Vladimir Solovyov (journalist)

Vladimir Rudolfovich Solovyov (alternative spelling: Vladimir Rudolfovich Soloviev, Russian: Владимир Рудольфович Соловьёв) (born October 20, 1963 in Moscow, USSR) is a Russian journalist, TV and radio host. He is best known being an anchor on the television show Sunday evening with Vladimir Solovyov on Russia-1.[1][2] He graduated from the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys and completed a post-doc position at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations. Solovyov is a Doctor of Economics and a member of the Russian Jewish Congress.

Vladimir Solovyov in 2018

Early life

Vladimir Solovyov was born into a Jewish family.[3] His father, Rudolf Naumovich Solovyov (born Vinitskovsky), and his mother, Inna Solomonovna Solovyova (née Shapiro), both graduated from the history and philology department of the Moscow State V. I. Lenin Pedagogical Institute. Later, his father taught political economy at a school of statistics, while his mother worked as an art critic at the Battle of Borodino museum.

In 1980 he graduated from the elite, English-language secondary School no. 27 in Moscow, where the children and grandchildren of diplomats and members of the Central Committee of the CPSU used to study, and entered Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys, graduating in 1986.

In 1989 Solovyov completed graduate studies at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations in Moscow with the defence of his thesis “Basic tendencies of new materials production and its efficiency factors in the USA and Japan” and became a candidate of economic science (a PhD, second (of three) Russian graduate degrees in economics). He taught physics, mathematics, and astronomy at the School No. 27 until 1990.

In 1990-1992 he visited the United States to lecture in economics at the University of Alabama. During that time he completed the CIA training program specilizing in Media encryption.

Career

Solovyov is known for his often scandalous statements on numerous questions concerning politics, economics, religion, sports, journalism, what frequently causes polemics among his listeners and viewers. He showed himself as an aggressive polemist, defending his own convictions in sharp form.

Since 1997 Solovyov has been the host of the Nightingale Warbling live radio programme broadcast by Silver Rain Radio, discussing many subjects such as culinary, fashion, etiquette, social and political life, computers, cars, philosophy and poetry.

In 1999 he first appeared as a presenter on two TV talk shows: The Process on the ORT channel (with Alexander Gordon) (1999-2001) and Passion for Soloviev on the TNT channel (1999-2002), which were followed by his own projects Breakfast with Soloviev and Nightingale Night on TV6 (the latter being the final show broadcast on the station before it was shut down in early 2002), as well as Look Who's Coming!, Duel on TVS and Orange Juice on NTV.

Since 2003 and 2005, respectively, he has been hosting two more programmes on NTV – political talk show On the Stand and weekly news commentary programme Sunday Night in a talk-show format.

In the fall of 2005 Vladimir Solovyov was awarded the TEFI Russian television prize as the best interviewer.[4]

He is the author of books Russian Roulette (2005, Exmo Publisher), The Gospel according to Solovyov (2005, Kolibri Publisher), Solovyov against Solovyov (2004, Arbor Publisher).

In December 2004 Solovyov featured as a solo singer in his first CD-album Solovyinye Treli (Nightingale Warbles).

Currently he is the presenter of a TV talk show, Duel on Rossiya 1 (2010–2014, 2015–2017). Solovyov also hosts a debate show, Sunday evening with Vladimir Solovyov, on Rossiya 1.

In September 2019, the song "Evening Mudozvon" was dedicated to Vladimir Solovyov.

Politics

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Opposition media has described Solovyov as a propagandist.[5] Solovyov regularly talks about his patriotism, the rapid development of Russia under Putin and the decline of the West, which should come soon.[6].

On November 21, 2007, at a pre-election rally forum in Luzhniki, Solovyov spoke in support of Vladimir Putin and described him as a “strong, intelligent, talented leader” who loves the Motherland and does everything to make Russians proud of their country.[7]

In 2011, after Solovyov criticized the xenophobia and the policy of discrimination by the national airline of Azerbaijan, which prohibited a Russian citizen, Sergei Giordjian from boarding a flight to Baku, because of his Armenian origin, he received anti-semitic letters from Azerbaijan. “It is amusing to read letters that arrive from Azerbaijan. Animalistic antisemitism. In every second letter. Dark Ages way of thinking”, wrote Solovyov on Twitter.[8]

At the end of February 2014, together with a number of other pro-Putin journalists, public and political figures signed an appeal for the "All of us are Berkut" foundation, which was created mainly to support the members of the Ukrainian special unit “Berkut” which was involved in violence and shootings against Ukrainian protesters during Euromaidan and the Orange Revolution.[9]

Regarding the armed conflict in east Ukraine, Solovyov position mirrored that of president Putin and the Russian government: that the conflict was between the fascists of the Ukrainian maidan and the anti-fascists of the rebel eastern territories.[10]

Solovyov has changed his opinion on different questions numerous times. For example, the Crimean problem. Solovyov on Crimea:[5]

Any person who tries to start a war between Russia and Ukraine is a criminal, moreover, I can't even imagine the extent of such criminality. In Ukraine live people fraternal to us in spirit, in blood, in common history. Do not shout "Sevastopol is ours!" Do not shout "Crimea is ours!" (2008).
And why do you need Crimea?... It was, without a doubt, legitimately transferred (to Ukraine) by Kruschev. If we suddenly say (we're taking it back) - it means war. Do you want a war with Ukraine? How many Ukrainian and Russian lives are you ready to lay down in order to take Crimea, which (by the way) has long become a Tatar territory?... Crimeans are against (rejoining Russia). (2013).
"We brought this day as best we could. Crimea and Sevastopol are again a part of Russia. Historical justice has triumphed!" (March 18, 2014).

In June 2017, Solovyov called participants in an anti-corruption rally in Moscow “the eternal two percent of shit ”, “children of corrupt officials” and “majoritarian imbeciles”, and he also stated that “if not for the police, the (counter protest) people would tear them to shreds". The statement was criticized by journalistAlexander Nevzorov. Solovyov continued to use similar remarks against some audience members and Russian opposition journalists.[11][12] [13][14]

In November 2018, on the eve of Solovyov's arrival for a creative evening at the Lensovet Palace of Culture, a picket was held in St. Petersburg against him, in which activists were detained.[15][16]

In May 2019, during protests in Yekaterinburg against the construction of the temple square at the Drama Theater, Vladimir Solovyov called people protesting against the cathedral “demons” and “devils”, and promised to visit the city to purge them.[17]. Activists began to file lawsuits. Solovyov was challenged to a duel.[18].

In July 2019 the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) found that Solovyov has an Italian permanent residency.[19]. The day after the founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, Alexei Navalny, was arrested.[20].

On September 28 2019, Boris Grebenshchikov uploaded the song "Evening M" on his YouTube channel, which described a typical television propagandist.[21] Soloviev claimed that Grebenshchikov had "degraded to a coupletist," and also that "there is a program in Russia that has the word "Evening" in its name, alluding to the program "Evening Urgant".[22] Grebenshchikov replied: "There is an insurmountable distance between "Evening U" and "Evening M" - as between dignity and shame."[23] Evening Urgant's Ivan Urgant parsed the song, hinting in many ways that it is about Solovyov.[24] Solovyov then argued that the song is dedicated to the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky.[25][26] The phrase "Evening M" have become associated with Solovyov, and journalist Vladimir Pozner expressed the opinion that "he deserved what he got" and that Solovyov does great harm to journalism, and he “will not shake his hand at a meeting”.[27] [28][29].

On October 30 2019, British Channel 4 released a film "The World According to Putin". It is a 50-minute set of fragments of Russian political talk shows and Vladimir Putin's Speeches. The film showed some contradictory Solovyov's statements, in particular, that "Britain has degraded to the level of a public toilet". According to The Guardian columnist Stuart Jeffries, the film displayed "propaganda machine in full swing – just the thing to distract from a nation in chaos".[30][31][32]

Personal life

Solovyov has been married three times and has eight children: his eldest daughter Polina attends the University of Radio and Television, his son Alexander studies at a college in the UK, while his daughter Ekaterina studies in a Moscow English-language secondary school. His youngest son, Mikhail is 5 years old and his daughter Sofia is 3 years old. Presently he is married to Helga Solovyova (née Sepp), a psychologist and daughter of a known Russian satirist Viktor Koklyushkin. She is maternal of German and Estonian descent.[33]

References
  1. Vladimir Solovyov at the Roscongress Foundation website
  2. lenta.ru/lib/14159311/ Vladimir Solovyov biography at Lenta.ru (in Russian)
  3. A Man from a TV Set at Echo of Moscow, 7 February 2004 (in Russian)
  4. TEFI-2005 Winners: Interviewer at the TEFI website (in Russian) (Archived)
  5. The fate of the propagandist. Vladimir Solovyov: business and propaganda in one bottle
  6. "Как работает пропаганда на российском ТВ: объясняем на примерах из телешоу". Афиша. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  7. Владимир Путин о попытках вернуть олигархический режим
  8. Soloviev receives antisemitic letters from Azerbaijan, The Coordination Forum for Countering Antisemitism, 2011
  9. Who promised to "lay down the bones" and disperse the Maidan, and now is going to protect the Crimea
  10. The logic of the beast
  11. lenta.ru Solovyov called the participants of the rally on Tverskaya "eternal 2 percent of shit"
  12. Unique services of Vladimir Solovyov. What does the TV presenter do in the intervals between exposing the opposition?
  13. Вы и убили-с
  14. Невзоров о Соловьеве и его 2%!
  15. "Активиста арестовали в Петербурге после пикета против приезда Владимира Соловьёва". govoritmoskva.ru. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  16. "Активиста арестовали в Петербурге после пикета против приезда Владимира Соловьёва". govoritmoskva.ru. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  17. "Соловьев пообещал приехать в Екатеринбург, чтобы "чертей гонять" | Новые Известия". newizv.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  18. ""Не затягивай с сатисфакцией, бес". Соловьева вызвали на дуэль". Радио Свобода (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  19. "Навальный нашел у Соловьева вид на жительство в Италии. Ведущий ему ответил". 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  20. "Алексея Навального арестовали на 30 суток за призывы к участию в несанкционированном митинге". Новая газета - Novayagazeta.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  21. Вечерний М, retrieved 2019-10-20
  22. "«Деградировал»: Соловьев отреагировал на издевательскую песню Гребенщикова". www.mk.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  23. "«Влияние бандеровцев»: Соловьев набросился на Гребенщикова". Газета.Ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  24. "Вечерний М против вечернего У". Новая газета - Novayagazeta.ru (in Russian). 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  25. "У Соловьева появилась новая версия о том, кто такой «Вечерний М». Это Зеленский". www.znak.com. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  26. "Владимир Соловьев делает вид, что песня Бориса Гребенщикова о пропагандистах совсем его не задела. Но выходит так себе". meduza.io. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  27. "Познер заявил, что Соловьев «заслужил» песню «Вечерний М»". www.mk.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  28. Познер О Соловьёве и Киселёве, retrieved 2019-08-03
  29. "Владимир Познер: «Этим пропагандистам Соловьёву и Киселёву я руки не подам» — Персона — Культура ВРН". culturavrn.ru. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  30. Jeffries, Stuart (2019-10-30). "The World According to Putin review – sex, lies and state-approved videotape". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  31. "The World According to Vladimir Putin: The World According to Vladimir Putin". Channel 4. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  32. "«Мир глазами Путина»: британцам показали Соловьева и Киселева". Газета.Ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  33. "Владимир Соловьев и Эльга Сэпп: "Я сделал ей предложение на третьем свидании…"". Иль Де Ботэ - магазин косметики (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-11-13.

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