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Andrey SviridovKazakhstani journalist
Date of Birth: 16.10.1964
Country:  Kazakhstan |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Journalistic Debut and Founding Independent Newspapers
- Further Journalistic Collaborations
- - Correspondent for the newspaper "Bez opasnosti" (Without Danger).
- Media Commentary and Publishing
- - Television channels TVM and radio M.
- - Socio-political weekly "Vremya" and "Gazeta novostey."
- - Co-organizer of the Social Democratic Party of Kazakhstan (SDPK).
Early Life and Education
Born in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the journalist graduated from high school in 1982 and enrolled in the Faculty of Journalism at Kazakhstan State University (now Al-Farabi Kazakh National University), graduating in 1987.
Journalistic Debut and Founding Independent Newspapers
As a schoolboy, the journalist debuted in print in the youth newspaper "Leninskaya Smena" (now "Express K") in 1981. They continued to publish regularly in the newspaper until graduating and worked at "Leninskaya Smena na studenteskoi stroyke" (Lenin's Smena at the Student Construction Site) during their university years.
In 1989, they co-founded and became editor of Kazakhstan's first independent political newspaper, "Mnenie" (Opinion), and subsequently "S'Demokrat" (Social Democrat).
Further Journalistic Collaborations
Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, the journalist held various positions in the media, including:
- Editor-compiler of books published by "Glagol" (Verb), including "Obshchestvennye organizatsii v Kazakhstane i Kyrgyzstane" (Public Organizations in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan), "BOL'" (Pain), and "KUST KARAGANA" (Caragana Bush).
- Founder and editor-in-chief of the socio-political weekly "Stolitsa Almaty" (Capital of Almaty).
- Correspondent for the newspaper "Bez opasnosti" (Without Danger).
- Contributor to the journal "Zakonodatel'stvo i praktika SMI Kazakhstana" (Legislation and Practice of Mass Media in Kazakhstan).
Media Commentary and Publishing
The journalist has also provided commentary on Kazakhstani and Russian press, covering political, human rights, and media issues through various platforms:
- Television channels TVM and radio M.
- Television channel "Rakhat-TV."- Kazakhstan's first internet site, InfoClub.
- Independent Information and Analytical Agency NIA "PoliTon."
- Internet radio "Inkar."
- Internet sites "Evraziya" and "KUB."
- Newspapers "Respublika-2000 v XXI veke," "SolDAT," and "Obshchestvennaya pozitsiya."
- Socio-political weekly "Vremya" and "Gazeta novostey."
Social and Political ActivismIn addition to their journalistic work, the journalist has actively engaged in social and political activism:
- Co-founder of the Almaty branch of the All-Union Historical and Educational Society "Memorial" and the Kazakhstan Historical and Educational Society "Adilet."
- Participant in the creation of the Association of Independent Public Organizations of Kazakhstan (ANOOOK).
- Co-organizer of the Social Democratic Party of Kazakhstan (SDPK).
- Co-founder and member of the board of the public fund "Journalists in Need."
- Member of the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and the Rule of Law (KMBPCH).
