Vladimir Gusinsky
Overview
Russia
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Baron
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, is known as the founder of Media-Most holding that included Most Bank, the NTV
NTV Russia
NTV is a Russian television channel. As a subsidiary of Vladimir Gusinsky's company Media-Most, it was a pioneer in the post-Soviet independent television media, but was later taken over by state-owned Gazprom.- History :...
channel, the newspaper
Newspaper
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Segodnya and magazines.
Gusinsky was born in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
Alexander KorzhakovAlexander KorzhakovAlexander Vasilyevich Korzhakov , was a KGB general who served as Boris Yeltsin's bodyguard, confidant, and adviser for 11 years. Member of State Duma at 1997. He was the head of the Presidential Security Service in 1993-1996, State Duma deputy, and retired Lieutenant-general...
, former chief of the RF president's security service, told journalists that BerezovskyBerezovskyBerezovsky, Berezowski or Berezovskaya is a surname, shared by the following people:* Antoni Berezowski , Polish revolutionary* Barbara Berezowski , Canadian ice dancer...
had tried to talk him into assassinating Vladimir Gusinsky, Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, singer and Duma deputy Joseph KobzonJoseph KobzonIosif Davydovich Kobzon is a Soviet and Russian singer, known for his crooner style.-Early life:Kobzon was born to Jewish parents in the mining town of Chasiv Yar, in the Donbass region of Ukraine....
, and others (Novy VzglyadNovy VzglyadNovy Vzglyad, is a weekly newspaper published in Moscow, Russia. It used to be well known for its commentaries on politics and social issues in 1990s.-History:...
newspaper, 19 October 1996).
After moving abroad in the summer of 2001 he created satellite TV broadcasting company RTVi
RTVi
RTVi is an international Russian-language private television network, with studios based in Moscow, New York and Tel-Aviv, as well as bureaus in Washington DC, Berlin and Kiev, which broadcasts by satellite and cable in Europe, North America, Israel and CIS countries...
, which portrays the events in Russia as presented by the TV network Echo
Echo TV Russia
Echo TV - tv company. Echo TV is affiliated with Echo of Moscow radio station and RTVi satellite television network. President - Alexei Venediktov....
's journalists.