Even among critics, Maxim Leonardovich Shevchenko is considered one of the most sought-after journalists in the Russian media space. He is not afraid to raise tough questions. The journalist conducts an author's program on the NTV channel and airs on the Ekho Moskvy radio station. In addition, Shevchenko is a member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation and is considered an expert in the field of interethnic relations.
Childhood and education
Maxim Shevchenko was born on February 22, 1966 in Moscow. The nationality of his father is Ukrainian, his mother is Russian. Maxim's parents traveled extensively throughout the Soviet Union. His father worked as a geophysicist and managed facilities in Turkmenistan, Siberia and Kazakhstan. According to political beliefs, his parents were communists, which largely influenced Maxim's worldview.
The future journalist studied at a special school, where he studied German in depth. In 1990, he graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute and received a diploma in the speci alty "designer". Immediately after training, he began to attend coursesOriental studies at Moscow State University, but did not graduate.
First years of career
Even while studying, Maxim Leonardovich Shevchenko began working in the field of independent journalism. From 1987 to 1991 he was a special correspondent for the Christian Democracy Herald. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, he began working in official publications, writing notes on religion and culture in the journals Solid Sign and First of September. In a short time, he managed to gain fame as one of the most qualified experts in matters of Christianity. At the same time, he teaches history at the Radonezh-Yasenevo gymnasium, where Orthodox children studied.
In 1995 he was invited to Nezavisimaya Gazeta. Here he becomes a special correspondent, writes articles from hot spots (Afghanistan, Chechnya, Pakistan) and is the executive editor of the NG - Religions supplement.
Center for Geopolitical Studies
The creation of the Center for Strategic Studies of Religion and Politics of the Modern World in 2000 contributed to the career growth of a journalist. Maxim Leonardovich Shevchenko himself became the director and founder of the organization. It brought together experts in a variety of fields who commented for the press and advised politicians on pressing issues of geopolitics and interethnic relations. It was this activity that brought fame to the journalist, he was invited to the leading TV channels. Moreover, soon Shevchenko entered the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation forexpert rights.
Shevchenko is a TV presenter
Shevchenko Maxim Leonardovich, whose biography has changed a lot in 2005, has become one of the most popular TV presenters in a short period of time. He began to lead the author's project "Judge for Yourself", which aired on Thursday evenings on Channel One. During the 4 years of its existence, the program has gained high ratings. The journalist raised sensitive issues and discussed them with invited experts. In 2011, the broadcast of the program was stopped. The reason was the appeal of the Jewish diaspora of Russia to the leadership of Channel One. Shevchenko Maxim Leonardovich made sharp anti-Semitic statements on the air while discussing the situation in Palestine.
In 2015, the journalist was invited by the NTV television company. He became the host of the weekly talk show "Point", in which he analyzes the news feed.
Political career
The public work of a journalist is closely intertwined with politics. He calls himself an ardent fighter for freedom, internationalism and multiculturalism. At the same time, Shevchenko is a deeply religious person and statesman.
Back in 2004, Maxim was a member of Viktor Yanukovych's team during the elections in Ukraine. In 2008, he joined the Public Council of the Russian Federation, which allowed him to influence some political decisions. He proved himself as an expert in the field of resolving inter-ethnic and inter-confessional conflicts. In 2010, he headed a group for the development of civil society in the republics of the Caucasus. It is noteworthy that a year earlier, for his explicitpro-Kremlin views he was banned from entering Georgia as part of a peacekeeping group.
Family and personal life
Shevchenko Maxim Leonardovich, whose personal life did not develop for a long time, met his wife in 2009. His chosen one was a journalist who de alt with issues of interfaith cooperation, Nadezhda Vitalievna Kevorkina. Shortly after the wedding, they had a son.
Among other facts, not much is known about Maxim. The journalist himself admits that in his free time he is fond of football, and his favorite team is CSKA Moscow.
Criticism
The journalist often became the object of harsh criticism from social activists and colleagues. It is worth noting that sometimes Maxim himself gave reasons for this. So, in 2009, the Russian Jewish Congress was outraged by the anti-Semitic statements of a journalist on the air. Shevchenko called justified the actions of Hezbollah in Palestine and compared their worldview with the principles of Christian democracy. The latter, by the way, was deeply analyzed by the famous philosopher Alexander Dugin.
Some statements of the journalist during the aggravation of the crisis in Ukraine were questioned. Skeptics argued that Maxim Leonardovich Shevchenko, whose biography, whose nationality is well known, cannot subjectively analyze the situation. That is why many representatives of the intelligentsia turned away from him, inprimarily supporters of the liberal opposition.
One way or another, one of his eternal opponents, Alexander Dugin, admits that today Maxim Shevchenko is one of the most sought-after experts on domestic television.
