11 Facts About Mikhail Fishman

Mikhail Vladimirovich Fishman is a Russian journalist and television presenter.

Mikhail Fishman has previously contributed to many publications and edited several including the weeklies The Moscow Times and the Russian Newsweek.

Mikhail Fishman is a grandson of biophysicist Mikhail Volkenstein and nephew of film director Vladimir Alenikov.

Mikhail Fishman graduated in 1995 from the philology department of Lomonosov Moscow State University.

Mikhail Fishman has worked for several media outlets in Russia, often concurrently supplying material for more than one publication.

Mikhail Fishman remained as editor of Russian Newsweek until October 2010, when its owner, Axel Springer Russia, the Russian subsidiary of the German media concern Axel Springer AG terminated publication "for economic reasons".

In November 2008, Mikhail Fishman was awarded the Paul Klebnikov Prize for Excellence in Journalism.

Mikhail Fishman had been with Klebnikov as the latter was dying after he was attacked on a Moscow street in 2004.

In March 2010 Mikhail Fishman was reportedly smeared in a sting involving hookers and cocaine.

Mikhail Fishman was quoted by The Sunday Times as saying the "KGB style tactic" was a signal to independent journalists to keep a low profile.

The last printed edition was published on 6 July 2017, and Mikhail Fishman left the organisation.