Aleksandr Gurnov

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Aleksandr Gurnov, full name Aleksandr Borisovich Gurnov, (born 8 July 1957 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Russian TV persona.[1]

He was appointed the Bureau chief of Russia Today in London. He has also worked on the Russian Sports channel Match TV. Gurnov was a head of the Russian television news agency TSN, on Moscow's TV-6. In 2006, he participated in an online interview with, Russian President, Vladimir Putin, as a representative of the website Yandex.

Gurnov currently presents the "Spotlight" programme on the international Russian television network, RT.

Aleksandr Gurnov speaks English, Russian, French and Amharic. He is married and has a seven-year-old son.[2]

Notable Contributions

In 2018 Aleksandr Gurnov participated in an investigation by BBC Russia[3] on the Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal. Gurnov controversially questioned the legitimacy of the alleged attack, asking "[Was] there really an assassination attempt? Are they really in a London hospital? Are they really close to death?"

Despite his claims, statements have been released by Scotland Yard and The Political Quarterly.[4]

Achievements

  1. Medal "Defender of Free Russia" - for the performance of civic duty in the defense of democracy and the constitutional order on August 19-21, 1991[5]
  2. Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (May 8, 1996) - for active participation in the creation and development of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company[6]

References

  1. ^ Zasurskiĭ, Ivan (2004). Media and Power in Post-Soviet Russia. M.E. Sharpe. pp. 195–. ISBN 9780765608635. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Александр Гурнов любит помочить с друзьями палку". archive.aif.ru (in Russian). 2000-11-06. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  3. ^ "Salisbury attack: Russian TV's claims about poisoning". BBC News. 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  4. ^ Wood, Steve (21 August 2018). "The Salisbury Poisoning Case and German–Russian Relations: Ambiguity and Ambivalence". The Political Quarterly.
  5. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 30.12.1993 г. № 2326". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  6. ^ "Распоряжение Президента Российской Федерации от 08.05.1996 г. № 233-рп". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-22.
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