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| Her father was a ] spy during the World War II.<ref name="Fired">http://www.agentura.ru/dossier/russia/people/albaz/ ] Dossier </ref> | |||
| She graduated from the Department of Journalism of ] in 1980. She received the Golden Pen Award in ]. She was a fellow of the ] at ] in 1993. | She graduated from the Department of Journalism of ] in 1980. She received the Golden Pen Award in ]. She was a fellow of the ] at ] in 1993. | ||
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| She was a researcher on ] subjects, assigned by the ] in 1991 to examine the archives after the ]. <ref name="Garelik> | She was a researcher on ] subjects, assigned by the ] in 1991 to examine the archives after the ]. <ref name="Garelik> | ||
| , ], by ], ], ] </ref> | , ], by ], ], ] </ref> | ||
| Since 1995 she was employed as a journalist in ]. She was fired later from the respectable ] newspaper because her biased articles were considered as unacceptable to the editorial board, but subsequently restored in position of journalist by the court decision in 1997. <ref name="Fired">http://www.agentura.ru/dossier/russia/people/albaz/ ] Dossier </ref> | |||
| ==Some of her findings== | ==Some of her findings== | ||
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| She confirmed that Russian ] was ] agent DROZDOV. This has also been reported by ] and dissident priest ] who was given access to KGB archives. <ref name="Andrew"> ] and ], ''The ]: The KGB in Europe and the West'', Gardners Books (2000), ISBN 0-14-028487-7 </ref> <ref name="Albats"> Yevgenia Albats and Catherine A. Fitzpatrick. ''The State Within a State: The KGB and Its Hold on Russia--Past, Present, and Future.'' 1994. ISBN 0-374-52738-5.</ref> | She confirmed that Russian ] was ] agent DROZDOV. This has also been reported by ] and dissident priest ] who was given access to KGB archives. <ref name="Andrew"> ] and ], ''The ]: The KGB in Europe and the West'', Gardners Books (2000), ISBN 0-14-028487-7 </ref> <ref name="Albats"> Yevgenia Albats and Catherine A. Fitzpatrick. ''The State Within a State: The KGB and Its Hold on Russia--Past, Present, and Future.'' 1994. ISBN 0-374-52738-5.</ref> | ||
| ==Talk show |
==Talk show with Arutunyan== | ||
| In October 2006 Yevgenia Albats |
In October 2006 Yevgenia Albats confronted a journalist Anna Arutunyan who was invited to Albats's ] talk show, along with two other journalists.<ref>, Full Albats, a talk show by Yevgenia Albats, ], 22 October 2006 (in Russian)</ref> Earlier, Arutunyan wrote an article in the ] criticizing ], who had already been murdered by the time. Arutunyan wrote that Politkovskaya had been more an activist than a journalist and that her articles had been full of "inaccuracies".<ref> By Anna Arutunyan, ], №39, 2006.</ref> At the talk show, Albats accused Arutunyan of defamation of the late Politkovskaya hinting that the article was ordered by the government and doubting in Arutunyan's authorship. | ||
| Allegedly Albats had intentionally abruptly changed the original topic of the talk show.<ref name="Kashin"> by Oleg Kashin, business newspaper Vzgliad, October 26, 2006 (in Russian)</ref><ref name="Gexogen"> by Yelena Kalashnikova (in Russian)</ref> Arutunian claimed that Yevgenia Albats had approached Arutunian after the show and had demanded her "to leave the profession", threatening that she had reported Arutunian's article to her boss in the US, ]'s chief editor, and promised to "look after all publications from now on".<ref name="Kashin"> by Oleg Kashin, business newspaper Vzgliad, October 26, 2006 (in Russian)</ref><ref name="Gexogen"> by Yelena Kalashnikova (in Russian)</ref> Critics ] and ] viewed Albats' behaviour as extremly uncivil, undemocratic and rude.<ref name="Gexogen"> by Yelena Kalashnikova (in Russian)</ref><ref name="Kashin"> by Oleg Kashin, business newspaper Vzgliad, October 26, 2006 (in Russian)</ref> | |||
| Journalists ] and Yelena Kalashnikova viewed Albats' behavior as extremely uncivil and rude. <ref name="Gexogen"> by Yelena Kalashnikova (in Russian)</ref><ref name="Kashin"> by Oleg Kashin, business newspaper Vzgliad, October 26, 2006 (in Russian)</ref>. Kashin reported on a ] campaign by Russian Internet users against Yevgenia Albats under a slogan "''Albats, get out of the air!''" <ref name="Kashin"> by Oleg Kashin, business newspaper Vzgliad, October 26, 2006 (in Russian)</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| ==Her books== | ==Her books== | ||
| * Bureaucrats and Russian Transition: Politics of Accommodation. Harvard University Press, 2004. | * Bureaucrats and Russian Transition: Politics of Accommodation. Harvard University Press, 2004. | ||
| * Yevgenia Albats and Catherine A. Fitzpatrick. The State Within a State: The KGB and Its Hold on Russia--Past, Present, and Future. 1994. ISBN 0-374-18104-7. | * Yevgenia Albats and Catherine A. Fitzpatrick. The State Within a State: The KGB and Its Hold on Russia--Past, Present, and Future. 1994. ISBN 0-374-18104-7. | ||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Yevgenia Albats (Template:Lang-ru; born 1956) is a Russian investigative journalist, political scientist, writer, and radio host.
Life
She graduated from the Department of Journalism of Moscow State University in 1980. She received the Golden Pen Award in 1989. She was a fellow of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University in 1993.
In 2004 Albats received her PhD degree in political sciences from Harvard University. She is currently a Professor in the Moscow Higher School of Economics and works at the radio station Echo of Moscow. She also writes for Moscow Times. She was a columnist for the government owned Izvestia newspaper.
She was a researcher on KGB subjects, assigned by the Russian Parliament in 1991 to examine the archives after the Soviet coup attempt of 1991.
Some of her findings
Evgenia Albats described collaboration of American Senator Edward Kennedy with KGB that has been established through Western financier and KGB agent David Karr. In 1992, she published an article in Izvestia quoting documents from KGB archives that Karr was “a competent KGB source” who ‘‘submitted information to the KGB on the technical capabilities of the United States and other capitalist countries.”
She cited KGB correspondence about money payments to Rajiv Gandhi and his family This is consistent with Mitrokhin archives which described how suitcases with KGB money traveled to Indira Gandhi office.
She confirmed that Russian Patriarch Alexius II was KGB agent DROZDOV. This has also been reported by Vasili Mitrokhin and dissident priest Gleb Yakunin who was given access to KGB archives.
Talk show with Arutunyan
In October 2006 Yevgenia Albats confronted a journalist Anna Arutunyan who was invited to Albats's Echo of Moscow talk show, along with two other journalists. Earlier, Arutunyan wrote an article in the Moscow News criticizing Anna Politkovskaya, who had already been murdered by the time. Arutunyan wrote that Politkovskaya had been more an activist than a journalist and that her articles had been full of "inaccuracies". At the talk show, Albats accused Arutunyan of defamation of the late Politkovskaya hinting that the article was ordered by the government and doubting in Arutunyan's authorship.
Journalists Oleg Kashin and Yelena Kalashnikova viewed Albats' behavior as extremely uncivil and rude. . Kashin reported on a flash mob campaign by Russian Internet users against Yevgenia Albats under a slogan "Albats, get out of the air!"
References
- Bureaucrats and the Russian transition: The politics of accommodation, 1991-2003. PhD Dissertation, Harvard University, 2004. - 343 p.
- The Spies Who Stayed Out in the Cold, The New York Times, by Glenn Garelik, November 27, 1994
- Senator Edward Kennedy Requested KGB Assistance With a Profitable Contract for his Businessman-Friend, Izvestia 24 June 1992, 5.
- ^ Yevgenia Albats and Catherine A. Fitzpatrick. The State Within a State: The KGB and Its Hold on Russia--Past, Present, and Future. 1994. ISBN 0-374-52738-5.
- Can Corrupt Politicians Preserve Freedom?, by Rajinder Puri (it claims that KGB chief Viktor Chebrikov in December 1985 had sought in writing from the CPSU, "authorization to make payments in US dollars to the family members of Mr. Rajiv Gandhi, namely Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Ms Paola Maino, mother of Sonia Gandhi." )
- ^ Christopher Andrew and Vasili Mitrokhin, The Mitrokhin Archive: The KGB in Europe and the West, Gardners Books (2000), ISBN 0-14-028487-7
- Does Russian society need a fourth estate?, Full Albats, a talk show by Yevgenia Albats, Echo of Moscow, 22 October 2006 (in Russian)
- Journalist Murder a Conundrum By Anna Arutunyan, Moscow News, №39, 2006.
- Boorishness as a World View by Yelena Kalashnikova (in Russian)
- ^ Full Albats by Oleg Kashin, business newspaper Vzgliad, October 26, 2006 (in Russian) Cite error: The named reference "Kashin" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
Her books
- Bureaucrats and Russian Transition: Politics of Accommodation. Harvard University Press, 2004.
- Yevgenia Albats and Catherine A. Fitzpatrick. The State Within a State: The KGB and Its Hold on Russia--Past, Present, and Future. 1994. ISBN 0-374-18104-7.
External links
English
- Her interview to PBS
- Reporting Stories in Russia That No One Will Publish
- Albats, Yevgenia, The Shakedown State. Preprint. Moscow: Higher School of Economics, 2005.
Russian
- Albats' page at Higher School of Economics
- Her site at Echo of Moscow
- Her site at journal "ej.ru"
- Albats' blog
Some of her articles (English)
- In Putin's Kremlin, It's All About Control
- The Day Democracy Died in Russia
- The Chechen War Comes Home
- The Kremlin Shows Its True Face
- Wielding the KGB's Tools
- Seven Questions: Russia’s Cloaks and Daggers
Articles about her
- Who is next? by Publius Pundit
- MOSCOW LIBERALS HOLD DEMONSTRATION By Charles Gurin, Jamestown Foundation