М. S. GUSMAN

First Deputy Director General of the Russian News Agency TASS, Doctor of Political Science, Professor, Honored Journalist of the Russian Federation, Honored Cultural Worker of the Russian Federation. TV and radio presenter. Author of the television series Formula of Power (since 2000, featuring approximately 450 exclusive interviews with world leaders). Author of books and screenplays for TV films and programs. Vice President of the World Congress of News Agencies; Representative of the Russian Federation to the UNESCO International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC). Recipient of the State Prize of the Russian Federation, the Moscow Government Prize in Journalism, and the Russian Union of Journalists’ “Golden Pen” Award. Awarded the Orders “For Merit to the Fatherland” (IV and III Class), the Order of Friendship, the Order of Honour, as well as numerous state awards from foreign countries. Awarded a Commendation from the President of the Russian Federation.