Tatyana Komarova

Tatyana Markovna Komarova (; 19 January 1952 – 7 December 2010) was a Soviet and Russian journalist. She began her career at the Central Television of the USSR State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company as an low-level editor of the letters department before working for the Vremya news bulletin from 1975, firstly as a science correspondent, commentator, columnist, and finally presenter. Komarova later worked at Ostankino, TV Centre and Russia-1.

Early life Komarova was born in Moscow on 19 January 1952. Her mother, Elena Izmailovskaya, was in a newscasting group, while her father, Mark Efremovich Albats, was a specialist in submarine missile guidance systems and a radio engineer. Komarova's sister, Yevgenia Albats, is also a journalist. She was a 1974 graduate of the MSU Faculty of Journalism with a journalism degree.

Career Between 1974 and 1975, Komarova worked at the Central Television of the USSR State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company as an low-level editor of the letters department. taking up the latter job following the 1991 Soviet coup attempt that August. She left ORT in 1995, and joined the Moscow Television Channel as a columnist in June 1996. Komarova was the author of numerous Channel One documentaries. She was vice-rector for research and creative work at the .

Personal life Komarova was married to a businessman. She had a daughter. Komarova died of acute renal failure in Moscow on 7 December 2010. Her funeral was held on 9 December, and she was buried at Pyatnitskoye Cemetery.