Alexey Germanovich Lushnikov (; born June 10, 1966) is a Russian painter, television host, writer, producer, documentary filmmaker, political scientist, journalist, actor and philanthropist. His award-winning talk show (ru) Blue Pages. Night Talk With Alexey Lushnikov was the 1st night broadcast in Saint-Petersburg. He is the Founder and owner of television channel (ru) VOT!, the only special political channel in Russia, and (ru) National Encyclopedia of Personalities (Blue Pages of Russia). Lushnikov is a President of "Documentary Films Foundation", academician of "International Academy of Sciences and Arts of Paris" and State Advisor of Saint-Petersburg of the 3rd class.
Biography Lushnikov was born on June 10, 1966, in Leningrad. He graduated from Saint Petersburg State University as an historian and was educated at Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy. In the period of Perestroika, he is dealing much with public activity, charity, social and political functions. In 1987 Lushnikov became the leader of the informal youth group which engaged in charity practice in the homes for the elderly of Strelna. Since 1988, he is the executive secretary and later on the vice-president of the board of directors of charity organization "Leningrad".(ru) Newspaper "Panorama", "Charity movement: the beginning". In 1989 he founds the organization "Youth for Charity" and becomes its chairman. On the base of "Youth for Charity", rock-association "Bratki" (it could be translated as "bros") was created and guided by Boris Grebenshchikov. It unified more than 20 rock bands from Leningrad including "Aquariym", "DDT", "Zoopark" and others. They were touring at homes for the elderly, orphanages and played charity live shows.
After the January Events in Lithuania and Riga Lushnikov has organized the international action "Million letters to President of the USSR".
The action was joined by a row of press media:
Those years, he initiated the visit of Cardinal Marco, the spiritual leader of community of St. Edgigio, during which Cardinal met metropolitan Alexy, Soviet students and visited Philanthropic Brotherhood in Vyborg.
Alexey Lushnikov took a part in the Soviet delegation to the Unity Congress of Young Liberals party of West and East Germany in the building of the German Parliament. In the course of the visit a meeting with Hans-Dietrich Genscher took place.
In 1990, a group of Leningrad scientists and technicians have proposed Lushnikov as public deputy of the Leningrad parliament. Having won the first democratic elections in the country, Lushnikov became the youngest deputy in the history of Leningrad (Saint-Petersburg) parliament. In 1990–1993 Lushnikov works as the deputy Editor in chief of the newspaper "Petersburg's Financial Bulletin" and is one of the leaders of the Foundation for assistance to international programs of UNO; he is also the leader of the organization "Youth for Charity", works at the United Nations Department of Public Information of UNO Secretariat in New-York, conducts peace-making activity in "flashpoints" (Georgia, Abkhazia, Azerbaijan).
Encyclopedia "Blue Pages of Russia" On June 24, 1993, he creates encyclopedia "Blue Pages of Russia" and becomes its Editor-in-Chief. Later on it was renamed into "National Encyclopedia of Personalities (Blue Pages of Russia)"(ru) Newspaper "Night Petersburg", "Baltic Meetings".(ru) IA "Rosbalt", "Laureats of Award "Blue Pages. Man of the Year" Winner Were Called"“».(ru) Fontanka.ru, «24 575 Have Chosen The Best».(ru) "Independent Newspaper", "Night Guests of Alexey Lushnikov".(ru) IA "Baltinfo", "All Russia for 500 Dollars – National Encyclopedia of Personalities "Blue Pages of Russia"".(ru) Lenizdat.ru, "The Head of TV-channel VOT! has Written "National Encyclopedia of Personalities" .
"Pioneer"'s Epoch Lushnikov is the author, the presenter and the producer of more than 40 TV programs of various genres. In various years, he conducts public radio programs on four radio stations. In 1996 live informational and entertaining talk show 'Pioneer' was started. It was broadcasting twice a week at Eldoradio.(ru) Photogallery of talk-show 'Pioneer'.(ru) "110 'Pioneers' of Alexey Lushnikov".(ru) "'Pioneer' Is The Most Prospective Fiance".(ru) "'Pioneer': two years in way".(ru) "Face And Fronts of 'Pioneer'".
Since 1998, Lushnikov has moved to 'Radio Modern' of Saint-Petersburg where his talk show was broadcasting 4 times a week. Soon after Echo of Moscow in Petersburg was opened, Lushnikov started there his "Analytics".
"Blue Pages. Night Talk" September 13, 1999, programme "Blue Pages. Night talk with Alexey Lushnikov" was broadcast by 'TV-6' (Saint-Petersburg) for the first time.(ru) "I don't want to be an esthete".(ru) "I wish to make a really Petersburg-esque TV-programme, in which words 'Petersburg' and 'culture' are equal".(ru) Newspaper "Metro": "Kogda odin, savsem, adyn". 2000.11.27 The 1st hero of "Blue Pages" was ex-mayor Anatoly Sobchak. The three hundredth guest was ex-President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, the five hundredth one, then governor of Saint-Petersburg Vladimir Yakovlev,(ru) "Interview from France" . has opened monthly cycle of his live talk with televiewers. That time Lushnikov works as general producer of TV channel TV-6 in Petersburg. Over six and half years more than 2000 hours of live broadcasting were produced (over 2000 heroes). The television programme has become one of the leading media in Saint-Petersburg. To light on meaningful events of public life in the city, the country and the world, "Blue Pages" provided TV-marathons and special broadcasts. Those events were the tragedy of nuclear submarine Kursk, explosions in Moscow and Volgodonsk, State Duma elections, Presidential elections, Governor of Saint-Petersburg elections, Petersburg parliament elections, terrorist attacks in USA and others. Since November 13, 2000, programme moves to TNT (Russian TV channel) (Saint-Petersburg).(ru) Magazine "Televik": "Since 11th on 11th!", Front page. 2000.12.05
After May 27, 2002, Lushnikov has joined Petersburg – Channel 5.(ru) "Arguments and Facts": "Alexey Lushnikov: "All in All, I am owl". 8 (497) – February 19, 2003 and has become producer of its night programmes. At the time the channel's title was "TRK Petersburg"
In July 2003 "Blue Pages" have become the object of political censorship and were removed from the broadcasting.(ru) :ru:Fontanka.ru, «No "Night Talks"!»(ru) Newspaper "Smena", "Night broadcasting has left forever"(ru) Newspaper "Smena", "Lushnikov changes image")(ru) Lenizdat.ru, "The negotiations between Lushnikov and TRK Petersburg" comes to end") December 1, 2003, is a date of the start for Lushnikov's new programme "From Morning Slightly Later" on 36th Nevsky Channel. It was broadcast weekdays from 8:30 to 9:30 am.(ru) Fontanka.ru, "Alexey Lushnikov has occupied broadcasting from evening 'till morning")
On January 5, 2004, Lushnikov starts the work on broadcasting at "TV-3". In April 2005 after 3 months of "truth-first" social programmes, the government of Saint-Petersburg branch of "TV-3 (Russia)" moves the time of broadcasting from 1:30 to 3:00 am.(ru) Sergey Mironov's supporters, The most important is to be interlocutor") half-year after, on January 27, 2006, Alexey Lushnikov was told that he is denied to broadcast his programmes.(ru) Fontanks.ru, "Lushnikov was removed from the blue display"(ru) Gazeta.ru, "Censorship, the Petersburg way"(ru) Radio "Svoboda", "Blue pages were suddenly cancelled in Saint-Petersburg“») Then the management were talking about the decision of the Head of "TV-3 (Russia)". The cause of dismissal wasn't explained.(ru) Lenizdat.ru, «Alexey Lushnikov: "We fight for the justice!" The ban has summoned the wide public resonance,(ru) NTV, "The cause of the closure of Blue Pages was called")(ru) Lenizdat.ru, "Who has removed Lushnikov from broadcasting? Piter version") (ru) Fontanka.ru, "Lushnikov was let down by erotica?")(ru) "Russian PEN-center manifest"(ru) "Digest of "Defense of publicity Foundation" № 265" and Sergey Mironov has instructed to revise this event in Public Chamber of Russia.(ru) "Fontanka.ru", "Public Chamber of Russia and Federation Council of Russia are concerned by the closure of Blue Pages")
"Your Public Television!" Since October 1, 2007, he is the owner and the Head of the Russian TV-channel "Your Public Television!", and the President of documentary films foundation. As an actor, he worked in 5 films and serials. He played himself in some of them. Lushnikov is the author and the director of a number of documentary and popular films.
2010s. Painting At present he is the President of media-holding "Blue Pages" that unifies several print and electronic media. Hosts talk shows on TV-channel "VOT!".
Alexey Lushnikov is a painter. According to the author, portrait gallery is the 3rd part of the "Blue Pages" conception, that also includes "National Encyclopedia of Personalities" and television channel. Paintings are made in autologous manner with usage of acrylic paints 3D, natural and artificial stones, fragments of mirrors and computer technologies. It was dubbed in France "alexises". At the portraits could be seen different characters, including symbols of the Maya civilization. Heroes of canvases are Vladimir Vysotsky, Yuri Shevchuk, Andrey Krasko, Alla Pugacheva, (ru) Dmitri Nagiev, (ru) Anton Dukhovskoi, Anastasia Volochkova, Sergey Yursky, (ru) Yuri Galtsev, (ru) Andrey Konstantinov, (ru) Artem Tarasov, Valentina Matvienko, Yulia Timoshenko, Dmitri Medvedev, Vladimir Putin etc.(ru) Lenizdat.ru, "Alexey Lushnikov has presented the continuation of his project "Blue Pages" in Saint-Petersburg" .(ru) "The presentation of paintings of Alexey Lushnikov" .«MR7 — Saint-Petersburg news", "Alexey Lushnikov proposes petersburgers to leaf through Blue Pages"» .(ru) «City-812», "Alexey Lushnikov: 'How I've become the 1st drunk Russian'" .(ru) Fontanks.ru, "The Alexey Lushnikov Code".(ru) "MK in Saint-Petersburg", "Who has touched the breast of Volochkova?".(ru) "Vernissage of Alexey Lushnikov" .(ru) "Gorodovoi", "Vernissage-action of Alexey Lushnikov "Let's support President!“».
Lushnikov writes books, also he is involved in instruction of young journalists.(ru) "Mediasoyuz", "Programme of the conference "Media-generation 2008" .(ru) Radio Rossii, The results of contest "Media-generation 2008". He is often invited by the leading media as an expert to discuss various public, political and professional questions.(ru) "Good bye America?".(ru) "Nevskoe Vremya".(ru) "Chas Pik", "New television channel will cost city budget 60 millions roubles".(ru) Lenizdat.ru, "Lushnikov: Today, newspapers play the role of souvenirs, not informational agencies" .
Since 1985 up to now, Lushnikov is dealing much with social activity on protection of animals, on environmental ecology and custody of cultural heritage. He's single, lives in Saint-Petersburg and Biarritz (France).(ru) "Wall newspaper", authored live journal of Alexey Lushnikov .
Publicism (ru) Live Journal (ru) Blog@"Gorod-812" (ru) Blog@"MR7 — News of Petersburg" (ru) Blog@"Echo of Moscow" (ru) Channel@Youtube
Bibliography Lushnikov, Alexey (1993–) National Encyclopedia of Personalities (Blue Pages of Russia) Publishing House "National Encyclopedia of Personalities (Blue Pages of Russia)" Registration of media # P1237 on December 2, 1994. Sanction of DPI (UNO) 18–136 RU on January 15, 1995 Lushnikov, Alexey (2009) The 3rd face. Special view of Sergey Mironov TV-channel VOT! Lushnikov, Alexey (2011) Antiutopia KultInformPress (ru) Radio Svoboda: "How to build new Russia? Together with Viktor Rezunkov we discuss "Antiutopia 2012", the book of Alexey Lushnikov, the Head of TV-channel 'VOT!'"(ru) The presentation of the Lushnikov's book Lushnikov, Alexey (2011) Déjà-vu of Political Spring KultInformPress
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