Alexander Evstigneev Channel 1 journalist biography. The ex-husband of Irada Zeynalova spoke about her upcoming wedding. Dangerous business trips and interesting stories
Irada Zeynalova is preparing for the new television season, in which she may lead one of the shows on Channel One. In "Sunday time" the fans will no longer see the presenter, she left her post in this program. Changes are coming not only in the professional activities of the star, but also in her personal life.
Irada marries her colleague Alexander Evstigneev. A man is several years younger than his chosen one, however, the couple has a lot in common. The ex-husband of TV presenter Aleksey Samoletov is calm about the fact that soon she will bind herself with a new marriage. It is possible that he will not even succeed in congratulating the ex-wife on a happy event personally.
“We are all adults, everyone has their own independent lives,” says Alexey. - I am currently traveling from a business trip to a business trip, I have constant shootings, so I don’t even know if I will be in Moscow during her wedding. I have a lot of things to do, work. ”
By the way, a couple Timur’s son is growing up. The young man served in the army and is studying at the prestigious metropolitan university of MGIMO. In the future, he does not plan to follow in the footsteps of his parents and become a journalist. Despite the divorce of his parents, he has an excellent relationship with both mom and dad. Zeynalova and Samoletov are also friendly.
“We remained in normal relations with Irada, our child also lives his own life,” Alexei said in an interview with Life.ru.
Interestingly, Airplanes by profession, like the new chosen one, is a war correspondent. He was among those who, in 2004, during the seizure of a school in Beslan by Chechen terrorists committed a heroic act.
“Lesha was awarded an order and a medal for him, he was given an apartment, but all this was later ... And then I went with him, trying to get my beloved person out of that terrible state, and I thought all kinds of things: what kind of hero is he, and how courageous and beautiful person , and that we have been meeting this courageous man for almost a year, but he hasn’t made me an offer yet, ”Irada recalled in an interview about her ex-husband.
Alexander Evstigneev during his career also visited many hot spots and in areas of natural disasters. So, in 2014, a war correspondent came under fire near Slavyansk.
Perhaps there are no professions that are bad or uninteresting. Each one draws to itself or keeps some of its secrets. This article is devoted to a man who connected his life with a profession that was interesting and dangerous - with military journalism. But, before the story goes about war correspondent Alexander Evstigneev, we will plunge a little into the history of military journalism.
Journalists under fire
Now the concept of "war correspondent" is familiar to our ear. But the appearance of such a position can be connected already with Alexander the Great - it was for the first time that people who were engaged in describing battles, campaigns, and military operations in the enemy’s lands began to accompany him. In fact - chroniclers from the battlefield.
With the advent of the printing press, it became possible to educate the general public about events taking place on the battlefields with the help of newspapers. In the nineteenth century, a real golden age begins in military journalism - this is facilitated by the advent of the telegraph.
The first professional military journalists also appeared in the nineteenth century - this is due to the Crimean War. Even the names of the “pioneers” have been preserved - in the besieged Sevastopol, the military operations were described by the journalist of the Moskvityan magazine N. Berg, and from the side of the Allied forces the course of the war was described by the correspondent V. Kh. Russell, who afterwards became quite famous.
In the twentieth century, they were no longer just those who covered the course of events, but also people who could influence the public opinion of the warring countries. Yes, and among the journalists come across names more and more famous - remember, for example, the war in Spain, where Konstantin Simonov, George Orwell and many other writers and poets worked as military journalists. Now the profession of a war correspondent still remains relevant, necessary and increasingly dangerous, since the development of weapons increases losses even in small, local conflicts, including among war correspondents.
Childhood
The future journalist Alexander Evstigneev was born "deep in the Siberian ores" - in the city of Bratsk. He graduated from high school there and did not even think about becoming a journalist in the future and connecting his life with television.
From childhood, he went in for sports, swam well, and was a physically active child. He dreamed of doing archeology, sat at history books and, as they say, was a bookworm.
Education
After graduating from high school, Alexander Evstigneev enters the Faculty of History. Then he studies in graduate school, at the same time earning money in various places - including starting to write small of his city, mainly on popular science topics.
After graduating from the graduate school of the Faculty of History, he is engaged in science, is preparing to defend his doctorate, but fate brings Alexander to the local television channel, where he begins his career as a journalist - not yet a war correspondent.
Beginning of a journalist career and relocation from Bratsk
Alexander Evstigneev himself says that he had to leave Bratsk, having quit his job on local television, due to a change in power in the city and, accordingly, a change in political course. Alexander was not happy with the principles that the new bosses brought to Brotherly Television, and since Alexander was already the editor-in-chief at that time, all the changes concerned his work in the first place. Censorship was very strong, and engagement with power became very obvious. For himself, Alexander saw two ways out: to change his job or “break down”. The second - I did not want, so I had to leave.
Moscow was chosen as the most difficult option - I wanted and it turned out very successfully. Arriving in Moscow, Alexander first got into the news agency, which was engaged in economic news.
First channel
To date, Alexander Evstigneev is a war correspondent on Channel One. There, again according to the memoirs of the journalist himself, he got there by accident - he was looking for work, but here they offered such an option. It was a sin to refuse. Although at first Alexander worked in the information block, which was responsible for economic news and had nothing to do with Ostankino. When I got bored with messing with numbers, I asked for a translation, because, according to the journalist himself, it is much more interesting to work with living fates, real people, than with numbers. So Alexander Evstigneev got on Channel One, soon becoming one of the most famous Russian war correspondents.
Dangerous business trips and interesting stories
Behind the back of the journalist are many hot spots. The situation in the world is now very unstable, therefore, as regrettable as it may be, there is enough work for both soldiers and military journalists. Considering that Russia now has its military presence in many parts of the world, there are enough work for military journalists of federal Russian channels. Of course, the key areas are Donetsk and Syria.
Also, in addition to military conflicts, journalist Alexander Evstigneev works in areas where the emergency mode is declared. For example, in an interview, he recalls how he flew with colleagues to Uzbekistan, where explosions occurred in military depots. In the conditions of an almost illegal situation, a small report was made from the scene, although by the end of the trip, the Eustignee and colleagues even went to a military prison, where they spent some time until the circumstances were clarified.
Among Alexander's memoirs there is a story about the plot from the board of the cruiser "Moscow" - the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet. Together with his colleagues, he was present on board when the vessel conducted military exercises, honing its shooting skills, various maneuvers and other elements of naval combat. Alexander Evstigneev told, at that moment groups of three were found on board and there was a real fight between journalists.
Personal life
Alexander Evstigneev, whose personal life is little known to the general public, was married twice. The first marriage lasted ten years - the chosen one of the journalist was called Natalya, and she was a colleague in the shop. The couple married back in Bratsk, and they even had a baby - a son. But, apparently, something went wrong, and after a ten-year period, Alexander and Natalia divorced.
A year later, rumors began to appear in the newspapers that Evstigneev began an affair with the very famous Russian TV journalist Irada Zeynalova. Initially, the novel was known at the level of rumors and gossip, but in the sixteenth year, Alexander Evstigneev and Irada Zeynalova announced their engagement, and a little later they got married. The couple has no joint children yet, but Iraida already has a son Timur from his first marriage.
"Direct Speech" of a journalist: about himself, about work, about Bratsk and about Moscow
In a few interviews and conversations with colleagues, you can find interesting information about Alexander Evstigneev.
For example, Alexander tells of his hometown of Bratsk that he has "a soul in place." After all, the journalist’s parents and friends all remained in their hometown. And the journalist’s plans to go home again with age.
Regarding his departure, Alexander says that it was difficult only the first time - when he just left. And then a new job completely captured and there was simply no time left to get bored. In addition, there is the opportunity to fly home several times a year, which allows you to see your relatives and not to forget the “feeling of a small homeland”.
As for the work on Channel One, Alexander notes a very high level. He says that at first, of course, the feeling of some kind of “provinciality” was, maybe even crushed, especially against the background of the capital’s colleagues. And then it passed, and at the same time there was a feeling that the province does not mean worse. In any provincial city, on any television there are talented journalists, strong personalities. And if a person "does not shine" on federal channels - this does not mean that he is bad.
Alexander jokes about his further goals, that he wants to be included in the top ten journalists of Channel One. At worst, becoming a millionaire.
Conclusion
Alexander Evstigneev, whose biography is presented in this article, is not only an interesting person, but very interesting. Although, it is possible that it cannot be otherwise - with such and such a profession. Unfortunately, very little information about the journalist is publicly available, which is also understandable - a war correspondent is a valuable figure, which means that he is at risk of destruction not only on the battlefield, but also in his own country and at home. By the way, Alexander Evstigneev is on the black list of the Security Service of Ukraine due to the fact that he conducted stories from the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics.
Irada Zeynalova - for the first time about a new husband: "We have been going to this for a long time." Union of TV presenter and military commander Alexander Evstigneev for Channel One employees is not entirely news
Alexander has been to "hot spots" more than once. Cheesecakes, climbing a mountain and a rendezvous in Debaltseve - “KP” found out how the novel of the TV presenter and military commander Alexander Evstigneev developed
Not so long ago, “KP” reported that the energetic and not quite formatted presenter of the final news program of Channel One “Sunday Time”, Irada Zeynalova, was leaving her seat. Hot spots, shots at the front lines, emergency inclusions and extreme stand-ups against the background of exploding bombs - this is what always excited her.
But there is another good reason for leaving the superpublic zone: changes on the personal front.
Yes it is. I am getting married a second time, ”Irada Zeynalova confirmed in a blitz conversation with KP. - I do not want to advertise this event and engage in glamorous self-praise, because we have been going to this for a long time and carefully. I'm happy. Thanks.
As it was possible to find out “KP” from sources in the editorial office of “Sunday Time”, the union of the TV presenter and military commander Alexander Evstigneev for the employees of Channel One is not entirely new. After rumors spread last year about the divorce of Irada (in 2015, she divorced Alexei Samoletov, with whom she lived for almost 20 years - Ed.) She was increasingly noticed in the company of her colleague Evstigneeva. Often the couple could be seen in different cafes - in institutions on the Patriarch's Ponds or White Square. After that, the editors of Sunday Time no longer doubted that this was a novel.
More and more often, Zeynalova went on business trips exactly to where her lover was working at that moment - in the LPR, for example. It is the passion for “hot spots” that has become the starting point for the development of relations.
At the end of winter, one day on February 20, on her birthday, the couple ended up together in Debaltseve. An ordinary person can hardly imagine a night rendezvous not on the boulevard of roses, but in the hellish hell of war among a human meat grinder. With Irada and Alexander, it turned out that way. A fanatical love for the profession brought her to him that day.
About a year ago, after Zeynalova’s divorce proceedings were completed, the couple began to live together. And the employees of one of the editions of Channel One told in detail to KP how romantic their meetings were.
Alexander is seriously interested in mountaineering. And when he went to the top of Mount Munkus-Ardyk (the highest point of the Sayan Mountains, the height of which is 3491 meters), she rushed to Irkutsk for one day, only to meet him on the descent.
Surprise was repeated recently when Evstigneev went on a trip to conquer Matterhorn in Switzerland (peak on the Alps 4478 meters above sea level - Ed.), And Zeynalova was waiting for him again below.
Since Evstigneev lived in Odintsovo and collected reports in the Ostankino studio late in the evening, he often stayed at the editorial office for the night — this is normal practice for reporters and for leading night and morning programs. Several times, colleagues watched as Irada brought her beloved coffee and sandwiches from Mu Mu, located on the second floor of the television center.
The wedding date has not yet been appointed. It is not known where she will be played. Maybe because both are used to living in a spontaneous mode. Maybe because they had hatched this relationship for too long. The difference in age, in views, in temperament, the experience of breaking up and children from previous marriages only enriched the piggy bank of unclosed gestalt. She is the face of Channel One, he is a simple guy from Bratsk, and at the same time an experienced military commander working on the "ground". Extreme and mountaineer. Behind - business trips to the "hot spots". Agree, rapprochement does not look quite paradoxical. And therefore, as if through a quagmire, holding on to the handles, they made their way to the crown for about two years, relying on a cane of trust and bypassing the bobmezhka.
More than once Alexander fell into a serious batch - weddings could not have taken place in theory. This year - in Syria, and before that - in Slavyansk it was practically covered with fire. “Two explosive vehicles just blew up near us. Everything is fine with me, ”he calmly informed her into the phone, after recording a plot from the Kurdish lair.
It’s best to find out all the details of the relationship from Irada, ”Natalya, the producer-producer and close friend of Zeynalova, translated arrows, laughing. - I don’t know anything about sandwiches, but I know about cheesecakes. But I will not say.
