About
Vladimir Pozner, born April 1, 1934, in Paris, is a journalist and television presenter. He grew up in France, the United States, and the USSR. Graduating from Moscow State University in human physiology (1958), he began his career at the Novosti agency in 1961. He gained fame in the 1980s through televised 'space bridges' between the US and USSR, co-hosted with Phil Donahue. After resigning from state television in 1991, he worked in the US, then returned to Moscow in 1997. Since 2008, he has hosted the show 'Pozner' on Channel One. He is the author of several books, including 'Parting With Illusions' (1990).
* 1934-04-01
Major works
- Parting With Illusions (1990)autobiography
- Eyewitness: A Personal Account of the Unraveling of the Soviet Union (1992)memoir
Key milestones
- 1985Co-hosts the first televised 'space bridges' between the US and USSR with Phil Donahue.
- 1991Resigns from Soviet state television due to censorship.
- 2008Begins hosting the show 'Pozner' on Channel One in Russia.
Themes
Cold WarJournalismEast-West relationsCensorshipCultural identity
Sources: catdir.loc.gov · themoscowtimes.com