: from Saint Wenceslas to Vaclav Havel. Photos by Olga Bazhenova. KoLibri, Moscow, 2022, For Nation and Order! Central Europe and Balkans between WWI and WWII. The Historical Expertise, Chișinău, 2025, Co-author: Yaroslav Shimov