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Кирилл Мартынов
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Born | 25 April 1981
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Education | PhD in Philosophical Sciences
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Occupation |
Philosopher,
journalist
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Employer |
Kirill Konstantinovich Martynov (Russian: Кирилл Константинович Мартынов; born 25 April 1981) is a Russian journalist, political scientist, philosopher and writer. [1] He is the editor in chief of Novaya Gazeta Europe and former associate professor at the Higher School of Economics (HSE). [2]
Kirill Martynov was born on 25 April 1981 in the city of Kemerovo, USSR. [3] In 1998 he graduated from high school number 28 in Kemerovo. [4] In 2003, Martynov graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy at Moscow State University with a degree in ontology and theory of knowledge. In 2004, Martynov created the Young Patriots (Младопатриоты) community on LiveJournal, a Russian social network. In this community, he wrote that he is Orthodox Christian and supports the annexation of Crimea to Russia. [3] [5]
Martynov speaks English and German. [6]
From 2003 to 2007, Martynov was an assistant at the Department of Philosophy and Psychology at Moscow Polytechnic University. In 2007, he became a senior lecturer and then an assistant professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE). [4] [6] Martynov also worked for the Foundation for Effective Politics , a Russian non-profit organisation founded by Gleb Pavlovsky. [4] [5] Martynov was named the best teacher of the HSE in 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2016–2019. [6]
Martynov was also the editor in chief of the mnenia.ru (Russian: мнения.ру) website, [7] a teacher at Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, a press secretary at the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs and a coordinator at the United Russia club. [5]
In 2019, due to pressure from the Russian authorities, 2 journalists from the political department of the Russian newspaper Kommersant were fired and 11 more journalists from the same department resigned in protest. Martynov supported them. [8] On 11 August 2020, it became known that he was fired from the HSE. The official reason given was the reduction in the number of philosophy courses. [9] Martynov himself is sure that the dismissal is connected with his political views. He and several other dismissed HSE employees founded a free university in Russia. [10]
On 20 April 2022, the Novaya Gazeta Europe website was launched. Martynov was its first chief editor. [11] [12] [13] Prior to that, he was the political editor of Novaya Gazeta. [14] [15]
Fundamentals of the Theory of Political Parties (Основы теории политических партий). [3]
Martynov was married to Antonina Martynova, a defendant in the Novgorod case. [5]
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Kirill Martynov | |
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Кирилл Мартынов
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Born | 25 April 1981
![]() Kemerovo ( Soviet Union) ![]() |
Education | PhD in Philosophical Sciences
![]() |
Alma mater | |
Occupation |
Philosopher,
journalist
![]() |
Employer |
Kirill Konstantinovich Martynov (Russian: Кирилл Константинович Мартынов; born 25 April 1981) is a Russian journalist, political scientist, philosopher and writer. [1] He is the editor in chief of Novaya Gazeta Europe and former associate professor at the Higher School of Economics (HSE). [2]
Kirill Martynov was born on 25 April 1981 in the city of Kemerovo, USSR. [3] In 1998 he graduated from high school number 28 in Kemerovo. [4] In 2003, Martynov graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy at Moscow State University with a degree in ontology and theory of knowledge. In 2004, Martynov created the Young Patriots (Младопатриоты) community on LiveJournal, a Russian social network. In this community, he wrote that he is Orthodox Christian and supports the annexation of Crimea to Russia. [3] [5]
Martynov speaks English and German. [6]
From 2003 to 2007, Martynov was an assistant at the Department of Philosophy and Psychology at Moscow Polytechnic University. In 2007, he became a senior lecturer and then an assistant professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE). [4] [6] Martynov also worked for the Foundation for Effective Politics , a Russian non-profit organisation founded by Gleb Pavlovsky. [4] [5] Martynov was named the best teacher of the HSE in 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2016–2019. [6]
Martynov was also the editor in chief of the mnenia.ru (Russian: мнения.ру) website, [7] a teacher at Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, a press secretary at the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs and a coordinator at the United Russia club. [5]
In 2019, due to pressure from the Russian authorities, 2 journalists from the political department of the Russian newspaper Kommersant were fired and 11 more journalists from the same department resigned in protest. Martynov supported them. [8] On 11 August 2020, it became known that he was fired from the HSE. The official reason given was the reduction in the number of philosophy courses. [9] Martynov himself is sure that the dismissal is connected with his political views. He and several other dismissed HSE employees founded a free university in Russia. [10]
On 20 April 2022, the Novaya Gazeta Europe website was launched. Martynov was its first chief editor. [11] [12] [13] Prior to that, he was the political editor of Novaya Gazeta. [14] [15]
Fundamentals of the Theory of Political Parties (Основы теории политических партий). [3]
Martynov was married to Antonina Martynova, a defendant in the Novgorod case. [5]
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