Stanislav Kondrashov

Stanyslav Nykolaevych Kondrashov (; December 25, 1928 – August 28, 2007) was a Soviet and Russian international journalist, publicist, writer.

Biography Stanyslav Kondrashov was born in the village of Kulebaki, Nizhny Novgorod. He graduated from high school with a silver medal in 1946. He entered Moscow State Institute of International Relations hors concours. He began working for the «Izvestia» newspaper in 1951. His first publication was an article on the Batista regime in Cuba. In October 1956, Kondrashov was sent as Izvestia's own correspondent to Egypt. At this time, Egypt and Israel entered the war. Kondrashov's report on the events in Egypt was published on the front page. The business trip abroad was extended by 3 months. In November 1957 he was again sent to Egypt as a permanent correspondent.

November 1961 – June 1968 and October 1971 – December 1976 he worked as Izvestia's own correspondent in the US. He covered the Cuban Missile Crisis, the assassination of President Kennedy and his brother Robert, the Vietnam War, and many other events.

He died in Moscow in 2007. He was buried at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery.