Wladislaw Nikolajewitsch Listjew

Wladislaw Nikolajewitsch Listjew

Wladislaw Nikolajewitsch Listjew ( Russian Владислав Николаевич Листьев , short Wlad Listjew / Влад Листьев ; born May 10, 1956 in Moscow ; † March 1, 1995 ibid) was a Russian journalist and general director of the ORT television channel .

Life

Listiev's television career began in the days of the Soviet Union . He was a co-author and presenter of the liberal political television magazine Vzgljad, which is regarded as a milestone in Soviet television .

Listjew brought many television formats to Russia from abroad and made Russian versions of them, some of which he moderated himself. These include Tema (The Topic), the first weekly talk show (now canceled) that talked about society, culture and other things; Pole Tschudes (The wonder field, named after a place from the fairy tale of Burattino ), the Russian version of the wheel of fortune , which has been moderated by Leonid Jakubowitsch with great success since 1992 and to this day (Listjew has moderated the program since 1990); Tschas Pik (rush hour), the daily panel discussion in which the guest (mostly prominent) talks about his life and goals (now canceled); Ugadai melodiju (Guess the Melody), music quiz with Valdis Pelsh, the Russian version of “Name that tune”, which is based on the German version “ Hast Du Töne? “ Remembered with Matthias Opdenhövel and many more (now discontinued).

In 1991 Listjew first became the general producer of the "VID" production company, and in 1993 became its president. In September 1994 he was appointed vice-president of the Academy of Russian State Television. In the same year, the participants of the international "Gong-94" festival voted him journalist of the year in a secret ballot.

On March 1, 1995 Listjew - only recently became General Director of the ORT, which was then controlled by the oligarch Boris Berezovsky - was shot in front of his house. The murder caused deep dismay in Russia; For the whole of the following day, instead of the regular program, all television channels broadcast a still picture with Listiev's photo and the inscription: "Vladislav Listiev has been murdered." political circles that were a thorn in the side of Listiev's popularity and independence. 

“Since the murder of the television presenter Wlad Listjew, who is more than popular in Russia, and of the politician Galina Starowoitova , we have known that quick results are not to be expected. The monthly newspaper Soverschenno sekretno (Completely Secret) quotes figures from the Information Center of the Ministry of the Interior: By the end of November 2000, 28,727 cases of murder and manslaughter had been recorded in Russia, and 126 of the contract killings contained therein had been solved. "

- Maya Turovskaya

Although two suspects were arrested in 1998, neither the perpetrators nor their clients have been identified in the Listjew case.

Private

Listiev was married three times. The daughter Valerija emerged from the first marriage with Elena Esina. From the second marriage with Tatjana Ljalina he has the son Alexander. Listjew was most recently married to Albina Nazimova. This marriage remained childless.

See also

• Media in Russia (paragraph: violence against journalists)

Web links

• Felix Corley: Obituary: Vladislav Listyev . Obituary from the Independent , March 3, 1995

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Риа Новости: Биография Владислава Листьева. May 10, 2016, Retrieved December 5, 2017 (Russian). 
2. ↑ Perpetrators waived $ 1,500 . In: Berliner Zeitung , March 3, 1995
3. ↑ Five minutes to twelve . In: Der Spiegel . No. 10 , 1995 ( online ).
4. ↑ Disempowered and forgotten. In: Die Zeit ',' No. 11/1995
5. ↑ My criminal day . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung : May 4, 2001
6. ^ IFEX : Update on Investigation of Kholodov / Listyev Murders . March 19, 1998
7. ↑ Риа Новости: Биография Владислава Листьева. May 10, 2016, Retrieved December 5, 2017 (Russian).