Leonid Parfyonov
Known for: Acting
Born: January 25, 1960 in Cherepovets, USSR [now Russia]
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.
Known for
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Namedni-2020-2. Tiktok. Beirut. Khabarovsk. Belarus. Karabakh. Morgenstern. Navalny and poison
self
Namedni-1921 Capablanca. Hunger in the Volga region. March 8. Youth Theater. Homeless children
Namedni-2020-1. Covid. Remote. Resetting. Traffic accident with Efremov. Screenlife
Old Songs about the Main Thing 2
The Term. Beginning of a Big Story
Self (uncredited)
Хлеб для Сталина. Истории раскулаченных
Generation P
TV Journalist
Russian Georgians. Part 2
himself (presentor)
And Personally Leonid Ilyich
Narrator
Still Waters
Himself
Russian Jews. Part One. Before Revolution.
Himself (Presenter)
Russian Jews. Part Two. 1918-1948.
Himself (Presenter)
Eye of God
Himself (Presenter)
Russian Jews. Part Three. After 1948.
Himself (Presenter)
Gogol the Bird
Himself (host)
Russia in Bloom
Himself (Host and Narrator)
Boris Godunov
Schelkalov
Russian Georgians. Part 1
himself (presentor)
Listyev. A New Look
himself
Zvorykin-Muromets
Narrator
Bashlachev. The Flight of Death
himself
He Came to Give Us Freedom
In Qvevri Veritas
Children of the 20th Congress
Host