Alyona Minkovski
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Alyona Minkovski is a correspondent for the international news network RT
(formerly Russia Today). She is a United States
citizen based in Washington, D.C.
, and currently hosts The Alyona Show on RT
.
, Minkovski was raised in California
and graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz
, with a bachelor's degree
in political science
. She is fluent in Russian, English and Spanish. She is a daughter of the Russian figure skater Irina Rodnina
.
Minkovski was one of the first journalists to speak with Julian Assange
about the July 12, 2007, Baghdad airstrike controversy.
Minkovski joined RT in early 2009. The Alyona Show premiered on January 21, 2011.
On July 15, 2011, Minkovski was interviewed for one-hour by Brian Lamb
on the C-SPAN
Sunday evening Q&A show.
RT (TV network)
RT, previously known as Russia Today, is a global multilingual television news network based in the Russian Federation run by the state-owned state-run RIA Novosti....
(formerly Russia Today). She is a United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
citizen based in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and currently hosts The Alyona Show on RT
Russia Today
Russia Today may refer to:* Russia Today, an English language 24-hour television news channel from Russia. It was launched in 2005 and is not related to an online news service of the similar name operated by EIN News...
.
Biography
Born in MoscowMoscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Minkovski was raised in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UC Santa Cruz or UCSC, is a public, collegiate university; one of ten campuses in the University of California...
, with a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
. She is fluent in Russian, English and Spanish. She is a daughter of the Russian figure skater Irina Rodnina
Irina Rodnina
Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina is one of the most successful figure skaters ever and the only pair skater to win 10 successive World Championships and three successive Olympic gold medals . She initially competed with Alexei Ulanov and later teamed up with Alexander Zaitsev...
.
Minkovski was one of the first journalists to speak with Julian Assange
Julian Assange
Julian Paul Assange is an Australian publisher, journalist, writer, computer programmer and Internet activist. He is the editor in chief of WikiLeaks, a whistleblower website and conduit for worldwide news leaks with the stated purpose of creating open governments.WikiLeaks has published material...
about the July 12, 2007, Baghdad airstrike controversy.
Minkovski joined RT in early 2009. The Alyona Show premiered on January 21, 2011.
On July 15, 2011, Minkovski was interviewed for one-hour by Brian Lamb
Brian Lamb
Brian Patrick Lamb is the founder and chief executive officer of C-SPAN, a television network dedicated to coverage of government proceedings and public affairs. Born and raised in Lafayette, Indiana, Lamb earned a degree from Purdue University before joining the United States Navy...
on the C-SPAN
C-SPAN
C-SPAN , an acronym for Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network, is an American cable television network that offers coverage of federal government proceedings and other public affairs programming via its three television channels , one radio station and a group of websites that provide streaming...
Sunday evening Q&A show.