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Russian Speaking Freelance Journalists
paydesk has 314 reporters who speak Russian. Our journalists can do broadcast reports, as well as printed media and photography. Our top correspondents who speak Russian are John Wendle and Sasha Gankin. Use our journalist directory to find an Russian speaking member to work for you.
Journalists Who Speak Russian
John Wendle
Top Rated
John Wendle is an freelance writer, photographer, videographer, video editor, and producer based in Dakar, Senegal. Reporting on human and environmental conflict, science, and conservation, John creates multimedia packages as well as text features, photo essays, and videos from some of the world'...
English
French
Russian
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+15
Politics
Current Affairs
Technology
+15
Jobs Completed 2
Usually Responds Seldom
Sasha Gankin
Sasha Gankin is a journalist based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Born and grew up in Moscou, Soviet Union Studied at TU Berlin Wirtschaftsmathematik 1989 -1993 1994 Started and trained at SFB Multikulti , Berlin BBC World Service since 1996 Africanews since 2016 Deutsche Welle since ...
English
French
German
+4
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
Feature Stories
+3
Business
Finance
Technology
+12
Jobs Completed 31
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
Ricardo Marquina
Ricardo Marquina is a journalist based in Moscow, Russia. In Russia since 2008, I have worked in Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Romania and other Eastern European countries. I produce complete TV packages, from pre-production, filming to editing.
English
French
Russian
+1
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+10
Politics
Arts & Books
Natural Disasters
+10
Jobs Completed 27
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
Aykhan Hajibayli
I am a journalist-documentarian with more then 10 years of experience, specializing in military journalism. Author of 12 documentary films conducting the life in the frontline city of Mariupol (currently occupied), covering multiple topics from military conflicts to socio-political issues. From ...
Azerbaijani
Russian
Turkish
+2
Documentaries
News Gathering
Content Writing
+8
Politics
Current Affairs
Technology
+11
Jobs Completed 19
Job Success Rate 58%
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Seymur Shikhaliyev
Seymur Shikhaliyev is a journalist based in Kyiv, Ukraine. My main activity is cameraman and journalism. I live in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. I have a modern video camera for full HD and 4K. I do video editing of any complexity. I work all over Ukraine. I can prepare reports, documentaries in ...
Azerbaijani
English
Russian
+2
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+8
Business
Politics
Technology
+9
Jobs Completed 182
Job Success Rate 94%
Usually Responds Within a day
Diana Petriashvili
Top Rated
Diana Petriashvili is a journalist, editor and photographer based in Prague, Czech Republic. Originally from Georgia, Diana follows the developments in the entire Eastern Europe and post-Soviet bloc. Professional background includes: - setting up an independent media outlet covering news in the ...
English
Georgian
Russian
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Research
+4
War Reporter
Media Training
Social
+1
Usually Responds Within a day
Maris Hellrand
Maris Hellrand is a journalist based in Tallinn, Estonia. Passionate about journalism, international affairs, equal rights, start-ups, education, environment, design, architecture, yoga. Writing, fixing, production for international media in Estonia (TV, radio, documentary, text); non-profit PR; ...
Estonian
German
English
+4
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+12
Business
Finance
Politics
+14
Jobs Completed 4
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Aziz Karimov
He was born in 1987 Baku and graduated from Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts alumni. In 2013 Karimov worked for Associated Press, subsequently starting his career as a freelance photographer. 2019 he is a frequent contributor to Getty Images. 2013 Freedom House auctioned off ...
Azerbaijani
English
Russian
Photography
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+8
Jobs Completed 59
Job Success Rate 98%
Usually Responds Within a day
Vladyslav Smilianets
VLADYSLAV SMILIANETS is a journalist based in Kyiv, Ukraine. I have been working in television for 24 years, a lot of experience. work at Reuters agency, BBC channel. DW, Voice of America.
English
Russian
Ukrainian
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+9
Technology
Sports
War Reporter
+6
Jobs Completed 26
Job Success Rate 96%
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
Traian Stoianov
I am a versatile media professional with extensive experience as a producer, reporter, and presenter. Additionally, I specialize in voice-over work in Russian, English, German, and Italian, bringing stories to life with clarity and impact across multiple languages.
Romanian
English
Russian
+3
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+7
Politics
Current Affairs
Arts & Books
+11
Usually Responds Within an hour
Vugar Bahmanzade
Hi there. I am Vugar from Azerbaijan and currently living in Portland, Oregon. I work as a domestic stringer for Voice of America. I specialize in travel, news, and event videography and photography. This line of work has been a passion for me for many years and I wouldn’t want to do anything else ...
Azerbaijani
English
Russian
+1
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+10
Politics
Current Affairs
Technology
+11
Jobs Completed 148
Job Success Rate 96%
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
Magdalena Chodownik
Magdalena Chodownik is an award-winning journalist based in Warsaw, Poland.
English
French
Polish
+1
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+15
Politics
Current Affairs
Media Training
+5
Jobs Completed 138
Job Success Rate 98%
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
Anna Romandash
Anna Romandash is an award-winning journalist from Ukraine. She has collaborated with Open Government Partnership, Freedom House, and Deutsche Welle. She works as a reporter and a digital policy expert focusing on sustainable media development, human rights, and access to information. She has ...
English
Polish
Russian
+2
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+12
Politics
Current Affairs
Technology
+8
Jobs Completed 7
Job Success Rate 70%
Usually Responds Within an hour
Maradia Tsaava
Maradia Tsaava is a freelance journalist and a documentary filmmaker working with different local and international media organizations, and representing Georgian production company OpyoDoc. Maradia has been writing stories for JAMnews Georgian, Institute for War and Peace Reporting, Chaikhana ...
English
Georgian
Russian
Documentaries
Feature Stories
Research
+2
Current Affairs
Social
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
Anna Chernikova
Anna Chernikova is a journalist based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
English
Russian
Ukrainian
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+17
Business
Politics
Technology
+6
Jobs Completed 194
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few days
Ivan Pavlovych
I studied at the Kiev University of Cinema and Television. And for 30 years now I have been working as an cameramann in the news service of the highest rated TV channel in Ukraine. I love my job. Especially documentaries.
Russian
German
Ukrainian
Interview
Investigative Reporting
Breaking News
Jobs Completed 4
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Linas Jegelevicius
Linas Jegelevicius is a journalist based in Klaipeda, Lithuania, also available for work in capital city Vilnius and in Kaunas, Lithuania's second-largest city. Having spent 10 years in the US, Linas is proficient in English and as the proof of this is his current position as editor-in-chief of The ...
English
Lithuanian
Russian
+2
Feature Stories
Fact Checking
Politics
Fact Checking
Jobs Completed 29
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within an hour
Ugo Poletti
Ugo Poletti is a journalist based in Odessa, Ukraine. Founder and Editor-in-Chief of “The Odessa Journal”, digital media platform in English about culture, history, social and business life in Odessa, biggest port and cultural capital of Black Sea region
English
French
Italian
+2
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+4
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within an hour
Khatia Shamanauri
With more than a decade of journalism experience, I have a proven track record of producing compelling and impactful stories for various major media outlets, such as the BBC, The Telegraph, Insider and others. I have covered a wide range of topics, from politics and economy to human rights and ...
Georgian
English
Russian
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+12
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+13
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
Raluca Besliu
I am a freelance journalist originally from Romania. In the past three years, I have published over 400 articles on topics, ranging from political affairs in Eastern Europe to environmental abuses in African countries. Some of the publications that I have contributed to include Al Jazeera (****), ...
English
French
Italian
+3
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Risk Analysis
+5
Fact Checking
Jobs Completed 7
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a month
Aleksandar Djokic
Aleksandar Djokic is a political and economic columnist and op-ed writer. Currently writing for Bloomberg Adria in Serbo-Croatian, Novaya Gazeta Europe/Russia in Russian and Euronews in English. Political scientist by education, with a past career in academia (lecturing and writing scientific ...
Bosnian
Croatian
English
+2
Journalism
Business
Politics
Jobs Completed 10
Job Success Rate 100%
Krzysztof Boczek
I am journalist based in Warsaw, Poland. Over 25 of experience in media. I wrote for newspapers (Gazeta Wyborcza, Rzeczpospolia), magazines (PRESS, SENS, Slużba Zdrowia, websites/ online media (OKO.press) and others. In last years mostly I write for OKO.press - polish well know online media team ...
English
Polish
Russian
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Research
+5
Health & Fitness
Medical
Media Training
+4
Usually Responds Within a day
Gil Skorwid
Freelance journalist based in the Baltics. Taking assignments in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland. Covers international relations, migration, media policies, social movements. Winner of Prix Philippe Chaffanjon 2017 award for the best multimedia story in France.x
English
German
Lithuanian
+1
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+12
Business
Finance
Politics
+12
Jobs Completed 5
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Paviel Sukhodolskyi
I am Paul, a professional photographer and videographer from Ukraine with over 15 years of experience. I specialize in product and portrait photography, video production, and editing. My workflow is designed for speed, precision, and delivering exceptional results on time, supported by my fully ...
Russian
Ukrainian
Polish
+1
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Photography
Fixing
+4
Business
Finance
Politics
+25
Jobs Completed 4
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
Iwona Wyszogrodzka
Social and political journalist and a fixer. I started cooperating with international media when the second phase of the war in Ukraine began. I write articles and host a program (a series of podcasts) about Poland on Reset Obywatelski radio. I cooperated with the BBC, Al-Jazeera, CBS, Euronews, ...
English
Polish
Russian
Fixing
Journalism
Politics
Current Affairs
War Reporter
+6
Jobs Completed 6
Usually Responds Within a few hours
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