Leonid Mikhailovich Mlechin: biography and creativity

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:46

Leonid Mikhailovich Mlechin is a very famous figure. He earned credibility with his biographical works and television projects. He developed his own special style of presenting historical facts and details of the lives of many prominent political figures. Many historians know his scrupulousness in studying the material in the process of preparing books and television programs. Researchers of the history of our country love and respect books where Leonid Mlechin is the author and editor.

Origins and family

Mlechin Leonid Mikhailovich was born in 1957 into an intelligent family, where both his mother, Irina Vladimirovna Mlechina, and his stepfather, Vitaly Alexandrovich Syrokomsky, and even his grandfather were engaged in journalism, translation, and writing. Mother became a well-known Germanist, performed countless translations from the German language. It was she who was the first to translate into Russian the most famous novel by Günter Grass called "The Tin Drum". Her own journalistic works have also received recognition abroad and have been translated into foreign languages. My stepfather was professionally engaged in journalism, at various times hepositions of editor-in-chief of Vechernaya Moskva, deputy editor-in-chief of Literaturnaya Gazeta, and later deputy editor-in-chief of Izvestia.

It was a very educated, intelligent and cultured family in which Mlechin Leonid Mikhailovich was brought up and grew up. Nationality as such was never put at the forefront, although one of the grandfathers spoke Yiddish for some time. But both the generation of Leonid's parents and the generation of grandparents were atheists, so Jewish holidays and culture were not particularly supported.

A very great influence on Leonid Mikhailovich was his grandfather, Mlechin Vladimir Mikhailovich. He told his grandson a lot about his life, about participation in the revolution, and then in the civil war. Subsequently, he became a theater critic and head of the theater and entertainment censorship in Moscow. He left a huge rich library with many notes in the margins. Leonid Mikhailovich liked to look at these notes in his time.

Education

Having been brought up in such a family, it is not surprising that young Leonid decided to enter the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University, which he successfully graduated in 1979. Leonid Mikhailovich repeatedly said in his interviews that for him then there was no other choice. He could only become a journalist. If every day parents talk about editorial, layout, circulation, and so on, it is very difficult to even think about choosing some other path. And Leonid Mikhailovich Mlechin became a journalist in the thirdgeneration.

Professional activities

Already in his teens, at the age of 15, young Leonid Mikhailovich Mlechin published his first article in the Pionerskaya Pravda newspaper. After graduating from the university, Leonid got a job at the Novoye Vremya weekly, where he worked until 1993. The last step in the career of Leonid Mlechin was the position of deputy editor-in-chief. It took him 14 years to reach such a high professional level, gradually improving his skills as an author and editor.

After completing his fruitful collaboration with Novyi Vremya, Leonid Mikhailovich Mlechin took up the position of editor of the international department and at the same time the position of deputy editor-in-chief of the Izvestia newspaper. He became a member of the editorial board of this publication. At the same time, he began to host the De Facto program on the Rossiya TV channel. This brought him public popularity. Subsequently, Leonid Mlechin hosted many television programs, became the author of his own television projects.

There are cases when Leonid Mikhailovich was threatened for his professional activities. We are talking about films about North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. Unfortunately, there were threats from representatives of the DPRK special services. But after the intervention of the Russian Foreign Ministry, all issues were settled peacefully.

Books

Many people know the historical works written by Mlechin Leonid Mikhailovich. Books of his authorship are guaranteed success. Knowing addictionthe author to the smallest details, to painstaking work in the archives, there is no doubt that the next masterpiece will not deceive its reader and will again be on top. But Mlechin Leonid Mikhailovich is engaged not only in historical and documentary chronicles. He writes interestingly not always about only dictators and those in power from the recent past. Quite frank erotic novels regularly appear from under his pen. As the author himself says in his interviews: “I just have fun when I get tired of doing history.”

TV shows

Leonid Mikhailovich Mlechin became famous thanks to his TV shows. His signature project was the Special Folder program, which was later renamed Leonid Mlechin's Documentary Film. Many releases were published on separate discs. It is safe to say that this project has taken its rightful place in the history of documentary cycles on domestic television. Leonid Mikhailovich and his team paid great attention to trifles, spent hundreds of hours searching for unique and unknown documentary footage, made it possible to look at already well-studied events from a new angle thanks to the comments given by the author. Mlechin Leonid Mikhailovich is associated with many, first of all, with this project on TV.

In the late 1990s, he became the author and host of the Late Dinner program, hosted the talk show Versta, and gave his political commentary on the events in the country and the world in the daily evening news.

Awards

Leonid Mikhailovich became an honored journalist, his work is appreciated not only by fans, but also by colleagues. Leonid Mlechin, a member of the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union since 1986, then a member of the Union of Writers of the City of Moscow, received the title of Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation, two TEFI awards, as well as the Order of Friendship and the Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation. It is very difficult to list all his awards: his talent is appreciated. He is regularly invited to give lectures on journalism and the history of the USSR, with which he travels around the world.

Plans and prospects

Leonid Mikhailovich has big creative plans. There are still many blank spots in the history of our country that simply need to be filled. Many myths have taken root that do not correspond to reality, which simply need to be fought, because every citizen needs to know the history of the country. Some of his books deal with international issues, but the approach remains the same: maximum attention to detail, no speculation, only facts that can be confirmed. It was his professional approach to work that Leonid Mlechin earned an impeccable reputation.