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Yevgeny Revenko

b. 1972

Soviet journalist

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About Yevgeny Revenko

Born 1972. Yevgeny Revenko is a Russian journalist, presenter and politician.

Evgeny Vasilievich Revenko (; born May 22, 1972, Sovetskiy, Kupinsky District) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 7th State and 8th State Dumas.

In 1991, Revenko started working as a freelancer of the All-Union radio station "Youth". He left the position in 1995 to work for the VIDgital. From 1996 to 2000, he was a correspondent at the NTV. In 1996-1997, Revenko covered the First Chechen War, and in 1999, he prepared documentaries on the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. At the beginning of the 2000s, he worked at the Russia-1 TV channel. From 2005 to 2007, he worked as Deputy Director of the Department of Mass Communications, Culture and Education of the Government of Russia. From 2012 to 2016, he was a Deputy General Director of the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. Since 2016, he was a deputy of the State Duma of the 7th and 8th convocations.

Revenko has been heavily criticized for his rather emotional and often fake coverage of the events, particularly the ones related to Ukrainian politics.

Sanctions Revenko was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
MSU Faculty of Journalism, Lvov Military Political High School, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Positions held
Member of the State Duma
Awards
Order of Friendship; Medal "For the Return of Crimea"; Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class; TEFI
Also known as
Yevgeny Vasilyevich Revenko, Evgeny Revenko

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Yevgeny Revenko's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Yevgeny Revenko?

Soviet journalist

When was Yevgeny Revenko born?

Yevgeny Revenko was born on 22 May 1972 in Kupinsky District, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Sovetskiy (Novosibirsk), USSR.

What is Yevgeny Revenko's occupation?

Yevgeny Revenko is a journalist, presenter and politician.

What nationality is Yevgeny Revenko?

Yevgeny Revenko is Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Yevgeny Revenko

· Wikidata: Q4391661

· DBpedia: Yevgeny Revenko

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