Artyom Borovik

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Genrikhovich and the family name is Borovik.

Artyom Borovik
Артем Боровик Edit this on Wikidata
Born13 September 1960 Edit this on Wikidata
Died9 March 2000 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 39)
OccupationInvestigative journalist, media proprietor Edit this on Wikidata
Parent(s)
Awards
Websitehttp://sovsekretno.ru/ Edit this on Wikidata

Artyom[a] Genrikhovich Borovik (Russian: Артём Ге́нрихович Борови́к; 13 September 1960 – 9 March 2000) was a Russian investigative journalist and media magnate.[1][2] He was the son of a Soviet journalist, Genrikh Borovik, who worked for many years as a foreign correspondent in the U.S.

Journalism

Artyom Borovik and Yevgeny Dodolev in Mexico, 1989

Borovik first appeared on Soviet television in late 1980s as one of the hosts of a highly progressive and successful

Vzglyad (which literally translates as The View or The Look), a kind of satirical television show watched weekly by as many as 100 million people.[3] The other anchors were Vladislav Listyev, Alexander Lyubimov and Alexander Politkovsky
.

Borovik was a pioneer of investigative journalism in the Soviet Union during the beginning of glasnost. He worked for the American CBS program 60 Minutes during the 1990s, and began publishing his own monthly investigative newspaper Top Secret, which grew into a mass-media company involved in book publishing and television production. In 1999, Borovik started an investigative program called Versia in partnership with U.S. News & World Report.

His Top Secret TV programme often focused on

FSB.[4] In one of his last papers, he quoted Vladimir Putin, who said: "There are three ways to influence people: blackmail, vodka, and the threat to kill."[5] This quote Borovik based on Der Spiegel and Stern, German magazines.[6]

Death

Borovik died in an aircraft crash at

oil industry executive Ziya Bazhayev for a flight to Kyiv. All nine people on board, including five crew, perished in the crash.[7][8][9]
The originally scheduled aircraft was due to depart at 8:00 in the morning of 9 March 2000; however, due to Borovik's planned flight being delayed, Bazhayev offered Borovik a seat on his aircraft.

The official investigation into the crash by the

de-icing fluid was not applied. The crew did not ask for permission to enter the taxiway, which was done at too high a speed for the icy conditions, and the flaps were set to 11 degrees, instead of 20 degrees. The aircraft reached a speed of 165 km/h, when the crew began to rotate the aircraft, at which stage it reached a 13-degree angle of attack, and stalled 8–10 metres off the ground. The airplane rolled left and struck the ground with a 60-65 degree bank angle and crashed.[10][11][12]

According to historian

Moscow apartment bombings.[4][14] Borovik had studied Vera Putina's claims.[13][15]

Borovik is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.

Artyom Borovik award

The Artyom Borovik award "for outstanding creative achievements in the field of independent journalism and investigative journalism in the Russian media" was established by a charitable organisation named after Artyom Borovik and headed by Genrikh Borovik. On September 13, 2001, the first winners of the award were named.[16]

Winners

2001: Anna Politkovskaya[17][18]

2002: Roman Gusarov[19]

2007: Marianna Maksimovskaya[20]

2008: Alexei Venediktov[21][22]

2010: Alexander Carmen[23]

2012: Roman Anin[24]

His books

Borovik published several books, including The Hidden War, about the Soviet–Afghan War.

  • Artyom Borovik. Russian in the U.S. Army. Hippocrene Books, Inc. 1990.
    ISBN 0-87052-627-8
  • Artyom Borovik. Hidden War: A Russian Journalist's Account of the Soviet War in Afghanistan. Grove/Atlantic, Inc. 1992.
    ISBN 0-87113-283-4

Notes

  1. ^ Sometimes transcribed to English as Artem

References

  1. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  2. ^ Traynor, Ian (10 March 2000). "Mystery death of Kremlin critic". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  3. ^ Clines, Rancis X. (12 January 1991). "Soviet Press Curbs Hint at a Retreat". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Incident #1: Borovik's 'Top Secret'".
  5. ^ Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Business Watch, "Oleg Kalugin: 'Man In The News' Once Again", 9 April 2002.
  6. ^ Sovsekretno
  7. IFEX
  8. ^ Mystery death of Kremlin critic, The Guardian, 10 March 2000
  9. ^ Russian crash: search for terrorist link, BBC News.
  10. Aviation Safety Network
    . Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  11. ^ Neradko, Alexander (18 February 2002). "О катастрофе самолёта Як-40Д RA-88170 09 марта 2000 г. в аэропорту Шереметьево" (in Russian). Inter-Industry Aviation Association. Archived from the original on 30 January 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  12. ^ Состояние безопасности полётов в гражданской авиации (in Russian). Interstate Aviation Committee. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  13. ^
    ISBN 1-906142-07-6
    , pages 116-121.
  14. ^ BBC News, "Russian crash: search for terrorist link", 10 March 2000.
  15. ^ "Could this woman be Vladimir Putin's real mother?". The Telegraph. 12 December 2008.
  16. Federal Agency for Press and Mass Media (Russia)
    .
  17. ^ Knobel, Beth; Reals, Tucker (10 October 2006). "Russian Journalist Mourned". CBS News. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Анна Политковская получила в США премию имени Артема Боровика" [Anna Politkovskaya received the Artyom Borovik Prize in the United States]. Lenta.ru (in Russian). 27 April 2001. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Проректор Гусаров Р.В." [Vice-rector R.V. Gusarov]. State University of Management (in Russian). Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  20. ^ "В Москве в седьмой раз вручили премию Артема Боровика" [In Moscow, the Artyom Borovik Prize was presented for the seventh time]. Lenta.ru (in Russian). 17 October 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  21. ^ "The Artyom Borovik Award 2007". Overseas Press Club. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  22. ^ "Главреду "Эха Москвы" присуждена премия Артема Боровика" [The chief editor of "Echo of Moscow" was awarded the Artem Borovik prize]. Lenta.ru (in Russian). 24 April 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Александр Кармен стал лауреатом премии Артема Боровика" [Alexander Carmen became the laureate of the Artyom Borovik Prize]. Moscow State Institute of International Relations (in Russian). 30 November 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  24. ^ "Roman Anin". European Press Prize. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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