Okara Andrei Nikolaevich – is a colorful character that is hard to miss. Every now and then he appears on television, easily changes channels and shines in a wide variety of programs. As an expert, he was represented in the program "Meeting Place" and "Time Will Show". But the main thing is that he clearly defends the “Ukrainian issue” and easily places accents in the politics of Ukraine. Who is he? Where he was born? And why is his person often associated with various scandals? We will talk about it later in the article.
Okara Andrey Nikolaevich: current biography
Andrey Nikolaevich was born in the Russian city of Podolsk, Moscow Region. Despite the place of his birth, he cannot be called completely Russian. As the hero himself tells, there were ethnic Ukrainians, Irishmen and even Don Cossacks-Old Believers in his family. The same information is confirmed by various sources that tell about the author.
From childhood, the boy's parents,who were Ukrainians, taught him the language, culture and peculiarities of the customs characteristic of the inhabitants of Ukraine. That is why Andrey Nikolayevich Okara is considered one of the brightest Russian political scientists, who is fluent in the Ukrainian language.
Training and student years
Andrey Nikolaevich studied at a regular high school in the Moscow region. After graduation, he successfully passed the entrance exams and was enrolled in the first year of Moscow State University. Here he comprehended the basics and subtleties of law, and also engaged in self-education. During his studies, he was remembered by many for his extraordinary perseverance and a huge craving for knowledge. Thanks to this, Okara Andrey Nikolayevich graduated from the university with honors. And later he was invited to graduate school at the Institute of State and Law at the Russian Academy of Sciences. During his graduate studies, our hero became interested in political issues. He was especially attracted to sociology, the theory of civilizations and geopolitics.
Then he defended his doctoral thesis on Russian conservatism of the 20th century. In it, he managed to raise issues of politics, law and combine them with conservatism.
Publications in newspapers and online publications
In addition to his passion for politics, philosophy and law, Okara Andrey Nikolayevich seriously engaged in journalistic activities. Despite the fact that he did not have a specialized education, Andrei managed to write over 100 different articles. Moreover, he published them not only in the Russian, but also in the Ukrainian and Belarusian press. From topicsthe following prevail:
- politics (Russian-Ukrainian, partially Belarusian relations);
- social philosophy;
- geopolitics and others (description of the "soft power" strategy, positioning of regions, state development).
Currently, our hero maintains his own blog, and is also a permanent expert of several Ukrainian and Russian online publications. For example, his publications can be found on the pages of sites: "Politic-hall", "Russian Archipelago", "Censor.net" and others.
A few words about my pen trials
In addition to articles, Andrey Nikolaevich wrote several literary works. Despite the fact that they never became bestsellers, they are talked about, remembered and known. Among his most famous works, perhaps, stands out the fantastic story "The Smell of a Dead Word", the novel "Walks with Shevchenko", "Oksanin Shevchenko's Myth" and "Notes of the Kyiv Doctor Faust".
All these books were written by Okara Andrey Nikolaevich. His family at that time supported, encouraged and encouraged him in every possible way. Inspired by family care, the author himself was ready to write further. However, our hero did not work out with a writing career. His already small repertoire was no longer expanded, since Andrei did not begin to write further. He began to display his thoughts in articles, reviews and essays. And later he was invited to various political shows and programs.
Participation in shows and TV programs
ThanksWith his vast experience and knowledge, Andrei Nikolayevich often becomes the hero of various programs, mainly of a political orientation. For example, on many shows he was a guest expert, well versed in the Ukrainian crisis.
According to his opponents, he always answers clearly, in terms of facts and exclusively on the case. They talk about him as a political scientist who "intelligently" swears and argues with opponents. Although his participation in the show often becomes scandalous and even accompanied by a fight. And how did you want?! The show is the show. Okara Andrey Nikolayevich himself thinks so. The orientation of our hero, for example, has become one of these scandalous topics.
In particular, in one of the programs affecting the rights of sexual minorities, Andrei Nikolaevich, who fiercely defended representatives of same-sex love, was accused of being gay. And this despite the fact that they say that he has a wife and children. Okara Andrei Nikolaevich that day was outraged by unflattering words addressed to him, for which he gave a slap in the face to his offender. And to be honest, the hero himself sometimes falls into nuts…
Hitting during live broadcast
During the live broadcast of the "Special Correspondent" on November 21, 2014 Andrey Okara will receive a slap from Konstantin Dolgov. According to the participants in the incident, passions flared up after our hero intervened in the story of the native Ukrainian Dolgov about the state of affairs in the Donbass. As a result, when the opinion of Konstantin's opponent did not coincide with Okara's conclusions,an unplanned embarrassment happened, moreover, during a live broadcast.
Several myths and scandals around personal life
In addition to political opinions, our hero has been repeatedly criticized for certain views and support for national minorities. As we said above, the political scientist supported the representatives of the LGBT community and argued that they also have their rights.
Andrei Okara's personal life suffered regularly because of this support. His biography, although it does not contain facts confirming the unconventional orientation of the author, was regularly discussed by his ill-wishers.
Andrey is often compared to media star and critic Sergei Sosedov, with whom he bears a certain visual resemblance. Also attacked and too "unmale", according to the envious, the voice of Andrei Okara. Our hero may have a wife. But nothing is known about her. The same applies to children. How many of them, what gender they are, and whether he has them at all. Andrey himself refrains from any comments about the family.
Friend or foe: misunderstanding on the part of fellow soldiers
As we said, Andriy regularly discusses the political situation in Ukraine and Russia. Despite his obvious “pro-Ukrainian” position, our hero is not very well liked in the country of his ancestors. It is not known what the representatives of the security service of Ukraine did not like, but on April 18, 2015, the political scientist was shamefully deported to his homeland. Now no one lets him back.
Attempts to change political status
Despite all his love for politics, Andrei failed to get into the State Duma. He ran there during the 2003 elections. But he never made it through.
Political correctness and integrity
Thanks to his vast experience, knowledge and influence, Okara regularly becomes a leading expert in the field of politics and philosophy. According to the stories of his numerous opponents, our hero is very politically correct in relation to people who do not support his point of view. First, he does not impose it on anyone. Secondly, he respects the opinions of others. And finally, he never “drowns” his opponents intentionally and for money. In his opinion, this is tactless and wrong. Moreover, our hero is very disrespectful of "black PR" and does not like to assert himself by humiliating other people.
Attitude towards religion and Ukrainian culture
Positively referring to Ukrainian culture, Okara could not but single out the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. For this, he even gave a lecture on the topic “Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate): between exarchate and autocephaly.”
In his report, the author raised the question of the existing, in his opinion, Ukrainian church problem. He believed that it was incredibly important for the whole of Russian Orthodoxy and required careful consideration within the confines of the church-political consciousness.
However, the author and candidate of legal sciences failed to draw attention to the religious issue. After the lecture, no one even asked clarifying questions. Lack of interest in your reportAndrei explained that, in addition to the stated topic, he managed to touch on much more prosaic and global topics. And their consideration requires separate time and new reports with an emphasis on specifics and facts.
