Dmitry Kiselyov

Russian television presenter (born 1954)

  • Order of Friendship (2011)
  • Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class (2014)
  • Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh 2nd class (2014) Edit this on Wikidata

Dmitry Konstantinovich Kiselyov[a] (Russian: Дмитрий Константинович Киселёв; born April 26, 1954) is a Russian TV presenter and propagandist.[1][2][3] In 2013, Kiselyov was appointed by Russian President Vladimir Putin to head Rossiya Segodnya, a Russian state-controlled media group. He also serves as deputy director of the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company.[4]

His comments have been controversial both in Russia and in the West, especially regarding homosexuality and the Euromaidan, the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in 2014 and his allegation of the US standing on "the side of the terrorist caliphate" ISIS, destroying Syria and bringing down Metrojet Flight 9268. Kiselyov has been on the list of personal sanctions imposed by the EU since 2014. In January 2023, Ukraine imposed economic sanctions on Dmitry for his support of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]

Early life

Kiselyov was born in Moscow on April 26, 1954.[6] He was brought up in a musical environment, being the nephew of Soviet composer Yuri Shaporin, and graduated from School of Music in classical guitar.[7] Kiselyov's maternal grandfather with a last name Nesmachno came from Western Ukraine, was a lieutenant colonel in the Russian Army and chief of engineering services of General Aleksei Brusilov.[8] His father was a peasant from Tambov, who served in the cavalry in Kiev in 1937.[8]

Kiselyov graduated from a school with in-depth study of the French language and studied at the Medical College Number 6 in Moscow.[9]

In 1978 he graduated from the Department of Scandinavian Philology of philological faculty of Leningrad State University and claims to speak English, French, Norwegian and Swedish.[10]

Career

Work at the USSR State Radio and Television

After graduation, he worked in the Central Radio Broadcasting for foreign countries of the USSR State Television and Radio Broadcasting in the Norwegian and Polish editions.[11]

On April 9, 1989, at the invitation of Eduard Sagalaev, he began working on the USSR Central Television,[12] where he was a parliamentary correspondent for the "Vremya" program. The very first reportage was from Tbilisi, covering bloody events near the government house. At one time he was a correspondent in Norway.[11]

From January 1990 to March 1991[13] Kiselyov served as the host of the information program "Television News Service", aired on the First Program of Central Television. Due to his refusal to read a prepared text about the Soviet repression of protests in Vilnius, he was removed from news programs, after which he collaborated for some time with the German TV channels ARD and RTL, as well as the Japanese television company NHK.[11]

Career from 1991 to early 2000s

In September 1991, after the Soviet August Coup and the appointment of a new leadership of the Central Television, he returned to the Vremya program, and was also the host of the Panorama program.[14] Until the end of 1996, he held various positions at the Ostankino State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (from 1995 to 2002 ORT, now Channel One). In 1992–1994, Kiselyov worked as correspondent of RGTRK Ostankino for Benelux.[11] In 1994–1996, he was the host of the "Window to Europe" program on the same TV channel,[15] for the creation of which Kiselyov received a grant from the European Commission aimed at supporting democratic institutions in Russia.[16]

In March 1995, after the murder of Vladislav Listyev, he was the host of one of the issues of the topical interview "Rush Hour" of the VID television company, which was aired on Channel One Ostankino.[17] Since April 3, 1995 – the host of this program on the newly created ORT channel. Initially, he worked alternately with Sergei Shatunov, but after his departure, he led the program alone. From the beginning of October 1995, he hosted the program alternately with Andrey Rasbash. He finally left the program in September 1996.[18]

From 1997 to 2003 he hosted the talk show "National Interest", which aired first on REN-TV, then on the RTR channel from September 1997 to January 1998.[19] From February 1999 it was broadcast by TNT and from autumn 1999 to January 2002 as "National Interest-2000 (2001)" on TVC.[20][21] Later, it would air on the Ukrainian channel ICTV.

In December 1997, for the production of his own television programs, Kiselyov established the Perspective Television Projects company, which existed for several years.[12]

Since February 1999, at one time he was also the author and host of the "Window to Europe" column on the morning channel "Day by Day" (TV-6).[22][23]

From 1999 to 2000 Kiselyov presented the evening program of the TV Centre TV company “Events”, heading “In the center of events”.

From the beginning to the mid-2000s, he lived in and worked for both Ukraine and Russia.[24][25] From 2000 to 2006 Kiselyov hosted the topical interview "In detail with Dmitry Kiselyov".

From 2000 to 2004 he served as the editor-in-chief of the information service of the Ukrainian television company ICTV. He also hosted the program "Fakti" there.[8] On November 26, 2004, the channel's journalists, at a meeting with ICTV CEO Alexander Bogutsky, expressed their distrust of Dmitry Kiselyov, saying that he distorted news broadcasts. Three days later, the general director announced the removal of Kiselyov from the management of the television company's news releases. Later, the ICTV channel officially denied this message.[26] During the presidential elections in Ukraine in 2004, Dmitry Kiselyov took an active part in promoting on television the candidate from the Party of Regions close to Moscow, Viktor Yanukovych, to whom, in turn, the owner of ICTV, Victor Pinchuk, was loyal. After Viktor Yushchenko's election victory, Kiselyov continued to work on the TV channel until the expiration of his contract in March 2006.[27][28]

From September 24, 2000 to November 9, 2003 he was published on the website of the radio station "Echo of Moscow" in the section "Comment of the week". He conducted seminars and workshops at the Internews television school of Manana Aslamazyan.[16][29]

In 2003, while training on the motocross track, Kiselyov received a serious injury. He broke two ligaments in his knee, underwent three operations and spent a year on crutches.[30]

On the TV channel "Russia-1"

From 2003 to 2004, he worked on the programs "Morning Talk"[31][32] and "Authority".[33][34]

From 2005 to 2008 Kiselyov hosted the daily information and analytical program "Vesti+" on "Russia".[35] From 2005 to 2006 he conducted the topical interview "Vesti. Details".[36]

From 2006[37] to 2012, after his final return to Moscow, Kiselyov was the host of the social and political talk show "National Interest" on the channel "Russia", later renamed "Russia-1".[38] On July 3 and 10,[39] 2010, within the framework of this program, from the Moscow side held a teleconference "Ukraine — Russia" together with the host of the "1+1" TV channel Nataliia Moseichuk.[40]

In 2006–2008 Kiselyov hosted the evening edition of Vesti, paired with Maria Sittel, while the length of the program was increased from 30 to 50 minutes.[41]

Since July 2008, he has been the Deputy General Director of the VGTRK holding; after the appointment, he left the Vesti program.[33][42] On the Vesti FM radio station, which is part of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, until November 27, 2013, he hosted two author's programs — "Hot Spot" (2010–2013) and "Burn people's hearts with a verb" (2013).[43] On September 9 and 16, 2011, he held an hour-long discussion of the TV series “Split” entitled “Parts of the Whole” on the TV channel “Culture”.[44]

In March 2012, Kiselyov replaced Sergei Kurginyan in the Historical Process program.[45] On September 9, 2012, he became the host of the Vesti Nedeli program.[46] In 2010 and from January 2013 to the present, Kiselyov served as the permanent host of Christmas interviews with Patriarch Kirill on Russia-1.[47][48] From September 19 to November 28, 2015, he hosted the quiz show "Knowledge is Power".[49]

Author of a documentary series about the collapse of the USSR called "USSR: the collapse",[50] as well as several documentaries: "Sakharov", "100 days of Gorbachev", "100 days of Yeltsin", "1/6 of the land", "The Great Russian Revolution", “Kurchatov's codes”, “Stop poisoning people. Cinema about wine” and others.[33]

International news agency "Rossiya Segodnya"

Kiselyov with Vladimir Putin and Margarita Simonyan on 7 June 2016

On December 9, 2013 it was announced that a new structure would be created on the basis of RIA Novosti — the International News Agency "Rossiya Segodnya". Dmitry Kiselyov was appointed its CEO.[51] According to the presidential decree, the main task of the new agency will be "to cover the state policy of the Russian Federation and Russian public life abroad," and according to Kiselyov, the mission of his organization is "to restore a fair attitude towards Russia as an important country in the world with good intentions."

On April 9, 2014, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) announced that in a March 21 letter in response to a request to renew an expiring contract to broadcast Voice of America on 810 AM, Rossiya Segodnya Director Dmitry Kiselyov wrote only one sentence: "We will not cooperate." BBG head Jeff Schell said that the termination of the contract is "Moscow's pressure on the media space" and asked for "equal conditions", since the Russian media "enjoy open access to broadcasting in the US and around the world. Russian citizens deserve the same freedom of access to information.” He also stated that BBG will continue to work for the Russian audience on online platforms. The organization of broadcasting via satellite is also not excluded.[52]

In April 2016, hackers announced the hacking and theft of the contents of two mailboxes and the WhatsApp correspondence of Dmitry Kiselyov, which was put up for auction until May 15. The period from 2009 to 2016 is covered with a total amount of information of 11 gigabytes. One of the accounts used was registered to the wife of Kiselyov Maria. The topic is mainly devoted to the projects "Rossiya Segodnya", also in the array there is data on finances and assets (including the purchase of an elite apartment of 204 m2 on Tsvetnoy Boulevard for 162 million rubles in February 2014),[53] challenging the personal sanctions imposed by the EU, purchase of a finished diploma thesis and professional scholarly articles for the wife. Among the interlocutors of Kiselyov were Valentina Fedotova, head of the social philosophy sector of the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences (who writes the texts of the host on a paid basis),[54] economist Nikita Krichevsky [ru], media manager Aram Gabrelyanov, prankster Vovan, Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky.[55][56][57][58]

Activities and commentary

He is best known as presenter of Vesti nedeli (News of the Week),[4] a weekly news programme on the domestic Rossiya 1 television network. Kiselyov holds ultra-conservative views, in particular on homosexuality.[59] His show is accused of being a soapbox to promote the Kremlin's policies,[4] disparage homosexuality, denigrate the West and speculate about Western-led conspiracies as well as attack the political opposition to Putin.[60]

Kiselyov has gained particular notice in the West for his commentary on gay people[4] and statements made during the 2014 Crimean crisis.[61] Kiselyov considers himself a liberal, while questioning the liberal credentials of his rivals Sergey Parkhomenko and Alexei Navalny. Regarding Parkhomenko and Navalny, he has asked, "Why are they liberals? They are absolutely totalitarian people. I am a liberal, because I put up with them."[62] Kiselyov has been described by The Economist as Russia's propagandist-in-chief,[63][2] and in a piece entitled "Russian TV host: Russia is the only country with capability to turn U.S. into 'radioactive dust'" The Washington Post says that:

He may seem extreme, but Kiselyov apparently has the blessing of the Kremlin: He's been selected to head the new Russian state media conglomerate, Rossiya Segodnya, that is due to replace the well-respected RIA Novosti. He also has a point. Russia is still a major nuclear power, with an estimated 8,500 nuclear warheads, more than the United States.[64][65]

Praise of Stalin era

Kiselyov has lauded the Stalin era of the Soviet Union, arguing "there were many fewer problems than now. Drug addicts, homosexual marriages, and so on. These things have never been welcomed by Orthodoxy from the outset. I regard them as a Protestant-Lutheran compromise."[59]

Both of Kiselyov's grandfathers were repressed by Stalin.[66] One of them was executed during the Stalin era.[66]

Homophobia

In one televised commentary, he said "banning gays from distributing propaganda to children is not enough. I think they should be banned from donating blood or sperm, and if they die in a car crash, their hearts should be burnt or buried in the ground as unsuitable for the continuation of life",[67] suggesting that the internal organs of gay people should be burned and buried rather than be accepted for organ transplants.[60][68]

An online petition titled "No Fascism on TV" calling for him to be fired from the Russia 24 TV channel gathered over 3,500 signatures, and several bloggers called for his comments to be sanctioned under laws banning extremism and hate speech.[67] However, Kiselyov refused to retract the statement, telling the Izvestia newspaper that "I'm not a homophobe. Lots of my friends are gay. It is simply global practice, as followed in the United States, the European Union, Japan, and Arab countries. Practically everywhere except Russia" he said,[67] claiming that he just wanted Russia to become more "civilized" and join the United States, the European Union, Japan and the Arab world by prohibiting gay people from donating blood and other organs. He also incorrectly claimed that the Food and Drug Administration in the US kept a database of "everyone in the US who has had a same-sex sexual relation over the past twenty years, with the equivalent EU agency doing the same", according to The Moscow Times.[69][70] Timothy Snyder writes in The New York Review of Books that "Kiselyov has taken Putin's campaign against gay rights and transformed it into a weapon against European integration."[71] Concerning murders on the basis of the victim's homosexuality, he claimed that "they knowingly call for and provoke the situation in order to become victims" and that the society naturally counters their activities by "most variable, including brutal forms".[72] Kiselyov has also condemned gay pride parades and while he opposes same-sex marriage, he has been sympathetic to the idea of civil unions for same-sex couples.[73]

Sweden

In Sweden, he gained media attention in December 2013 when he criticized the moral values of that country in response to the 2013 Ukrainian protests, for which he partly blamed the Swedish political leadership and Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt[74] as well as the government of Poland, accusing Poland and Sweden of fomenting the protests to avenge defeats in centuries-old Polish-Russian and Russo-Swedish Wars.[60]

Ukraine

Anti-war protest in Moscow on 21 September 2014. Protester holds a cartoon showing Kiselyov.
Countries that banned Kiselyov from entering their territory (March 2015).

On May 15, 2014, Kiselyov said about the country, "There is no Ukraine. That is only a virtual concept, a virtual country. If you want to live in a virtual world, please do. ... But Ukraina.ru is a real portal. Not about the country, but about that territory which was under the rule of that country. Now it is a failed state."[75]

Dmitry Kiselyov being on the list for the first round of personal sanctions imposed on Russia by the EU in March 2014, in connection with the Russo-Ukrainian War, came as ″the biggest surprise″ to the international media.[76] Since September 11, 2014, Kiselyov is banned from entering Ukraine.[77]

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2014 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [78]

In 2016, he admitted that a document he had presented on his weekly Vesti Nedeli news show was fake. A week after presenting the identity of a Ukrainian officer in the Galician SS-Volunteer division, he "thanked the attentive audience for finding “inaccuracies” in the document and said it was fake".[79]

Syria

In October 2015, Kiselyov was quoted as claiming that the US was fighting alongside the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Syria,[80] saying: "In Syria, America stands on the side of the terrorist caliphate. Together they are trying to destroy Syria as a secular state." Kiselyov later blamed the Metrojet Flight 9268 crash on a secret pact between America and ISIS,[63] and has said that if American bombers were to attack the Syrian army, then "We'll shoot them down".[81] He also said that "imprudent behaviour" towards Russia in retaliation for its actions in the war may lead to "nuclear" consequences.[81]

2014 "radioactive dust" threat

On March 16, 2014, against the backdrop of the Crimean referendum held a day prior, Kiselyov commented in his weekly current affairs and analytical programme Vesti Nedeli (News of the Week) in the context of his presentation about Vladimir Putin being a stronger leader than U.S. president Barack Obama: "After all, Russia is the only country in the world that is truly capable of turning the USA into radioactive dust."[82] He also suggested that that was the reason why Obama's hair had been turning grey.[82] Vladimir Putin in October 2016 replied to a question about Kiselyov's "radioactive dust" remark by saying that nuclear sabre-rattling was "harmful rhetoric"; the Q&A exchange was shortly afterwards commented on by Kiselyov in his programme, in which he elaborated on what Putin actually said.[83][84]

2016 US presidential election

Kiselyov described the 2016 United States presidential election as "the dirtiest campaign in the history of the United States", and that "It has been so revoltingly foul that there is real disgust at the fact that ... they still talk of democracy in America".[85] He also repeated unfounded allegations of electoral fraud throughout the election, claiming that they made 1990s electoral fraud in Russia look like "simple child's play in comparison".[85] Following the election of Donald Trump as the president-elect, Kiselyov praised Trump as an "anti-establishment" candidate, welcoming his readiness to co-operate with Putin.[86] In early 2017, Kiselyov stopped praising Trump and said he was more dangerous and unpredictable than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.[87][88]

2022 United Kingdom nuclear threats

On 1 May 2022, Kiselyov threatened then-serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson with nuclear annihilation on his Sunday night news show claiming, without credible evidence, the United Kingdom and Ireland could be "plunged into the sea" and turned into a "radioactive wasteland" by a single Russian underwater nuclear strike.[89][90] A week after his nuclear threat, Kiselyov was pictured at the five-star Jumeirah Al Qasr hotel in Dubai with his eighth wife.[91]

Personal life

He has been married several times. By the age of 22, he had already been married three times.[59] He was criticized for his numerous marriages by the Communist Party.[59] Kiselyov has said that the party blocked his career in the final years of the Soviet Union due to the numerous marriages.[59]

He is religious and a strong supporter of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow.[59]

Awards

Notes

  1. ^ Sometimes transcribed to English as Kiselev

References

  1. ^
    • "Russia's chief". The Economist. December 10, 2013. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on November 26, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
    • Guter-Sandu, Andrei; Kuznetsova, Elizaveta (October 1, 2020). "Theorising resilience: Russia's reaction to US and EU sanctions". East European Politics. 36 (4): 603–621. doi:10.1080/21599165.2020.1743690. ISSN 2159-9165. S2CID 216441238 – via Taylor & Francis.
    • Fedchenko, Yevhen (2016). "Kremlin Propaganda: Soviet Active Measures By Other Means". Sõjateadlane (2): 141–170. ISSN 2461-4378 – via Central and Eastern European Online Library.
    • Lelich, Milan (2014). "Victims of Russian Propaganda". New Eastern Europe. 12 (3): 75–80. ISSN 2083-7372 – via Central and Eastern European Online Library.
    • Gimson, Sally (June 18, 2019). "Hanging truth out to dry: Documentary maker Maxim Pozdorovkin explains why propaganda these days is all about disorientation and creating a situation where it is hard to figure out what is true". Index on Censorship. 48 (2): 100–104. doi:10.1177/0306422019857917.
  2. ^ a b Stephen Ennis (April 2, 2014). "Dmitry Kiselyov: Russia's chief spin doctor". BBC Monitoring.
  3. ^ Rubin, Trudy (November 2, 2017). "Why Putin hated Hillary and loved Trump: Russian opposition journalist lays out Putin's thirst for revenge against Clinton and hopes to undermine U.S. democracy". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d Daisy Sindelar (December 15, 2013). "In Choosing Kiselyov, Media Critics Say Putin Opts For Personal Propagandist". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  5. ^ "Zelensky imposes sanctions against 119 Russian cultural and sports figures". Meduza. January 7, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Ведущим программы "Вести недели" на "России 1" станет Дмитрий Кисилёв" [Dmitry Kiselev will host the Vesti Nedeli program on Rossiya 1]. vesti.ru (in Russian). August 23, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  7. ^ Taisiya Bakhareva (September 8, 2006). "Дмитрий Киселёв: "чтобы построить коттедж в Коктебеле, я заложил свой дом в Москве"" [Dmitry Kiselyov: "to build a house in Koktebel, I mortgaged my home in Moscow] (in Russian). Facts and Comments. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  8. ^ a b c Bakhareva, Taisiya (November 17, 2000). "Ведущий программы «факты» (ictv) дмитрий киселев: «мой дед из западной украины. С замечательной фамилией несмачно»" [The host of the program "facts" (ictv) dmitry kiselev: "my grandfather is from western ukraine. With a wonderful surname nesmachno"]. Fakty i Kommentarii (in Russian). Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "Киселев, Дмитрий Константинович". TASS (in Russian). Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  10. ^ Дмитрий Киселев: "В загс я Машу повез на мотоцикле" (in Russian). Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  11. ^ a b c d "Биография Дмитрия Киселева" [Biography of Dmitry Kiselyov]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). March 1, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  12. ^ a b Tchaikova, Natalia. "Дмитрий Киселёв: «Прямой эфир – это как полёт в космос»" [Dmitry Kiselyov: "Live is like a flight into space"]. journs.ru. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  13. ^ Rostova, Natalia (January 13, 1991). "Рождение российских СМИ · Эпоха Горбачева (1985-1991)" [The birth of Russian media The era of Gorbachev (1985-1991)]. gorbymedia.com (in Russian). Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  14. ^ Sycheva, Valeria (December 16, 2013). "№50 (914) / Политика и экономика / Профиль / Человек вещающий" [Politics and Economics / Profile / Broadcasting Man]. itogi.ru. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  15. ^ Mineev, Alexander (December 11, 2013). "Скромное обаяние «железного пропагандиста»" [The humble charm of the "iron propagandist"]. Novaya Gazeta (in Russian). Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  16. ^ a b Saburova, Olga (February 1, 2018). ""Тогда застрелись". Судьба пропагандиста: история Дмитрия Киселева" ["Then shoot yourself." The fate of a propagandist: the story of Dmitry Kiselyov]. sobesednik.ru (in Russian). Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  17. ^ ""Я здесь больше не служу"" ["I don't serve here anymore"]. Kommersant (in Russian). March 11, 1995. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  18. ^ Bakhareva, Taisiya (May 11, 2001). "Дмитрий киселев: «влад листьев одевался в светлые тона, подкручивал усы и носил очки в элегантной оправе»" [Dmitry kiselev: "vlad listyev dressed in light colours, twisted his mustache and wore glasses with elegant frames"]. Fakty i Kommentarii (in Russian). Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  19. ^ Varshavchik, Sergey. "Дмитрий Киселев: "Национальный интерес" у нас один — дожить до эфира"" [Dmitry Kiselyov: "National interest" we have only one — to live to the air"]. www.pressing.lek.ru. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  20. ^ "Дмитрий Киселёв — Toute l'actu!" [Dmitry Kiselev – Toute l’actu!]. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013.
  21. ^ Ananina, Juliana (December 13, 2001). "Распад СССР в прямом эфире" [The break-up of the USSR live]. Archived from the original on January 19, 2003.
  22. ^ "Киселев Дмитрий Константинович, фото, биография" [Kiselyov Dmitry Konstantinovich, photo, biography]. persona.rin.ru. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  23. ^ "Программа "День за днем" получила эксклюзивное право на получение международных новостей от ЕЭС" [The Day by Day program has received an exclusive right to receive international news from the EEC]. Archived from the original on April 22, 1999.
  24. ^ Fridman, Natalia (2003). "Работа На Два Государства. Известный журналист Дмитрий Киселев между Киевом и Москвой" [Working for Two States. Famous journalist Dmitry Kiselyov between Kiev and Moscow]. Moskovskiye Novosti. Archived from the original on March 19, 2005.
  25. ^ Kapustin, Andrey (June 18, 2004). "Наш человек на Крещатике" [Our man on Khreshchatyk]. Novye Izvestia. Kiev. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  26. ^ "Дмитрий Киселев отстранен от руководства новостными выпусками украинского канала ICTV" [Dmitry Kiselyov removed from the leadership of the news releases of the Ukrainian channel ICTV]. NEWSru (in Russian). November 29, 2004.
  27. ^ "Дмитрий Киселев уходит с ICTV" [Dmitry Kiselyov leaves ICTV]. comments.ua (in Russian). March 20, 2006. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  28. ^ "Пинчук оставил Киселева работать и после поражения Януковича". Украинская правда (in Russian). Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  29. ^ "К юбилею одного убийства: пять лет без Интерньюса — Агентство ТВ-2 — актуальные новости в Томске сегодня". tv2.today. April 18, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  30. ^ Valentine Peskov (October 27, 2010). "Дмитрий Киселёв: "В загс я Машу повез на мотоцикле"" (in Russian). Moskovskij Komsomolets. Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  31. ^ Egorova, Daria (February 21, 2003). "Дмитрий киселев: «прямым эфиром меня не запугаешь. Я даже могу в нем... Заснуть»" [Dmitry kiselev: “you won't intimidate me with a live broadcast. I can even... fall asleep in it"]. Fakty i Kommentarii (in Russian). Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  32. ^ "Дмитрий Киселев: "В России стали задумываться над смыслами"" [Dmitry Kiselyov: "In Russia they began to think about the meanings"]. Izvestia (in Russian). February 20, 2003. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  33. ^ a b c "Дмитрий Киселёв" [Dmitry Kiselyov]. smotrim.ru. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  34. ^ "Авторитет с Дмитрием Киселевым" [Authority with Dmitry Kiselyov]. smotrim.ru. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  35. ^ Ковалева, Анна (August 22, 2005). "Дмитрий Киселев: "Не нужно исключать руководство канала из процесса"". Известия (in Russian). Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  36. ^ "С возвращеньицем! / Телевидение / Независимая газета". www.ng.ru. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  37. ^ "Дмитрий Киселев: от Гостелерадио до "России сегодня"". BBC News Русская служба (in Russian). December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  38. ^ "Встреча с Дмитрием Киселевым, ВГТРК (Бишкек, Кыргызстан) | Новый репо…". archive.is. April 15, 2013. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  39. ^ "Прорыв информационной блокады" [Breaking the information blockade]. vesti7.ru. July 5, 2014. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  40. ^ "Дмитрий Киселев: Украина стала трезвей > Социум > Еженедельник 2000" [Dmitry Kiselyov: Ukraine has become sober> Social> Weekly 2000]. 2000.net.ua. October 9, 2010. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  41. ^ "В день своего 15-летия вечерние "Вести" телеканала РТР поменяют формат" [On the day of its 15th anniversary, the evening Vesti of the RTR TV channel will change the format]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). June 6, 2008. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  42. ^ "Дмитрий Киселев стал топ-менеджером ВГТРК". Коммерсантъ. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  43. ^ Дарья (August 12, 2013). "Интернет-пользователи обсуждают выпад заместителя гендиректора ВГТРК против геев". Rusbase (in Russian). Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  44. ^ "Части целого. Обсуждение сериала "Раскол"" [Parts of a whole. Discussion of the series "Split"]. smotrim.ru. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  45. ^ "Кургинян, защищавший Путина от "оранжевой революции", уходит с телевидения: "Я занялся совсем другим"" [Kurginyan, who defended Putin from the Orange Revolution, leaves television: "I did something completely different"]. NEWSru. March 13, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  46. ^ "Телеканалы меняют ведущих-модераторов на ведущих-бойцов. За рейтинг". РИА Новости (in Russian). September 4, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  47. ^ Kara-Murza Sr., Vladimir (January 15, 2015). "Владимир Кара-Мурза: Воздание за грехи лощеному Киселеву" [Vladimir Kara-Murza: Retribution for the sins of the polished Kiselev]. sobesednik.ru (in Russian). Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  48. ^ Kara-Murza Sr., Vladimir (January 10, 2018). "Владимир Кара-Мурза-ст.: Киселев и Патриарх – как члены политбюро" [Vladimir Kara-Murza-senior: Kiselyov and the Patriarch as members of the Politburo]. sobesednik.ru (in Russian). Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  49. ^ "Дмитрий Киселев будет вести телевикторину на канале "Россия"" [Dmitry Kiselyov will host a quiz show on the channel "Russia"]. Interfax (in Russian). September 7, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  50. ^ Efimov, Sergey (December 13, 2011). "Дмитрий Киселев: «Нам надо научиться серьезно относиться к собственной стране»". Kp.ru -. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  51. ^ "О гендиректоре международного информагентства «Россия сегодня»". Президент России (in Russian). December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  52. ^ Naberezhnov, Grigory (April 9, 2014). "Дмитрий Киселев приглушил "вещающий с того света" "Голос Америки"" [Dmitry Kiselyov muted "Voice of America" broadcasting from the "other world"]. RBK Group. Archived from the original on April 11, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  53. ^ Navalny, Alexei (April 30, 2016). "Подтверждаем: есть у пропагандиста Киселёва квартира в "Легендах Цветного" за 162 млн руб" [We confirm: the propagandist Kiselyov has an apartment in the "Legends of Tsvetnoy" for 162 million rubles]. navalny.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  54. ^ Kara-Murza Sr., Vladimir (May 15, 2016). "Владимир Кара-Мурза-ст.: Киселев сам угодил в яму, да еще и выгребную" [Vladimir Kara-Murza-st: Kiselyov himself fell into a pit, and even a cesspool]. sobesednik.ru (in Russian). Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  55. ^ "Элитная квартира и "страшилки" о федерализации Украины. Что хакеры нашли в почте Киселева" [Elite apartment and "horror stories" about the federalization of Ukraine. What hackers found in Kiselyov's mail]. ТСН.ua (in Russian). April 29, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  56. ^ "«Шалтай-Болтай» объявил о взломе почты Дмитрия Киселева" [Shaltai Boltai announced hacking of Dmitry Kiselyov's mail]. Meduza. April 30, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  57. ^ "Анатомия Дмитрия Киселева. Что рассказала о телеведущем его взломанная почта" [Anatomy of Dmitry Kiselyov. What his hacked mail told about the TV presenter]. The Insider (in Russian). April 30, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  58. ^ "Хакеры взломали переписку главного пропагандиста Путина: опубликованы фото" [Hackers hacked the correspondence of Putin's chief propagandist: photos published]. Апостроф (in Russian). April 29, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  59. ^ a b c d e f Schimpfössl, Elisabeth (2018), "The Quest for Legitimacy and Superiority", Rich Russians: From Oligarchs to Bourgeoisie, Oxford University Press, pp. 76–78, doi:10.1093/oso/9780190677763.003.0004, ISBN 978-0-19-067776-3
  60. ^ a b c Mills, Laura (December 9, 2013). "Russia state news agency gets controversial chief". The Huffington Post. Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  61. ^ "Russia could turn U.S. 'into radioactive dust,' influential Moscow news anchor tells viewers". National Post. Associated Press. March 17, 2014. Archived from the original on March 18, 2014.
  62. ^ "Дмитрий Киселев: Я не пропагандист и не гомофоб" [Dmitry Kiselev: I am not a propagandist and not a homophobe]. RBK Group. April 4, 2014. Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  63. ^ a b "Tolerance for casualties: Russians' stoicism gives Vladimir Putin time to work out a response". The Economist. November 14, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  64. ^ Jackson, David (March 17, 2014). "TV anchor: Russia can turn U.S. 'into radioactive dust'". USA Today. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  65. ^ Taylor, Adam (March 16, 2014). "Russian TV host: Russia is the only country with capability to turn U.S. into 'radioactive ashes'". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  66. ^ a b Schimpfössl, Elisabeth (2018), "Family History", Rich Russians: From Oligarchs to Bourgeoisie, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/oso/9780190677763.003.0005, ISBN 978-0-19-067776-3
  67. ^ a b c Oliphant, Roiland (August 13, 2013). "Russian journalist Dmitry Kiselyov defends 'homophobic' comments in TV debate". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  68. ^ Mills, Laura (December 9, 2013). "Russia state news agency gets controversial chief". Associated Press. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  69. ^ Taylor, Adam (December 10, 2013). "Meet The Scary Man In Charge Of Vladimir Putin's New State News Agency". Business Insider. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  70. ^ "Russian Talk Show Host Defends Anti-Gay Remarks". The Moscow Times. August 13, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  71. ^ Dreyfuss, Bob (May 30, 2014). "Ukraine's Far Right Loses Big, but Europe's Russian-Backed Fascists Make Major Gains". The Nation. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  72. ^ "Журналист Дмитрий Киселев объяснил предложение "сжигать сердца геев" мировым опытом" [Journalist Dmitry Kiselyov explained the proposal to "burn gay hearts" by world experience]. NEWSru. August 11, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  73. ^ Porter, Tom (June 30, 2015). "Russian 'burn gay hearts' demagogue Dmitry Kiselyov calls for civil partnerships in shock U-turn". International Business Times UK. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  74. ^ "Svenskt barnprogram slagträ i rysk stats-tv". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on March 17, 2014.
  75. ^ "Дмитрий Киселев: "Теперь Украина – виртуальная страна, а наш портал настоящий!"" [Dmitry Kiselyov, "Now Ukraine – a virtual country, while our portal is real!"]. Slon.ru. May 15, 2014. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  76. ^ Hille, Kathrin (March 21, 2014). "Dmitry Kiselyov: Russian TV presenter draws EU sanctions wrath". Financial Times. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  77. ^ Yevgeny Kiselyov denied entry into Ukraine by mistake, ban concerns another person – source Archived October 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Interfax-Ukraine (October 23, 2014)
  78. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  79. ^ "Pro-Kremlin TV Host Kiselyov Admits Using Fake Documents in His Show News". The Moscow Times. May 15, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  80. ^ "A new spectacle for the masses". The Economist. October 3, 2015.
  81. ^ a b Rosenberg, Steve (October 10, 2016). "Russia's top spin doctor in nuclear warning". BBC News.
  82. ^ a b Tadeo, Maria (April 17, 2014). "State television presenter warns Russia could 'turn the US into radioactive dust'". The Independent. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  83. ^ "Путин раскритиковал слова Киселева о "радиоактивном пепле"" [Putin criticized Kiselyov's words about "radioactive dust"]. gordonua.com. October 27, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  84. ^ "Америку можно превратить в ядерный пепел": Киселев ответил Островскому Archived March 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Vesti Nedeli, October 30, 2016.
  85. ^ a b Balmforth, Tom (November 7, 2016). "'Revoltingly Foul' – Russian TV Makes Final Push To Discredit U.S. Election". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  86. ^ "US election 2016: Russian state TV backs 'anti-establishment' Trump". BBC News. March 15, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  87. ^ "A Kremlin mouthpiece has gone from praising Trump to comparing him to North Korea's Kim Jong-Un in 3 months". Business Insider. April 20, 2017.
  88. ^ "How Russian state TV has changed its tune on Donald Trump". CBS News. March 25, 2019.
  89. ^ Middleton, Joe (May 2, 2022). "UK could be 'plunged into the sea' by underwater nuclear strike, Russia state TV threatens". The Independent. London. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  90. ^ "Gravitas: Russian State TV issues a chilling warning". YouTube.
  91. ^ "'A Circus Show': Why Russian State TV Keeps Threatening to Nuke Everything". Vice. May 10, 2022.
  92. ^ Presidential Decree dated May 5, 2011 № 589 On conferring state awards of the Russian Federation Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  93. ^ Presidential Decree on February 13, 2014 № 74 On conferring state awards of the Russian Federation Archived February 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  94. ^ "Святейший Патриарх Кирилл удостоил генерального директора ВГТРК О.Б. Добродеева и генерального директора МИА «Россия сегодня» Д.К. Киселева церковных наград" [His Holiness Patriarch Kirill honoured the General Director of VGTRK O.B. Dobrodeev and General Director of the Russia Today MIA D.K. Kiselyov church awards]. patriarchia.ru (in Russian). Russian Orthodox Church. December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2020.