Mikhail Leontiev is a Russian journalist and publicist, the permanent host of the Odnako television program. Today he is leading the author's program " main topic”on radio Komsomolskaya Pravda, holds the position of press secretary and vice president of the Rosneft corporation. Known for his harsh remarks towards colleagues, as well as politicians, including other states.
Childhood and youth
Mikhail Vladimirovich Leontiev was born into an intelligent family on October 12, 1958. Mira Moiseevna, the mother of the future journalist, worked as a teacher at the Moscow Institute. Plekhanov, father Vladimir Yakovlevich was an aircraft designer. By nationality, the newborn turned out to be half Jewish, half Russian.
Since childhood, Mikhail Leontiev had a passion for literature - the boy read "drunkenly", he especially liked historical stories and novels. At the age of 5, the parents wanted to enroll the child in figure skating, but he refused. As a teenager, the boy passionately argued with his grandmother, proving to her, an inveterate communist, the shortcomings of the USSR's policy. In high school, Mikhail secretly read magazines banned in those years from his parents.
Journalist Mikhail Leontiev at the presentation of the book "Time to betray" / Dmitry Rozhkov, Wikipedia
After school, the guy entered the economics department of the Plekhanov Institute and successfully defended his diploma in 1979. In his youth, the future journalist had to earn extra money as a loader.
After high school, Mikhail Leontiev got a job at a research institute, tried to realize himself in the economy. Patience lasted for several years. In 1985, Mikhail retired from the research institute, from that moment life became brighter. The young scientist mastered carpentry, was an ordinary worker at the Literary Institute and a watchman at the dacha. Leontiev also earned a living by tutoring.
Journalism
The biography of Mikhail Vladimirovich is closely connected with journalism. In 1987, Leontiev became seriously interested in sociology - Mikhail's first analytical articles were devoted to this topic. After another 2 years, the man devoted himself entirely to journalism. At first he worked as a political correspondent in the Kommersant publication, then he headed the department in Nezavisimaya Gazeta.
Family
Father is an aircraft engineer Vladimir Yakovlevich Leontiev, mother Mira Moiseevna Leontieva(born 1926) - teacher of statistics at the Moscow Institute of National Economy. Plekhanov, co-author of the textbook "Trade Statistics".
From the first marriage with a poetess and philologist Natalia Azarova- two children: son Dmitry (works on the O2TV channel), daughter Elena. Two grandchildren. With the second wife - Maria Kozlovskaya- daughter Daria (born 1999).
Biography
Born October 12, 1958 in Moscow. Educated at the Faculty of Economics Moscow Institute of National Economy. Plekhanov. In his student years, he worked as a security guard at the Moscow Planetarium, from where he was fired for a brawl arranged by his friends.
After graduating from high school in 1979, he worked in Institute of Economic Problems of Moscow where tried" deal with the real Soviet economy". In the same years, Leontiev became interested in applied art. In 1985 he graduated from vocational school No. 86 with a degree in " cabinetmaker", however, he did not work in his specialty. He worked as a laborer at the Literary Museum, guarded the dacha-museum of Boris Pasternak in Peredelkino, and was engaged in tutoring.
In 1987, Leontiev began writing analytical articles on sociological topics. In 1989 he was invited to the led "Experimental Creative Center" who studied political science.
In the same 1989, Leontyeva began working in the political department of the newspaper "Kommersant" where he went, he said very helpful school".
In 1990, Leontiev headed the department of economics in "Independent newspaper".
In 1993 he became the first deputy chief editor of the weekly "Business MN". In the same year, he co-founded the Segodnya newspaper, which was financed by Leonid Nevzlin, Vladimir Gusinsky And Alexander Smolensky.
He worked as a political observer and first deputy chief editor. He left Segodnya, disagreeing with the reform that had begun in the publication, although Leonid Nevzlin claimed that Leontiev had been "expelled" from the newspaper.
In 1997 Mikhail became the founder of the magazine "Case", which was funded, but did not go to press. In April of the same year, he began working on television, becoming the head and host of the daily program "Actually", which aired on the TV Center channel ( TVC).
In 1997-1998, he headed the socio-political programs service of the TVC and hosted the information and analytical program "The Seventh Day". At the same time, he continued to work in the printed press - in 1998 he became the author of the column "Face!" in a business weekly magazine "Company".
In 1997, Leontiev was nominated for the TEFI, and the following year won the "Golden Feather".
In February 1999, he resigned from the TVC and, together with the team of the "Actually" program, moved to the staff of the socio-political programs service ORT, where since March of the same year his program began to appear "However".
Leontiev explained his departure by the fact that he does not share "the views of those people who own the TV Center." Later, Leontiev led "However" along with Maxim Sokolov And Alexander Privalov.
In the summer of 1999, he became the editor of the satirical "political hunting magazine" FAS. The project was closed in 2000 for financial reasons.
From November 2001 to December 2002, Leontiev's analytical program "Another Time" was aired on Channel One, from May 2003 to January 2004 - the author's program "Puppet Theatre".
In 2005, M. Leontiev was the editor-in-chief of the magazine "Main Topic" that was being published at that time.
From January 2006 to November 2007, he hosted the Master Class with Mikhail Leontiev program on the O2TV channel. In October 2007, his project was released on Channel One "Big game"- a series of programs devoted to the history of relations between Russia and Great Britain for dominance in Central Asia in the 19th-20th centuries. In November 2008, Leontiev's book with the same title was released.
In May 2007 he was appointed editor-in-chief of the business analytical magazine "Profile". He worked in this position until March 2009. Magazine publisher Sergei Rodionov said that Leontiev's departure led to an increase in the circulation of the publication. During the same period, he collaborated with Moulin Rouge magazine.
In September 2007, Mikhail, together with his colleague Evgeny Dodolev(acting as publisher) launched a Russian-language version of the German weekly in Ukraine Der Spiegel("Der Spiegel-Profile"), which became a notable event in the media market.
The magazine in Russian was published weekly with a circulation of 30,000 copies in Kyiv, the Crimea and Eastern Ukraine. The editorial office was in Moscow, and a correspondent network was formed in Ukraine. The project was mothballed in May 2008, there is an online version of the publication.
Since June 2009, together with Channel One, he became the founder of the Odnako magazine, in which, in addition to Leontiev, Evgeny Dodolev, Alexander Nevzorov and other journalists and columnists who previously worked for Profile.
In 2009, he starred in a small role in the film Stas Mareeva"Real love".
Mikhail Leontiev was a member of the journalistic "Seraphim Club", taught at the non-state Higher School of Management, which trained "commissars" of the movement.
On January 8, 2014, it became known that Mikhail Leontiev would be appointed Presidential Advisor "Rosneft" in the rank of Vice President, will oversee the activities of the Department of Information and Advertising.
The media pointed out that there was a long-standing "friendly relationship" between Sechin and Leontiev. According to a source close to the company, PR specialists of this level are always coordinated, emphasizing that this is standard practice for such cases. " If Igor Ivanovich is sure that Mikhail Leontiev will be able to benefit the company, then he, as the president of Rosneft, vouches for this decision", - said a senior official of the presidential administration. At the same time, Mikhail Leontiev remains the host of the "However" program on Channel One.
Political activity
In December 1995, Leontiev, as an independent candidate, ran for the State Duma of the 2nd convocation from the 203rd Cheryomushkinsky constituency in Moscow, but lost the election. Pavel Medvedev.
During the first Chechen war, he was among those who supported the entry of troops into the territory of Chechnya, declaring that he was " a staunch supporter of the forceful solution of problems in Chechnya". Later, during the explosions of residential buildings in Moscow and Volgodonsk, he called for the bombing of Chechnya.
In 2000, during the presidential elections, he declared support for the acting head of state Vladimir Putin.
In 2001, he became a member of the political council of the Eurasian socio-political movement headed by him.
In 2002 he became a member of the party.
In 2002 for statements about the wife of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko Ekaterina Yushchenko (previously she had the surname Chumachenko). The Ukrainian court ordered Leontiev to reimburse 2,500 hryvnias in favor of Yekaterina Yushchenko and within 30 days to refute the false information that he voiced in his Odnako program on April 10, 2001. Leontiev refused to comply with the court decision. Became persona non grata in Ukraine. The ban was later lifted.
In August 2014, he was included in the sanctions list by Ukraine for his position on the war in the East of Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea to Russia.
According to his economic views, he is a radical liberal; according to his political views, he is an ardent anti-communist. He calls himself a dissident. Repeatedly admired Augusto Pinochet.
Leontiev urges Russia to abandon " imperial burden".
In connection with the global economic crisis, he stated that " the only way out of the current crisis is a global war. Who will untie it and how is a purely technical question".
In September 2015, after the speeches of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama stated:
"His speech is such an ideologically conspiratorial gibberish... Everything that Obama said was some kind of semi-diplomatic formats, some old models that he sorted out. In principle, he said nothing, except for one thing - he left the door open. That is, repeating all the American fetishes and ideologemes, he nevertheless said that it is possible to cooperate", - said Leontiev.
"It is difficult to trust him, because it is not clear whether he will be able to realize these ideas of how to act in reality, because so far he has been weak at it.", the journalist said.
In his opinion, Obama's weakness is not that he cannot withstand Putin's pressure, but that he cannot pursue his own policy, which he wants to pursue under the pressure of very powerful American interests.
Leontiev stressed that, unlike Obama, the Russian president spoke clearly and distinctly, his speech was not diplomatic: Putin called a spade a spade.
Scandals
April 2, 2013 Mikhail Leontiev, commenting on the air of the Day TV channel A. Miller about the allegedly unprofitable extraction of "shale gas", with the help of which the Russian "Gazprom" already being squeezed out of the European market, said: " The largest Russian company is headed by a dangerous lunatic who has turned into a direct threat to national security. It seems that he caught the madness from his Qatari brothers, with whom he tried to arrange a gas alliance. Something must be done about this. I don't know, maybe call a doctor. Vladimir Vladimirovich has already called the doctor once. We need a whole brigade here, a psycho wagon".
Leontiev also said that he does not understand at all on what basis such a company exists, which systematically harms Russian interests.
"Because of their idiotic pricing policy, they are losing Europe, and will continue to lose it. Where did Shtokman go, which was intended for the Americans. It doesn't exist and never will, because it's not needed. There will be no "South Stream" either, and there is no need to fool people's heads, because there is nothing to fill it with", Leontiev said.
Leontiev noted that Gazprom is not interested in shale gas production in Russia, which should be more than enough in the country, but the monopoly is a nightmare for the state, justifying the indecent exorbitant costs in the production of conventional "blue fuel".
"With obscene costs, gas production in Gazprom will soon become unprofitable. Not because gas is expensive to produce, but, roughly speaking, because you need to steal less, at least a little less", the journalist stressed.
"Shale gas production is unprofitable, and shale oil production is much more difficult, but profitable in Mr. Miller's view. This is generally some kind of aberration of consciousness. Just psychosis. It seems to me that what is happening is a direct act of sabotage - arrogant, public - of the presidential decree. Mr. Miller should be hospitalized, and the Gazprom company should be sold to the Americans. If it is so valuable, maybe they will give money for it, after all. Moreover, the encumbrance of the sale to appoint psychotic Miller. You can also sell Gazprom's media assets there. Because these assets still work for the Americans. Let them pay for them", concluded Leontiev.
It became known yesterday that "Rosneftegaz" notified Federal Property Management Agency on the acquisition of a 0.23% stake in Gazprom for 7 billion rubles. It is reported that the transaction took place in the first half of March. Thus, the state, represented by Rosneftegaz, which is in charge, received full control over the gas monopoly.
Independent observers, commenting on the statements of Mikhail Leontiev, suggested that Alexey Miller, apparently, will lose his post, and his place will be taken by a protege of the closest associate of the President of the Russian Federation Igor Sechin. Ultimately, these predictions did not come true, and Miller remained in his post.
Mikhail Leontiev is considered a heavy drinker and, therefore, often gets into delicate situations. So, on May 7, 2012, Mikhail Leontiev provoked a major international scandal in Odessa. He took part in the concert "Songs of Victory". It was clear that the journalist went on stage not too sober. Leontiev immediately declared that the inhabitants of Ukraine " fucked up the country"... and to get everything back, you need to make the right choice." We need to stop betting on goats and faggots. To change something, you need to vote for the party, - Leontiev announced loudly from the stage.
For his statements, the scandalous journalist was booed by the audience, many of whom came to the concert with their children. By the way, there were city and regional officials among the spectators, none of whom apologized to the inhabitants of Odessa for the behavior of the Russian guest at the concert dedicated to Victory Day. Since the ATV channel was broadcasting live from this event, thousands of Odessa residents who watched TV became witnesses of this.
On November 12, 2014, when the host of the program Mikhail Leontiev started talking about the association of Ukraine and European Union, a pornographic video was played behind him on the screen of one of the TVs. The footage shows a woman in a top position moving on top of a man who is lying under a blue blanket. The action itself lasts about ten seconds, after what is happening in the studio replaces the journalistic plot. In the video below, the erotic elements start at the 44th second.
Alexey Venediktov, Chief Editor "Echo of Moscow", in his Instagram actively uploaded photos from Remchukov's birthday. In social networks, a wave of indignation swept over such a warm "friendship" of representatives of the opposition and pro-government politicians and journalists.
Mikhail Leontiev
Occupation: journalist, publicist, TV presenter
Date of birth: October 12, 1958
Place of birth: Moscow, USSR
Citizenship: USSR → Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Awards and prizes: Order of Friendship - 2006
"TEFI"
(October 12, 1958, Moscow) - Russian television journalist, publicist, host of the TV show "However" and editor-in-chief of the weekly of the same name, and since October 2007 also the host of the geopolitical analytical program "Big Game". Mikhail Leontiev - winner of the Golden Pen of Russia award, nominee for the TEFI-1997 award.
was born on October 12, 1958 in Moscow. Father - aircraft designer Vladimir Yakovlevich Leontiev, mother - teacher of statistics at the Moscow Institute of National Economy. Plekhanova, co-author of the textbook "Trade Statistics" Mira Moiseevna Leontieva.
Married (wife Maria). From the first marriage (with poetess and philologist Natalia Azarova) - son Dmitry, daughter Elena and two grandchildren. From the second marriage - a daughter.
In the preface to the book The Beatles of Perestroika, he defined his attitude to the profession:
“I consider journalism a vile profession chosen by flawed people. Journalists are professional amateurs. This is not literature, not art, not science, but a little bit of everything "
Education Mikhail Leontiev
In 1979 Mikhail Leontiev Graduated from the general economic faculty of the Moscow Institute of National Economy. Plekhanov.
After graduation from the institute Leontiev worked at a research institute, where he tried, in his own words, "to deal with the real Soviet economy."
Job Mikhail Leontiev
After leaving the research institute in 1985, the most colorful period of his biography began. Mikhail Leontiev graduated from vocational school with a degree in cabinet-making, worked as a laborer at the Literary Museum, guarded Boris Pasternak's dacha in Peredelkino, and gave paid history lessons.
In 1987 Mikhail Leontiev started studying sociology. He began to write analytical articles, and after a while he devoted himself to this completely.
Mikhail Leontiev and Press
At the end of 1989 Mikhail Leontiev became a correspondent for the politics department of the Kommersant newspaper, where he went through, by his own admission, "a very useful school."
In 1990, Mikhail Leontiev headed the economics department of Nezavisimaya Gazeta.
In 1993, when the history of the newspaper "Segodnya" began, Mikhail Leontiev took an active part in its organization. Subsequently, Mikhail Leontiev served as the first deputy editor-in-chief of this publication.
During the period 1999-2000 Mikhail Leontiev- editor-in-chief of the weekly magazine "FAS".
May 22, 2007 to March 2, 2009 Mikhail Leontiev- Editor-in-Chief of the business analytical magazine "Profile". The publisher claims that Leontiev's departure led to an increase in circulation.
During the same period, he collaborated with Moulin Rouge magazine. Later, answering a question from Ksenia Sobchak regarding the presentation of his credo in this experimental publication, the TV presenter explained:
“I worked at the Rodionov Publishing House, so I had no right to refuse to write for the magazine. »
Since June 10, 2009 Mikhail Leontiev publishes the analytical magazine “Odnako” with ex-journalists of “Profile” and “profile” columnists Yevgeny Dodolev and Alexander Nevzorov.
A television
In April 1997, he came to television - he was the head and host of the program "Actually" ("TV Center").
November 1997 to 1998 Mikhail Leontiev- the author of the information and analytical program "Seventh Day" ("TV Center").
Since February 1999 Mikhail Leontiev works on the ORT channel.
March 1999 Mikhail Leontiev became the host of the program "However".
November 2001 to December 2002 Mikhail Leontiev worked on the analytical program "Another Time".
May 2003 to January 2004 Mikhail Leontiev worked on the author's program "Puppet Theater with Mikhail Leontiev".
From January 2006 to November 2007 he led the program "Master class with Mikhail Leontiev" on the O2TV channel. An interesting fact. In 2009, he starred in a small role in Stas Mareev's film "True Love".
The relationship of Mikhail Leontiev with the Ukrainian authorities
In 2002, for statements against Ekaterina Yushchenko (she previously had the surname Chumachenko, changing it to Yushchenko only in 2005), the Shevchenkovsky District Court of Kiev ordered Leontyev to reimburse 2,500 hryvnias in favor of Ekaterina Yushchenko and within 30 days to refute the false information that he voiced in his program "However" on April 10, 2001. Leontiev refused to comply with the court decision. ORT host M. Leontiev lost the trial to Viktor Yushchenko's wife, Ekaterina Chumachenko.] 01/2002/30 After the journalist became "persona non grata" in Latvia, he was banned from entering (July 14, 2006) Ukraine as well. Later, the taboo was lifted, and in September 2007, Mikhail, together with his colleague Yevgeny Dodolev (who acted as a publisher), launched the Russian-language version of the German weekly Der Spiegel (“Der Spiegel-Profile”) in Ukraine, which became a notable event in the media market of this country .
The magazine was launched under the presumption that "the quality of content in Ukraine lags far behind Russian requirements," and it was stated that the concept was more of a political weekly, closer to Newsweek than to the "Profile" to which the Russian reader is accustomed.
The Russian-language magazine was published weekly with a circulation of 30,000 copies in Kyiv, the Crimea and Eastern Ukraine, while the editorial office was based in Moscow, and a correspondent network was formed in Ukraine. The project was mothballed in May 2008[, there is an online version of the publication.
Mikhail Leontiev and "Great Game"
In October 2007, his project "The Great Game" was released on Channel One - a series of programs dedicated to the history of the confrontation between Russia and Great Britain for dominance in Central Asia in the 19th-20th centuries.
In November 2008, the Astrel-SPb publishing house published a book by Mikhail Leontiev with the same title under the project.
Political leanings
In his own words, he was a "dissident". Mikhail Leontiev calls himself a right-wing conservative.
Mikhail Vladimirovich considers work on television to be harmful "for physical and mental health." In connection with the global economic crisis, he said that “the only way out of the current crisis is a global war. Who will untie it and how is a purely technical question. I'm not going to guess what the reason for this war will be - the aggravation of relations between Russia and Ukraine/Georgia, the Iranian issue or Pakistan.
In 2006, presenting Stanislav Zhiznin's book "Russian Energy Diplomacy: Economics, Politics, Practice", Mikhail Leontiev remarked:
“Russia is trying to enter the global world, using energy as the main argument for us. That is, to use it both in the global economy and in global politics. »
He does not hide his political creed, he defends it on the air and in publications. He openly stated it in 2007 in his article for the almanac "Moulin Rouge":
Politics is inseparable from cultural roots. Our culture is based on Christianity with its basic idea of compassion. There is no other world religion where the only almighty God would give himself to torment for the sake of people. In its ideal form, Christianity is embodied precisely in Christian culture. It would have to be embodied in Christian politics. But it is embodied in culture. Politics is pragmatic. But culture is not. In this sense, the highest form of Christian spiritual culture is the Middle Ages.
What does the modern postmodern, the so-called avant-garde, do? Destruction of the idea of compassion. It's good when it is expressed in the form of a grotesque, such a "skit", as Tarantino does, for example. The banter over the removal of barriers implies their presence. The banter over the removal of Christian cultural taboos is human to some extent. And it means the recognition of the existence of these same taboos. It is worse when no one sees these taboos. When they are no longer in the minds of those who create. And there are no living beings in the minds who do not think about anything at all. Then it's the end of culture. And the end of humanity as a population.
True politics, like culture, can exist only within the framework of taboos. That is why in all well-known novels about politics, the theme “How power destroys a person” is eternal.
Incident in Odessa at a concert on May 6, 2012
The concert “Songs of Victory” held on the evening of May 6 on Levitan Street turned into a scandal. The "culprit" of the celebration, despite the presence on the stage of the stage masters Lev Leshchenko and Alexander Marshal, was the Russian TV journalist Mikhail Leontiev. With the naked eye, it was clear that the journalist went on stage "tired" and immediately stated that the inhabitants of Ukraine "pissed off the country." And in order to return everything to normal, Mikhail Leontiev believes, it is necessary to make the right choice.
“We need to stop betting on goats and faggots. To change something, we need to vote for the Rodina party,” Mikhail Leontiev loudly proclaimed from the stage.
Birthday October 12, 1958
Russian TV journalist, publicist, host of the TV show "However"
Biography
Mikhail Vladimirovich Leontiev was born on October 12, 1958 in Moscow. Father - aircraft designer Vladimir Yakovlevich Leontiev, mother - teacher of statistics at the Moscow Institute of National Economy. Plekhanova, co-author of the textbook "Trade Statistics" Mira Moiseevna Leontieva. Married (wife Maria). From the first marriage (with poetess and philologist Natalia Azarova) - son Dmitry, daughter Elena and two grandchildren. From the second marriage - a daughter.
In the preface to the book The Beatles of Perestroika, he defined his attitude to the profession:
Education
In 1979 he graduated from the general economic faculty of the Moscow Institute of National Economy. Plekhanov.
After graduating from the institute, Leontiev worked at a research institute, where he tried, in his own words, "to deal with the real Soviet economy."
Job
After leaving the research institute in 1985, the most colorful period of his biography began. Mikhail Leontiev graduated from vocational school with a degree in cabinet-making, worked as a laborer at the Literary Museum, guarded Boris Pasternak's dacha in Peredelkino, and gave paid history lessons.
In 1987, Mikhail Vladimirovich began to study sociology. He began to write analytical articles, and after a while he devoted himself to this completely.
Press
At the end of 1989, Mikhail Leontiev became a correspondent for the politics department of the Kommersant newspaper, where he went through, by his own admission, "a very useful school."
In 1990, Mikhail Leontiev headed the economics department of Nezavisimaya Gazeta.
In 1993, when the history of the newspaper "Segodnya" began, Mikhail Vladimirovich took an active part in its organization. Subsequently, Mikhail Leontiev served as the first deputy editor-in-chief of this publication.
1999-2000 - editor-in-chief of the weekly magazine "FAS".
From May 22, 2007 to March 2, 2009 - Chief Editor of the business analytical magazine Profile. The publisher claims that Leontiev's departure led to an increase in circulation.
During the same period, he collaborated with Moulin Rouge magazine. Later, answering a question from Ksenia Sobchak regarding the presentation of his credo in this experimental publication, the TV presenter explained:
Since June 10, 2009, he has been publishing the analytical magazine Odnako with ex-journalists of Profile and profile columnists Evgeny Dodolev and Alexander Nevzorov.
A television
In April 1997, he came to television - he was the head and host of the program "Actually" ("TV Center").
Since February 1999 he has been working on the ORT channel.
In March 1999, he became the host of the Odnako program.
From May 2003 to January 2004 he worked on the author's program "Puppet Theater with Mikhail Leontiev".
From January 2006 to November 2007, he hosted the Master Class with Mikhail Leontiev program on the O2TV channel.
Relations with the Ukrainian authorities
In 2002, for statements against Ekaterina Yushchenko (she previously had the surname Chumachenko, changing it to Yushchenko only in 2005), the Shevchenkovsky District Court of Kiev ordered Leontyev to reimburse 2,500 hryvnias in favor of Ekaterina Yushchenko and within 30 days to refute the false information that he voiced in his program "However" on April 10, 2001. Leontiev refused to comply with the court decision. Chernomyrdin officially declared that Leontiev was a sick journalist, hinting at his mentality. And he is not going to apologize for such people.
Leontiev Mikhail on today's television is one of the brightest and most clearly following his principles of journalists. Under his editorship, the magazine "However", he is the permanent host of the program of the same name on Channel One. Through the prism of his perception, he seeks to convey to viewers and readers information about the most important and relevant political events and does this with his inherent openness and sarcasm. Opponents call the journalist a "bearded ulcer".
Mikhail Leontiev. Biography
He was born on 10/12/1958 in a family of Moscow intellectuals. From childhood, Mikhail Leontiev differed from his peers in education and not the simplest character. In 1979 he completed his studies at the Moscow Institute of National Economy. Plekhanov, where he studied with a degree in Labor Economics. During his studies, he was fond of reading forbidden anti-Soviet literature, in particular the magazine Posev, where many dissidents of that time were published.
Immediately after graduating from the university, Mikhail Leontiev began working at the Institute of Economic Problems, moonlighting as a tutor. However, he soon decided to drastically change his life and, unexpectedly for everyone, radically changed his profession. In 1985, having a higher education, Mikhail Leontiev graduated from a vocational school, where he studied the skill of a cabinetmaker.
Professional activity
Mikhail Leontiev came to journalism at the same time. The first milestone on this path is the political section of the Kommersant newspaper. A year later, in 1990, Mikhail headed the economics department at Nezavisimaya Gazeta. In the early 90s, he made a great contribution to the creation of the Segodnya publication and became the first deputy editor-in-chief. But the ongoing changes in the editorial policy of the newspaper a little later became the reason for the departure of the journalist, who categorically disagreed with them.
Popularity came to Mikhail Leontiev after he ran in 1995 for the State Duma. Then he lost the election. Big was caused by his statements about the introduction of troops into Chechnya.
Mikhail Leontiev - TV presenter
In 1997, the journalist became the founder of the Delo magazine. The sponsor was M. Khodorkovsky, but the publication never went to press.
In the same year, M. Leontiev came to television, where he became the host of the program "Actually", which went on the air under his leadership at TVC. Later he was the host of the analytical program "The Seventh Day". Leontiev combined his profession with work in print media. Known for his column "FAS!" in company". In the same 1997, the journalist was nominated for TEFI, and in 1998 he won the Golden Pen award.
2000s
In 1999, Mikhail Leontiev came to the ORT channel, where he began to host the author's program "However". He remains its permanent leader to this day. In 2002, the journalist joins the United Russia party, however, according to Mikhail Leontiev himself, he is simply “listed” there. In 2007, Leontiev was appointed editor-in-chief of the Profile magazine, but two years later he left the editorial office of the magazine. In 2009, the journalist became a co-founder of the Odnako magazine together with Channel One. Since 2014, a new vice president has been appointed at Rosneft - Mikhail Leontiev. Photos of him scattered across the web and pages of business publications in the country. Later he will head the department of information and advertising.
Leontiev is married for the second time. He has two adult children from his first marriage. The ex-wife immigrated to America, and the children have now returned to Russia. In the second marriage with M. Kozlovskaya, a daughter, Daria, was born. The journalist does not advertise his personal life.
The press often discusses such an odious personality as Mikhail Leontiev, the nationality of a journalist. The TV presenter himself considers himself a Russian Orthodox Christian, but at the same time, according to L. Nevzlin, he repeatedly had conversations with Mikhail about his Jewish roots.