Vladimir Pozner

Birth Name:

Vladimir Vladimirovich Pozner

Birth Place:

Paris, France

Profession

Actor

Was awarded the Dmitry Kholodov prize from the Foreign Correspondents Association for Best Report on Russia and is a nine-time winner of the Taffy TV contest
Graduated from Moscow State University with a degree in Human Physiology in 1958
Began his broadcasting career as a commentator for the Committee for Television and Radio on the U․S․ editorial board in 1970
Worked as a literary secretary for Samuil Marshak for two years while also publishing some of his translations
Started out as a Russian-English translator of scientific texts and was also fond of translating English poetry from the Elizabethan period
Best known as a journalist who appeared on American television during the Cold War to explain the Soviet Union's views
Co-hosted a series of discussions with American talk show host Phil Donahue called the "U․S․-Soviet Space Bridge․"
Wrote the books "Parting with Illusions" and "Eyewitness: A Personal Account of the Unraveling of the Soviet Union" in 1990 and 1991
Opened the TV School of Excellence for young regional journalists in Moscow with his wife in 1997
Was elected president of the Russian Television Academy in 1994 and retained the position until 2008, when he withdrew his candidacy

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