Leonid Parfyonov

Russian veteran journalist, news presenter, TV producer and author of many popular documentary TV shows. Parfyonov is best known for his studio work and productions for the NTV (of which he was Producer General between 1997 and 1999) until that TV channel was subdued by the government-owned Gazprom Media. From December 3, 2004 until December 20, 2007 he was an Editor-in-Chief of Russky Newsweek, Russian edition of Newsweek. Parfyonov is currently a member of Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights.

As the author and narrator of the daily culture news TV show Namedni on NTV, Parfyonov produced the line of popular history TV documentaries which he narrated and hosted on-site of almost each event portrayed. The series achieved great success and were repeatedly broadcast for years after premiere.

Filmography (33 Appearances)

Russian Georgians. Part 2

Karamora

Namedni-2020-2. Tiktok. Beirut. Khabarovsk. Belarus. Karabakh. Morgenstern. Navalny and poison

In Qvevri Veritas

Namedni-2020-1. Covid. Remote. Resetting. Traffic accident with Efremov. Screenlife

Namedni-1921 Capablanca. Hunger in the Volga region. March 8. Youth Theater. Homeless children

Listyev. A New Look

Russian Georgians. Part 1

Без души

Russian Jews. Part Three. After 1948.

Russian Jews. Part Two. 1918-1948.

Russian Jews. Part One. Before Revolution.

The Term. Beginning of a Big Story

Russia in Bloom

Eye of God

Evening Urgant

Хлеб для Сталина. Истории раскулаченных

Boris Godunov

Generation P

He Came to Give Us Freedom

Zvorykin-Muromets

Gogol the Bird

And Personally Leonid Ilyich

Bashlachev. The Flight of Death

Russian Empire

Still Waters

The Age of Nabokov

Fort Boyard Russia

Namedni

Намедни 1961—2003. Наша эра

Old Songs about the Main Thing 2

Children of the 20th Congress

KVN Major League

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