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Elena Tregubova

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in Moscow, Russian Federation

May 24, 1973

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Graduated from the Faculty of Journalism. Journalistic career began in Nezavisimaya Gazeta, then worked for the Deutsche Welle radio, newspaper "Today", "Russian Telegraph, after closing (1998) moved to Izvestia, out six months later - in "Kommersant" from which she was fired in 2003. From 1997 to 2001 was part of a so-called "Kremlin pool" - a circle of journalists accredited to the President of Russia. Now she is published in western media.

In 2001 she was denied accreditation to the new administration of President Vladimir Putin (in the opinion of Tregubova herself, because of sharply critical tone of the articles). After that, she started writing and in 2003 published a book "Tales of a Kremlin Digger" Bayki Kremlevskogo Diggera(Wiley, A Graduated from the Faculty of Journalism. Journalistic career began in Nezavisimaya Gazeta, then worked for the Deutsche Welle radio, newspaper "Today", "Russian Telegraph, after closing (1998) moved to Izvestia, out six months later - in "Kommersant" from which she was fired in 2003. From 1997 to 2001 was part of a so-called "Kremlin pool" - a circle of journalists accredited to the President of Russia. Now she is published in western media.

In 2001 she was denied accreditation to the new administration of President Vladimir Putin (in the opinion of Tregubova herself, because of sharply critical tone of the articles). After that, she started writing and in 2003 published a book "Tales of a Kremlin Digger" Bayki Kremlevskogo Diggera(Wiley, Ad Marginem), which detailed the behind the scenes life of the Russian political elite, background events such as the case of Svyazinvest, the dispersal of young reformers in 1997 city, fighting the "Family" against Luzhkov-Primakov, Putin's appointment and, according to Tregubova, with his arrival the start of media censorship and the destruction of independent political journalism in Russia. " The book portraits in a negative light many prominent political figures, as well as the tycoon Boris A. Berezovsky, Tregubova compares them with "mutants" of the science fiction film - there is another, non-human nature, and themselves - from diggers in a cave among the mutants. The central theme of the book - an informal conversation of Tregubova with the then FSB director Vladimir Putin, whom Tregubova assesses as a person "completely average, with ordinary Soviet education and intelligence, but flexible." The book became a bestseller (it was only sold 300,000 copies of publications) in this case, even before the publication was widely distributed in photocopy. The book is allegedly the media, has caused "an extremely negative reaction" among Kremlin officials, in particular among its immediate "heroes" - people from the "inner circle", Vladimir Putin. Soon after the book Tregubova was fired from the Kommersant with the wording "for absence from work (non-attendance)" and since then had no permanent job in the Russian media.

Three months after the publication of the book, 2 February 2004 an explosion occurred at the door of Tregubova's house on the Big Gnezdnikovsky Lane. Experts have determined that it was an improvised explosive device capacity 60-80g of TNT. Investigators of Tverskaya inter-district prosecutor's office declined to prosecute for this incident, describing it as "hooliganism." History of the release of "Baek Kremlin Digger," government attempts to prevent its publication, and advertising and explosions in her apartment has been the subject of a new book - "Farewell to a Kremlin Digger" (2004) Proshanie kremlevskogo diggera.

At the end of 2006, Tregubova went to London, and on April 23, 2007 asked for political asylum in England. ...more

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	Прощание кремлевского диггера 3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Mutanten des Kreml by Elena Tregubova, Olga Radetzkaja (Translator), Franziska Zwerg (Translator) 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Mutanten des Kreml: Mein Leben in Putins Reich 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Baiki kremlevskogo diggera. Seriia: Tresh Kollektsiia. by Tregubova E., Elena Tregubova 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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