1. Oleg Vladimirovich Kashin is a London-based Russian journalist and columnist known for his political articles.
22 Facts About Oleg Kashin
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Oleg Vladimirovich Kashin was born 17 June 1980 in Kaliningrad.
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Oleg Kashin continued to work for that newspaper up to 2003, specializing on exclusive interviews and special reports, then moved to Moscow and started working as a journalist for Komsomolskaya Pravda in Moscow.
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Oleg Kashin left Kommersant in June 2005, dissatisfied with the dismissal of the director-general Andrei Vassiliev.
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In 2007, Oleg Kashin became a regular author and a deputy editor of the Russkaya zhizn magazine.
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In 2009, Oleg Kashin returned to Kommersant as a special correspondent.
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In 2011, Oleg Kashin was present at the meeting with then US Vice President Joe Biden, as part of a group of Russian public figures.
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Since 2020, Oleg Kashin has been a permanent commentator for Ilya Varlamov's weekly news show.
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On 6 November 2010, Oleg Kashin was assaulted by unknown attackers near his home in Moscow.
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Oleg Kashin was hospitalized with broken jaw, fractured skull, broken leg and broken fingers, one of which later had to be amputated.
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Oleg Kashin's reporting covering youth political movements and political protests had prompted aggressive responses from many pro-Kremlin groups, including the Young Guard of United Russia, a youth group associated with the United Russia political party, chaired by Vladimir Putin.
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In 2015, Oleg Kashin got acquainted with the materials of the investigation, including the testimony of the suspects, and accused Andrey Turchak of ordering the crime.
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In March 2011, Oleg Kashin joined the supervisory board that oversaw the fundraising for the Putin.
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In March 2013, Oleg Kashin participated in single pickets in support of Pussy Riot members Nadya Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina.
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In 2014, without denying that the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation was illegal, Oleg Kashin called it a restoration of historical justice.
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Oleg Kashin has been covering the 2014 events in Crimea and the War in Donbass for the influential Russian nationalist outlet Sputnik and Pogrom.
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In 2020, Oleg Kashin alleged that Yulia Navalnaya's father was Boris Abrosimov, then serving as secretary of the Russian embassy in the UK, associated with the special services, and that her aunt was Elena Abrosimova, one of the authors of the Russian constitution.
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Oleg Kashin opposed the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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The letter stated that Mr Oleg Kashin had been included on the list of individuals targeted by the International Anti-Corruption Foundation due to a dispute with the organization's leadership, with the official reason being a pre-conflict post urging others not to forget "who our people are".
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On July 19,2024, Oleg Kashin was placed on the Russian criminal wanted list.
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In 2001, Oleg Kashin appeared on the second episode of Slaboye Zveno, the Russian version of The Weakest Link quiz show.
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Oleg Kashin was voted off and gave an angry speech about his opponents.