Sergey Leonidovich Sholokhov (; 27 September 1958 – 18 July 2026) was a Soviet and Russian journalist. He was a Candidate of Art Sciences and winner of the Golden Pen '96 (Journalist of the Year) and Academician of the Academy Nika Award.Сергей Шолохов — Лица // Первый канал

Sholokhov was called one of the most authoritative film and theater critics of Russia.Сергей Леонидович Шолохов

In 1991 Sholokhov and Sergey Kuryokhin broadcast the influential televised hoax Lenin was a mushroom.

From 1991 and 1992 he worked in the management School at Harvard University as a visiting researcher.

Sholokhov died on 18 July 2026, at the age of 67.Умер журналист и телеведущий Сергей Шолохов. Вместе с Курехиным он создал мем «Ленин — гриб»

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External links Тихий Шолохов Сергей Шолохов: Ленин и грибы. Интервью на сайте журнала «Интервью»