Ksenia Sokolova is a journalist whose biography is filled with many scandals and incredible facts. She is rightfully called one of the most daring and straightforward writers of our time. Many famous people fell under the scope of her pen, and at the same time only a few left with an unsullied reputation.
And yet, what do we know about her? What is Ksenia Sokolova like at work and in her personal life? And why is he so selflessly fighting for the truth?
Ksenia Sokolova: short biography
The young journalist was born in Moscow, the capital of Russia, it happened on April 5, 1971. In this city, almost the entire youth of Xenia passed. Here she received a certificate of secondary education, after which she entered the Literary Institute. A. M. Gorky. In 1997, Sokolova successfully graduated from the Faculty of Literary Translation.
In 2003, her active collaboration with the glossy edition of GQ begins. Initially, Sokolova was entrusted with the position of head of the special projects department, but was soon promoted to deputy chief editor.
In 2012, Ksenia Sokolova took over asVice-President in the well-known media group "ZhiVi!". Around this time, she began working on a special project called Snob. It was he who was her main brainchild, until the beginning of 2016.
As for the personal life of the journalist, we only know that she is now officially divorced. At the same time, she independently raises her son named Ostap.
Resonant investigations and unusual reporting
For the first time, Ksenia Sokolova became famous thanks to her journalistic investigation called "120 days of Beslan". She collected all the material personally, having spent more than one week at the site of the bloody tragedy.
Unusual presentation of information attracted the attention of the public, and soon she was already the leading heading of "One Day with a VIP". Thanks to her perseverance, Ksenia Sokolova was one of the first to interview Ramzan Kadyrov. It happened in 2006, but even then she dubbed him the “Hero of Our Time.”
After these events, Xenia repeatedly went to the hottest and most dangerous regions of the world. Her reports covered life in North Korea, Burma, Iraq and many other countries. She interviewed the latest boss of the Sicilian mafia and saw the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with her own eyes.
Philosophy in the boudoir
Many people know Ksenia Sokolova as the author of a series of interviews in which she reveals the true identity of the powers that be. This project was presented to the general public under the title "Philosophy in the Boudoir". Curious factis that the journalist came up with her brainchild along with another scandalous personality - Ksenia Sobchak.
As part of this project, Sokolova spoke with such famous people as Boris Berezovsky, Vladimir Kekhman, Yuri Shevchuk, Alexei Navalny, Mikhail Saakashvili and many others. In addition, in 2010, based on the material collected earlier, she published her own "Philosophy in the Boudoir", which at one point became a bestseller.
