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Russian Speaking Freelance Journalists
paydesk has 308 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
Sasha Gankin
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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 Read more
English
French
German
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Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
Feature Stories
+3
Business
Finance
Technology
+12
Seymur Shikhaliyev
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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 Read more
Azerbaijani
English
Russian
+2
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+8
Business
Politics
Technology
+9
Ricardo Marquina
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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
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Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+10
Politics
Arts & Books
Natural Disasters
+10
Vugar Bahmanzade
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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 Read more
Azerbaijani
English
Russian
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Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+10
Politics
Current Affairs
Technology
+11
Aykhan Hajibayli
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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 Read more
Azerbaijani
Russian
Turkish
+2
Documentaries
News Gathering
Content Writing
+8
Politics
Current Affairs
Technology
+11
Aziz Karimov
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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 Read more
Azerbaijani
English
Russian
Photography
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+8
Anna Romandash
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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 Read more
English
Polish
Russian
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Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+12
Politics
Current Affairs
Technology
+8
Magdalena Chodownik
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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
Maradia Tsaava
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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 Read more
English
Georgian
Russian
Documentaries
Feature Stories
Research
+2
Current Affairs
Social
Malgorzata Korolko-Zipper
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Malgorzata Korolko-Zipper is a journalist based in Warsaw, Poland.
In 1979 John Paul visited his homeland and gave us a ray of hope. This is when I started working for foreign journalists as a researcher. In 1980 I joined NBC Warsaw as a Newsdesk Editor, shortly promoted to Field Producer. Read more
English
Polish
Russian
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
News Gathering
+5
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+9
Linas Jegelevicius
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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 Read more
English
Lithuanian
Russian
+2
Feature Stories
Fact Checking
Politics
Fact Checking
Vladyslav Smilianets
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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
Iwona Wyszogrodzka
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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, Read more
English
Polish
Russian
Fixing
Journalism
Politics
Current Affairs
War Reporter
+6
Anna Chernikova
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Anna Chernikova is a journalist based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
English
Russian
Ukrainian
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
Documentaries
+10
Business
Politics
Science & Environment
+8
Ugo Poletti
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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
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Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
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Aleksandar Djokic
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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 Read more
Bosnian
Croatian
English
+2
Journalism
Business
Politics
Khatia Shamanauri
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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 Read more
Georgian
English
Russian
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+12
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+13
Ramin Javadov
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My name is Ramin Javadov. I live in Kiev and work as a cameraman and video editor. I have my own equipment and I am able to work under the difficult conditions, including business trip. I am responsible and communicative, which helps me to build communication lines with clients and colleagues. Read more
Azerbaijani
English
Russian
+2
Documentaries
Photography
Video Rushes
+3
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+9
Krzysztof Boczek
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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 Read more
English
Polish
Russian
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Research
+5
Health & Fitness
Medical
Media Training
+4
Jeyhun Jumsudov
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Jeyhun Jumsudov is a journalist based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Azerbaijani
Russian
Turkish
+1
Interview
War Reporter
Gil Skorwid
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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
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Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+12
Business
Finance
Politics
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Traian Stoianov
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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
Raluca Besliu
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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 (http://Read more
English
French
Italian
+3
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Risk Analysis
+5
Fact Checking
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