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Childhood and youth

The TV presenter was born on September 7, 1975 in Moscow. The boy grew up and was brought up in an average family, his mother is a trainer-choreographer, and his father is a doctor. Some sources mistakenly believe that Mikhail and Vladimir Zelensky are brothers. In fact, they are namesakes.

The Zelensky family often moved from city to city, so Mikhail graduated from high school in Khabarovsk. According to rumors, he was an active child and loved to amuse the whole class and teachers with funny jokes.

From the journalist’s biography it is known that after school he entered two higher educational institutions at once: the Khabarovsk Institute of Physical Education and a medical university at the Faculty of Pediatrics.

TV presenter Mikhail Zelensky

Zelensky explains this turn of events simply: this is the desire of the parents, who wanted to “unite their professions” and make their son a kind of “sports doctor.”

But Mikhail always gravitated towards creativity, he was attracted to the film industry, television and acting. Therefore, the student was reluctant to attend the “imposed” classes, and after 4 years he left his sports career and the medical profession behind, without receiving diplomas. It is noteworthy that during his studies Zelensky earned a rank in figure skating (candidate master of sports).

In 1996, Mikhail moved to Moscow and tried to enter the theater school named after M.S. Shchepkin and the Institute named after B. Shchukin. But, unfortunately, Zelensky’s attempts to connect his life with acting and the stage failed: the young man dropped out of the competition.

In the same 1996, Mikhail became a student at the Moscow Institute for Advanced Training of Television and Radio Broadcasting Workers. There he attended courses for TV and radio presenters, and three years later he entered the Faculty of Journalism at Lomonosov Moscow State University.

Is Mikhail Zelensky the brother of Vladimir Zelensky?

Charismatic TV presenters have repeatedly become the main topic of discussion in the tabloids. Journalists and fans found external similarities and attributed to Vladimir Zelensky a blood relationship with Mikhail Zelensky. This version often found support in the media, because the brothers are equally talented and smart.

To dispel the myth about the family ties connecting the Zelenskys, it is enough to take a closer look at their biographies.

Vladimir was born in 1978 in Krivoy Rog. He is the only child in the family, his father, a candidate of technical sciences, taught at a university, and his mother worked as an engineer.

Mikhail's life journey began in Moscow in 1975. His parents were not associated with journalism, his mother worked as a choreographer, and his father devoted his life to medicine.

Answering the question of whether Vladimir Zelensky and Mikhail Zelensky are brothers or not, we can say with confidence that no family ties have been found between the men. They are just namesakes. Each of them has made a successful career and achieved a lot in life; they are public figures, so various rumors and fabrications are inevitable.

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Journalism and television

Mikhail Zelensky’s journalistic career began in Khabarovsk: as a student, he worked part-time at the local radio station “Radio A”, and later participated in the “Labyrinth” show. Also in 1997, the young man worked at Radio Nostalgie. In 1999, he became a news anchor on the RTR television channel.

Mikhail Zelensky in the Vesti program

From 2001 to 2011, Mikhail Vladimirovich hosted the Vesti-Moscow program, and in 2013 he released his own program Vesti-Moscow with Mikhail Zelensky on the RTR channel. The target audience is accustomed to seeing him on television, speaking in a “strict role” about significant events taking place in Russia and the world.

However, in April 2011, the journalist changed his style and became the leader of “Live Broadcast” on the Rossiya-1 TV channel - a program that is similar in genre to Dmitry Borisov’s “Let Them Talk.” But there is a fundamental difference between these two programs: in the show with Mikhail Zelensky there was more analysis and conversations in a serious and intelligent tone.

“Live” discussed “topical” social problems. Mikhail Vladimirovich admitted that the main task of the show is not to make a laughing stock of people by showing their weaknesses. The goal of the program is to help participants get out of difficult life situations.

People with difficult financial situations voluntarily came to the studio and told their stories to the viewer, and journalists and producers of the show made prosecutorial requests and attracted the attention of lawyers and eminent doctors.

Mikhail Zelensky in the show “Live”

Both ordinary spectators in the hall and famous stars invited to the program took part in the “Live Broadcast” discussions on equal terms. Mikhail Vladimirovich hosted the program until 2014. Now the host of this program, which has undergone format changes, is Andrei Malakhov.

In 2015, Mikhail Zelensky became the author of the “Immortal Regiment” project and called on viewers to pay tribute to the participants of the Great Patriotic War in a mass procession on Red Square in Moscow. In the same year he made the documentary film “Valaam. Island of Salvation." In 2016, Mikhail Vladimirovich began hosting the “Week in the City” and “Ticket to the Bolshoi” programs.

Biography[ | ]

Born on September 7, 1975 in Moscow.

In 1992, he successfully entered two educational institutions at once - the Khabarovsk Medical Institute and the Khabarovsk Institute of Physical Culture at the Faculty of Sports Management. During his studies, he received the sports category “Candidate Master of Sports” (CMS) in figure skating[3]. He combined his studies with work as a DJ at the Radio A radio station.

In 1996, he entered the Moscow Institute for Advanced Training of Television and Radio Broadcasting Workers to take courses for TV and radio presenters.

Since 1997, he worked as a presenter at Radio Nostalgie[4]. He also hosted newscasts on the TV Center channel[2][5].

In 1999-2001, he was the host of the “Vesti” program on the RTR and “Culture” TV channels[6].

From February 12, 2001 to February 11, 2011 - presenter of the Vesti-Moskva program on the same TV channel[7]. He returned as a presenter to the program in May 2013[8] - the episode at 19:35 was called “Vesti-Moskva” with Mikhail Zelensky

and the status of the author's program[9].

From 2006 to 2010, he was also the presenter of the linear broadcast of the Russia-24 TV channel[10].

Participant and silver medalist of the 2nd season of the Russia-1 TV channel project “Dancing on Ice” (2007), and during its course he was the host of the special application program “Dancing on Ice. A look from the inside” for the “Sport” TV channel.

From April 4, 2011 to April 30, 2013 - host of the talk show “Live” on the channel “Russia-1”[8][11].

On October 7, 2013, he became one of the torchbearers of the Olympic torch relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics at its stage in Moscow[12]. During the distance, he broadcast live by phone[13].

From March 23 to July 2014 - presenter of the Vesti-Moscow. A week in the city"[14]. On June 19 and 26, 2021, he was also the host of this program.

On August 19, 2021, I conducted the last episode of the Vesti-Moscow program at 19:35. Subsequently, on September 11 of the same year, he again began hosting the “Week in the City” program.

In 2015, he became the author of the documentary film “Valaam. Island of Salvation"[15][16].

Since October 28, 2021, he has been the host of the “Ticket to the Bolshoi” program on the Russia-Culture TV channel[17]. Since September 4, 2021, he has been a TV channel observer and host of the “Culture News” program[18].

He teaches at the Ostankino Higher School of Television[19].

Personal life

Mikhail Vladimirovich admitted that in life he is a calm person. His first wife was Olga, whom he met by chance in Moscow. Feelings flared up between former classmates, and in the summer of 2005 they had a luxurious wedding at Cliveden Castle.

Mikhail Zelensky with his ex-wife Olga

Some believed that the family idyll had collapsed due to the “scandal” that began after the Dancing on Ice show. The fact is that Zelensky did not hide his romantic feelings for his dance partner, Ukrainian figure skater Elena Grushina. But the journalist said that he broke up with Olya long before participating in the project. According to him, they lived together for about six years, but at a certain point they realized that they did not have a happy future together.

Grushina lived in America, and overseas she had everything: a prestigious job, a big house and best friends. But the journalist put his future wife before a difficult choice, offering to stay in Moscow. Without hesitation, the figure skater swapped her usual lifestyle in the USA for an unknown future in Russia with her loved one.

Mikhail Zelensky and his ex-wife Elena Grushina in the show “Dancing on Ice”

The lovers did not plan a lavish wedding, so they got married at the registry office without unnecessary questions from journalists or glances from the paparazzi. In 2008, they had a girl, Sophia, and in 2012, a second daughter, Polina, appeared in the family.

Despite his busy schedule, Mikhail Vladimirovich helped his wife with housekeeping. He admitted that he loves ironing, as this activity calms him down. In the mornings he cooked his daughters their favorite “daddy’s scrambled eggs”, and for lunch he delighted the household with his signature hodgepodge.

Having children together did not save the marriage - in 2014, the TV presenter and the figure skater officially filed for divorce. Interestingly, the general public found out about this when the man began to appear at social events with his new lover.

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Mikhail Zelensky and his wife Mila Rubinchik
Mila Rubinchik is a psychologist by training, a famous blogger who helps people fulfill their dreams. She did not hide her relationship with Zelensky, posting joint photos on her personal Instagram account. And in 2021, the lovers officially changed the status of bride and groom to husband and wife. Mila has a daughter, Milana, from a previous relationship. The spouses do not yet have children together.

Mikhail Zelensky now

In April 2021, Mikhail Vladimirovich shared footage from the “Live Broadcast” program on his Instagram account. In honor of the 10th anniversary of the show, he and Boris Korchevnikov, who hosted this program until 2017, were in the guest chair.

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Mikhail Zelensky, Andrei Malakhov and Boris Korchevnikov at the anniversary of the “Live Broadcast” program
As for his career, Zelensky continues to work on the “Culture” channel in the role of chief observer and host of the “Culture News” project. In addition, during the pandemic, the journalist tried the online interview format, opening the “Home Tours” section.

Mikhail Zelensky: The Kremlin began vaccinating “its own people” against coronavirus back in March

The Kremlin began vaccinating “its own people” against coronavirus back in March. And after this vaccination they got sick again in the fall

I’m watching, which means today is the 490th meeting of the Federation Council, and there the following dialogue takes place between speaker Valentina Matvienko and director of the Gamaleya Center Alexander Gunzburg after his long speech [1].

Matvienko: Make a vaccine? If you do it, when... and which one? Gunzburg: So, the sooner the better. I can say this for sure.

Matvienko: Have you been vaccinated?

Gunzburg: I ​​got vaccinated on March 30.

WHAT?

On March 30, academician Ginzburg has already been vaccinated against coronavirus with something?

No, well, this is some kind of reservation. It can’t be that at the very beginning of the epidemic in Russia there was a working vaccine! Or maybe?

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Broadcast of “Echo of Moscow” from 10/12/2020 with the head of the Public Chamber of Moscow Konstantin Remchukov [2].

Remchukov: I have a friend who was one of the first, a long time ago, back in April, when there was a wave, he got himself vaccinated. He agitated me. I talked to him yesterday. He has been sick with Covid for a week now. In a lighter form, but the taste returned only yesterday.

Host: What kind of vaccination did he get, ours?

Remchukov: Well, yes, of course, ours. I didn't get into it. I just say: “How can this be? You're vaccinated. And he kept me thinking all the time.”

He says: “Well, it went easier and the antibodies formed faster now.”

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He was vaccinated in March-April, and now it’s October.

A CURTAIN

That is, from somewhere in the Kremlin living rooms, Remchukov pulled out this story about a “friend” who was vaccinated against coronavirus back in the spring.

And today this is confirmed in plain text by the director of the center that developed this very vaccine.

Moreover, on April 20 (that is, 20 days after his vaccination), Gunzburg said the following at a meeting on the development of the vaccine [3]: “Currently, I can tell you that 100 - percent immunogenicity.”

So did you inject mice and pigs with it there or just yourself? Because you officially reported to the global scientific community that human trials began as early as June 18 [4].

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Can I please look at the results of the spring vaccination against coronavirus of Academician Ginzburg and “friend” Remchukov? Because if you believe your “friend”, the vaccine works for a couple of months and does not protect against anything at all. UPD turns out that in parallel with Remchukov, the developers themselves began to boast a week ago that in March-April they heroically injected themselves with a vaccine that had not been tested on anything [5]

Mikhail Zelensky

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