Andrew Paulson
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Andrew Paulson is an American entrepreneur working in Russia. He is the son of noted American professor Ronald Paulson
.
During his early years he pursued oncology and neurophysiology research at Johns Hopkins Hospital
, Yale University
and at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and he founded The New Theater Company where he produced and directed numerous plays.
He graduated with a BA in French Literature and Literary Criticism from Yale University in 1981, and attended the Yale School of Drama
. From 1982-86 he lived in Berlin and Paris, writing; from 1987-93 he lived in Paris, London and Milan, shooting fashion and advertising photography; during this period he co-founded (with Gilles Dusein) the Paris conceptual photography gallery ‘Urbi et Orbi’, and co-founded (with Kurt Novack) a graphic design studio, ‘Pourriture Noble’. From 1993 until 1998, he developed several publishing projects in Moscow (Delovie Lyudi (Russian: Деловые люди) for the French Groupe Hersant, Ponedyelnik (Russian: Понедельник), an independent news/business weekly, and an entertainment listings bi-weekly Vechernyaya Moskva (Russian: Вечерняя Москва)).
Shortly after the Russian financial crisis of August, 1998, Paulson, together with Anton Kudryashov, founded Afishahttp://www.afisha.ru, an entertainment and listings magazine which became the cultural touchstone of Moscow and St. Petersburg; online, afisha.ru extended its audience throughout Russia and abroad with local partnerships and local content. Afisha is still one of only a very few significant indigenous brands in any sector created in Russia since Perestroika.
Bolshoi Gorod (Russian: Большой Город), a free bi-weekly ”Sunday Magazine Section to a daily newspaper that doesn’t exist”, was launched in Moscow in 2002 and local editions have since appeared around Russia. Afisha MIR, a monthly glossy travel and lifestyle magazine, was launched in 2003. To this day Afisha Publishing House sets the high water mark for independent magazine publishing in Russia; it was sold to Russian media group, ProfMedia http://www.profmedia.ru in 2005.
In 2006, Paulson, together with Alexander Mamut
, founded an online media company SUP
which now consists of LiveJournal
http://www.livejournal.com (the principal blogging platform/social network in Russia, reaching 1/3 of all Russian users every month, with 30m unique visitors/month worldwide), Championat http://www.championat.ru (the largest sports site in Russia), Gazeta http://www.gazeta.ru (the largest news site in Russia); an advertising agency Victory, and online sales house +SOL. SUP is currently developing LiveJournal in major markets outside of Russia, including the U.S., the U.K., India and Singapore. In 2008, Kommersant
Publishing House acquired a shareholding in SUP, which now has 300 employees in offices in Moscow and San Francisco. Paulson is Chairman of the Board of Directors of SUP.
Ronald Paulson
Ronald Paulson , is an American professor of English, a specialist in English 18th-century art and culture, and English artist William Hogarth.-Education:...
.
During his early years he pursued oncology and neurophysiology research at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins Hospital
The Johns Hopkins Hospital is the teaching hospital and biomedical research facility of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, located in Baltimore, Maryland . It was founded using money from a bequest by philanthropist Johns Hopkins...
, Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
and at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and he founded The New Theater Company where he produced and directed numerous plays.
He graduated with a BA in French Literature and Literary Criticism from Yale University in 1981, and attended the Yale School of Drama
Yale School of Drama
The Yale School of Drama is a graduate professional school of Yale University providing training in every discipline of the theatre: acting, design , directing, dramaturgy and dramatic criticism, playwriting, stage management, sound design, technical design and production, and theater...
. From 1982-86 he lived in Berlin and Paris, writing; from 1987-93 he lived in Paris, London and Milan, shooting fashion and advertising photography; during this period he co-founded (with Gilles Dusein) the Paris conceptual photography gallery ‘Urbi et Orbi’, and co-founded (with Kurt Novack) a graphic design studio, ‘Pourriture Noble’. From 1993 until 1998, he developed several publishing projects in Moscow (Delovie Lyudi (Russian: Деловые люди) for the French Groupe Hersant, Ponedyelnik (Russian: Понедельник), an independent news/business weekly, and an entertainment listings bi-weekly Vechernyaya Moskva (Russian: Вечерняя Москва)).
Shortly after the Russian financial crisis of August, 1998, Paulson, together with Anton Kudryashov, founded Afishahttp://www.afisha.ru, an entertainment and listings magazine which became the cultural touchstone of Moscow and St. Petersburg; online, afisha.ru extended its audience throughout Russia and abroad with local partnerships and local content. Afisha is still one of only a very few significant indigenous brands in any sector created in Russia since Perestroika.
Bolshoi Gorod (Russian: Большой Город), a free bi-weekly ”Sunday Magazine Section to a daily newspaper that doesn’t exist”, was launched in Moscow in 2002 and local editions have since appeared around Russia. Afisha MIR, a monthly glossy travel and lifestyle magazine, was launched in 2003. To this day Afisha Publishing House sets the high water mark for independent magazine publishing in Russia; it was sold to Russian media group, ProfMedia http://www.profmedia.ru in 2005.
In 2006, Paulson, together with Alexander Mamut
Alexander Mamut
Alexander Leonidovich Mamut , born January 29, 1960 in Moscow to a family of lawyers, is a businessman and investor. He was previously an advisor to the former Russian government of Boris Yeltsin, and was a friend of Yeltsin's daughter Tatyana Dyachenko. He is best known outside Russia for his...
, founded an online media company SUP
SUP Fabrik
SUP is an international online media company, founded in Moscow in mid-2006 by Andrew Paulson and Alexander Mamut...
which now consists of LiveJournal
LiveJournal
LiveJournal is a virtual community where Internet users can keep a blog, journal or diary. LiveJournal is also the name of the free and open source server software that was designed to run the LiveJournal virtual community....
http://www.livejournal.com (the principal blogging platform/social network in Russia, reaching 1/3 of all Russian users every month, with 30m unique visitors/month worldwide), Championat http://www.championat.ru (the largest sports site in Russia), Gazeta http://www.gazeta.ru (the largest news site in Russia); an advertising agency Victory, and online sales house +SOL. SUP is currently developing LiveJournal in major markets outside of Russia, including the U.S., the U.K., India and Singapore. In 2008, Kommersant
Kommersant
Kommersant is a commerce-oriented newspaper published in Russia. , the circulation was 131,000.- History :The newspaper was initially published in 1909, and it was closed down following the Bolshevik seizure of power and the introduction of censorship in 1917.In 1989, with the onset of press...
Publishing House acquired a shareholding in SUP, which now has 300 employees in offices in Moscow and San Francisco. Paulson is Chairman of the Board of Directors of SUP.