Alexander Lieven

Alexander Lieven (born Alexander Pawlowitsch Lieven ; born September 13, 1919 in Rostock ; † March 30, 1988 in Pebmarsh , Essex ) was a British journalist and secret service employee of Baltic German origin.

Life

His father was Paul Johann von Lieven , his mother Natalie Therese, geb. Baroness von Taube .

Lieven worked for MI6 and the BBC .

In 1960 he came to the BBC as "Russian Program Organizer". From 1964 to 1969 he was deputy to Maurice Latey , chief commentator for BBC External Services . Together they monitored the Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian and Yugoslav areas. On October 14, 1972 he became "Controller" of the BBC European Service .

He was buried in Gunnersbury Cemetery, London .

family

Lieven was married to Veronica Eileen Mary Monahan (1917–1979) and Joanne Edgecumbe-Rendle (* 1921). He had five children, u. a .:

Elena Lieven (born August 18, 1947), psychologist
Dominic Lieven (born January 19, 1952), Eastern European historian
Anatol Lieven (born June 28, 1960), political scientist

literature

Dominic Lieven: "The BBC Russian Service and Cultural Relations." In: Istoria , Volume 6 Issue 10 (43), doi: 10.18254 / S0001316-6-2

Web links

Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Alexander Prince Lieven. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
"This Is London - 50 Years Of Broadcasting To The World" (1982) by Alexander Lieven, former head of the BBC's Russian Service
"Alexander Lieven on the death of Vladimir Simeanov"
Literature by and about Alexander Lieven in the bibliographic database WorldCat

Individual evidence

↑ Sanchia Berg: “Was there a communist witch-hunt at the BBC?” , January 26, 2016.
^ Asa Briggs : The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom: 1955-1974 , p. 686.
^ Asa Briggs: The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom: 1955-1974 , p. 969.
^ "History of the BBC: Émigrés" , BBC, access date: December 25, 2018.
↑ http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/lieven.html

personal data
SURNAME	Lieven, Alexander
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Lieven, Alexander Pawlowitsch (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British journalist and secret service employee of German Baltic origin
DATE OF BIRTH	September 13, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rostock
DATE OF DEATH	March 30, 1988
Place of death	Pebmarsh , Essex

[1] Sanchia Berg: “Was there a communist witch-hunt at the BBC?” , January 26, 2016.

[Briggs-2] Asa Briggs : The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom: 1955-1974 , p. 686.

[3] Asa Briggs: The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom: 1955-1974 , p. 969.

[4] "History of the BBC: Émigrés" , BBC, access date: December 25, 2018.

[5] ttp://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/lieven.html