| Vladislav Listyev | ||
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| Birth name | Vladislav Nikolayevich Listyev | |
| Born | May 10, 1956 | |
| Birth place | Moscow, USSR | |
| Died | March 1, 1995 (aged 38) | |
| in | Moscow, Russia | |
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Vlad(islav) Nikolayevich Listyev (Russian: Влад(исла́в) Никола́евич Листьев) (May 10, 1956 – March 1, 1995) was a Russian journalist and head of the ORT TV Channel (now government-owned Channel One). Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Channel One (Пе́рвый кана́л Pervy kanal;) is the Russian TV channel with the widest reception area
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Career
Vlad Listyev was arguably the most popular journalist and TV anchor in Russia (and remains well-remembered years after his death), and was a key force in bringing the voice of democracy to the Russian television. Listyev first appeared on television as one of the hosts of a highly progressive and successful TV show Vzglyad ("The Look") in late 1980s. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. He was also the first host of the Russian version of "Wheel of Fortune" which became very popular. Pole Chudes (По́ле Чуде́с pronounced 'ʨudʲɪs--> literally "The Field of Wonders" is the Russian Following the success of Vzglyad, Listyev and his colleagues founded a TV company VID (Vzglyad i Drugiye—The View and the Others) that would produce programming for the First Channel of Central Television, the main TV channel in the Soviet Union (later called Ostankino and ORT). The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 In VID, Listyev started a number of new TV projects—Pole Chudes ("A Field of Wonders", the Russian version of the Wheel of Fortune), Ugadai melodiu ("Guess a melody", the russan version of Name that tune)Tema ("The Theme"), and Chas Pik ("The Rush Hour"). Pole Chudes (По́ле Чуде́с pronounced 'ʨudʲɪs--> literally "The Field of Wonders" is the Russian The Wheel of Fortune has had a number of versions in different countries Australia Main articles Wheel of Fortune (Australian game show and Name That Tune was a television Game show that put two contestants against each other to test their knowledge of Songs. In 1995, Listyev moved from VID to ORT, where he was appointed the director of the channel. One of Listyev's very first moves as the director was to order a temporary stop to all advertising, in effect leaving all unauthorized middlemen out of the lucrative advertising business, and consolidating future ad sales in the hands of the channel.
Death
Shortly after his appointment, on the evening of March 1, 1995, when returning from the live broadcast of his evening show Chas Pik, Listyev was shot dead on the stairs of his apartment building. Valuables and a large sum in cash that Listyev had on him were left untouched, leading the investigators to conclude that the murder was either a political or business-related assassination. However, despite numerous claims made by investigators that the case was close to resolution, neither the gunmen, nor those who ordered the killing, were found.
The killing caused an enormous public outcry—in an unprecedented move, the ORT TV Channel shut down for the whole day on March 2, displaying only the picture of Listyev and the words "Vlad Listyev Has Been Killed. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good " Days later, the channel was reorganized and after a number of different incarnations, came back as the government-controlled Channel One that Russian viewers are now familiar with. Channel One (Пе́рвый кана́л Pervy kanal;) is the Russian TV channel with the widest reception area Listyev's wake was visited by thousands of people, and even the ailing Boris Yeltsin was forced to make a statement. Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999
There has been much speculation as to the reasons behind Listyev's murder, and two possible causes have been isolated as the most likely: financial and political. When Listyev put the middlemen advertising agencies out of business, he deprived many corrupt businessmen of a source for enormous profits. From the political standpoint, Listyev enjoyed an enormous popularity rating among Russian citizens and could potentially influence the political mood of the whole country.
A 1996 article in Forbes Godfather of the Kremlin by Paul Klebnikov accused Boris Berezovsky of ordering the murder. Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly Paul Klebnikov ( June 3[[ 963]] &ndash July 9[[ 004]] was an American Journalist of Russian descent Boris Abramovich Berezovsky (Бори́с Абра́мович Березо́вский (also known as Platon Elenin (born January 23, 1946) is a Russian Berezovsky said the article was a "series of lies" and sued the magazine in Britain. Berezovsky withdrew the libel suit in 2003 following Forbes's statement that there was no evidence that Berezovsky had ordered anyone's murder. Klebnikov, who published a book with the same title in September 2000, was murdered in April 9, 2004. [1]
See also
References
- ^ Forbes Editor Klebnikov Shot Dead The Moscow Times, July 12, 2007 (see also [1])
External links
- (English) Murder suspects arrested and charged - IFEX
- (English)Time Mar. 20, 1995 Article Dealing with the Deaty of Listyev
- (Russian) Official website of Channel One, Russia
- (Russian) Official website of the VID television company
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