Mikhail Zygar… This name is well known to those who are used to "keep their finger on the pulse". In a fairly short time, he managed to prove himself as an unsurpassed journalist, a good writer and editor-in-chief of one of the Russian TV channels. How did he achieve this, and how much effort did he put into his dream? So, let's get to know him better.
Mikhail Zygar: biography of early years
It all started with the fact that on January 31, 1981, a boy named Misha was born in a young Moscow family. Parents loved the capital, but for a number of reasons, Zygar spent his childhood away from his native city, in Angola. And only many years later Mikhail Zygar returned home to Moscow, where he finally settled.
Since he was drawn to journalism from his youth, the young man decides to enter MGIMO. And although Mikhail Zygar graduated from his studies in 2003, his articles began to be published much earlier. In particular, the first political notes were published in the summer of 2000 in the Kommersant newspaper.
Poafter graduation, the young specialist decides that he still lacks the necessary experience. Therefore, he goes to Cairo University, where he undergoes a year-long internship in the direction of "international journalism". After that, he begins to actively build his professional career.
Fearless journalist
Mikhail Zygar made a rapid rise up the career ladder thanks to his genuine fearlessness and dedication. Having become a special correspondent for the Kommersant newspaper, he begins reporting from the hottest spots in the world.
In order to get the desired information, a man repeatedly risks his life. Take, for example, the case when he, along with the rebels, rushed to the burning palace of the President of Kyrgyzstan, in order to see with his own eyes how history was being made. And most excitingly, he was not at all afraid of what was happening.
According to Zygar, he was so accustomed to the taste of danger that upon arrival in Moscow he began to feel longing. Ordinary life was not so interesting and exciting, and therefore he sometimes even counted the hours until a new business trip.
Mikhail Zygar - presenter and editor rolled into one
2010 was a significant year, because it was at this time that Mikhail was offered the position of editor-in-chief on the Dozhd TV channel. Here he was able to realize many of his ideas. In particular, he began to host the news program "Here and Now", in which he considered the most significant events in the world.
A little later on the same channel, he launched anotherweekly program called "Zygar". And although at the end of 2015 Mikhail left his post on the Rain channel, he still remains the host of his creation.
A reason to be proud
Mikhail Zygar considers his marriage to his colleague from the Kommersant newspaper Maya Stravinskaya to be his greatest achievement. After all, it was this union that gave them a daughter in the fall of 2010.
Besides this, the hero of our story wrote three books:
- In 2007, his work "War and Myth", based on his own observations and experiences, saw the light.
- In 2008, the book "Gazprom: New Russian Weapons" was published jointly with Valery Panyushkin.
- And in 2015, his last publication at the moment, "All the Kremlin's Army: A Brief History of Modern Russia", is published.
