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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Tregubova studied journalism at ] in the 1990s. She started her career as a journalist with the newspaper ]. | Tregubova studied journalism at ] in the 1990s. She started her career as a journalist with the newspaper ]. | ||
Between 1997 and 2001 Tregubova was a member of the Kremlin press pool, reporting for the independent Moscow dailies ], ], and Russky Telegraf. The members of this "Kremlin Pool" are reporters who cover the work of Russian presidents (] and later ]) for television and major newspapers. |
Between 1997 and 2001 Tregubova was a member of the Kremlin press pool, reporting for the independent Moscow dailies ], ], and Russky Telegraf. The members of this "Kremlin Pool" are reporters who cover the work of Russian presidents (] and later ]) for television and major newspapers. According to her former employer ], newspaper pulled her out of the Kremlin press pool for low quality of her reporting, repeated distortion of facts and inability to restrain herself from getting into conflicts with various members of administration<ref>{{ru icon}}</ref>. | ||
Her best-seller, ''Tales of a Kremlin Digger'', published in October ] describes her experiences as a Kremlin correspondent and criticizes the customs of the Russian political elite. In particular she criticizes the Putin administration for state control of the media. Tregubova condemns Putin’s regime for its authoritarian tendencies and attacks on free speech and censorship. Some critics noted that her judgement about Russian politicians is subjective, and the book is highly opinionated |
Her best-seller, ''Tales of a Kremlin Digger'', published in October ] describes her experiences as a Kremlin correspondent and criticizes the customs of the Russian political elite. In particular she criticizes the Putin administration for state control of the media. Tregubova condemns Putin’s regime for its authoritarian tendencies and attacks on free speech and censorship. Some critics noted that her judgement about Russian politicians is subjective, and the book is highly opinionated<ref name="Ames"> by ], ]</ref>. | ||
"The Tales of a Kremlin Digger" annoyed the Kremlin. After the book appeared, Tregubova lost her job as a correspondent for Kommersant. In November 2003, an interview with her was pulled from broadcast by ] - a channel once renowned for its critical reporting. The segment was yanked after it had already aired in Eastern time zones of Russian Federation. |
"The Tales of a Kremlin Digger" annoyed the Kremlin. After the book appeared, Tregubova lost her job as a correspondent for Kommersant. In November 2003, an interview with her was pulled from broadcast by ] - a channel once renowned for its critical reporting. The segment was yanked after it had already aired in Eastern time zones of Russian Federation. She claims that not long after her book ], ] was published, a bomb blew up outside her apartment. | ||
In her second book "Farewell of the Kremlin Digger"(]) Tregubova writes on the Kremlin’s attempts to stop the first book from reaching the reader, and on the attempt on her life. | In her second book "Farewell of the Kremlin Digger"(]) Tregubova writes on the Kremlin’s attempts to stop the first book from reaching the reader, and on the attempt on her life. | ||
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== Publications Abroad == | ||
The Italian translation of "Tales of a Kremlin Digger" ("I mutanti del Cremlino"), came out in 2005 at the publishing house Piemme.<ref></ref> The German publishing house Tropen Verlag released the book in German ("Die Mutanten des Kremls") in October, 2006.<ref></ref> | The Italian translation of "Tales of a Kremlin Digger" ("I mutanti del Cremlino"), came out in 2005 at the publishing house Piemme.<ref></ref> The German publishing house Tropen Verlag released the book in German ("Die Mutanten des Kremls") in October, 2006.<ref></ref> | ||
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Tregubova raised her profile in Germany in connection with the murder of the Russian journalist ] (7.10.2006). On October 12, 2006, after Politkovskaya's assassination the German newspaper "Zeit" published a letter from Tregubova entitled "Silence is partnership", addressed to German Chancellor ]. Tregubova demanded that the chancellor actively oppose the suppression of press freedom in Russia<ref>{{de icon}} </ref>. | ||
Tregubova's books have not yet been translated into English. | Tregubova's books have not yet been translated into English. |
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Yelena Viktorovna Tregubova (Template:Lang-ru) (born May 24, 1973) is a Russian journalist, a critic of the president Vladimir Putin and his environment.
Biography
Tregubova studied journalism at Moscow State University in the 1990s. She started her career as a journalist with the newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta. Between 1997 and 2001 Tregubova was a member of the Kremlin press pool, reporting for the independent Moscow dailies Kommersant, Izvestia, and Russky Telegraf. The members of this "Kremlin Pool" are reporters who cover the work of Russian presidents (Boris Yeltsin and later Vladimir Putin) for television and major newspapers. According to her former employer Kommersant, newspaper pulled her out of the Kremlin press pool for low quality of her reporting, repeated distortion of facts and inability to restrain herself from getting into conflicts with various members of administration.
Her best-seller, Tales of a Kremlin Digger, published in October 2003 describes her experiences as a Kremlin correspondent and criticizes the customs of the Russian political elite. In particular she criticizes the Putin administration for state control of the media. Tregubova condemns Putin’s regime for its authoritarian tendencies and attacks on free speech and censorship. Some critics noted that her judgement about Russian politicians is subjective, and the book is highly opinionated.
"The Tales of a Kremlin Digger" annoyed the Kremlin. After the book appeared, Tregubova lost her job as a correspondent for Kommersant. In November 2003, an interview with her was pulled from broadcast by NTV - a channel once renowned for its critical reporting. The segment was yanked after it had already aired in Eastern time zones of Russian Federation. She claims that not long after her book February 2, 2004 was published, a bomb blew up outside her apartment.
In her second book "Farewell of the Kremlin Digger"(2004) Tregubova writes on the Kremlin’s attempts to stop the first book from reaching the reader, and on the attempt on her life.
Publications Abroad
The Italian translation of "Tales of a Kremlin Digger" ("I mutanti del Cremlino"), came out in 2005 at the publishing house Piemme. The German publishing house Tropen Verlag released the book in German ("Die Mutanten des Kremls") in October, 2006.
Tregubova raised her profile in Germany in connection with the murder of the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya (7.10.2006). On October 12, 2006, after Politkovskaya's assassination the German newspaper "Zeit" published a letter from Tregubova entitled "Silence is partnership", addressed to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Tregubova demanded that the chancellor actively oppose the suppression of press freedom in Russia.
Tregubova's books have not yet been translated into English.
Political Asylum
On 23 April 2007 Trebugova filed an application for political asylum to Britain's Home Office, claiming her life is in "mortal danger" in Russia. . On 1 April 2008, she told Reuters that the request had been granted.
Bibliography
- Трегубова, Елена (2003). Байки кремлевского диггера. Москва: Ad Marginem. ISBN 978-5-93321-073-3.
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Notes
- Template:Ru iconПравда об Андрее Колесникове. Предисловие А. Васильева
- Censorship in Russia: Revenge of the Disenfranchised by Mark Ames, The eXile
- MYTECH Shopping
- Perlentaucher - Ingeborg Ermer: Elena Tregubova: Die Mutanten des Kreml
- Template:De icon Nicht schweigen!: Aufruf der russischen Journalistin Tregubowa an Merkel | ZEIT online
- Russian reporter who wrote critical book about Putin asks for political asylum in Britain The International Herald Tribune April 25, 2007
External links
- BBC News reports
- Washington Post on freedom of speech in Russia
- Moscow Times reports on Tregubova’s Tales
- Bomb attack on ex-Kremlin press pool journalist
- Asia Media: Book prompts angry reaction from Kremlin
- Eхplosion Rocks Home of Journalist
- Former Kremlin Digger Dishes the Dirt
- Bomb Blast Near «Digger»
- Tales of a Kremlin Digger
- Kremlin Digger: tabloid book may have sparked Kremlin ire.(notebook)(Tales of a Kremlin Digger by Yelena Tregubova)(Brief Article)
- Anger in Kremlin as "digger" reveals Putin secrets