Andrey Shary
Encyclopedia
Andrey Shary is a Russia
n journalist and author.
He studied journalism at the State Institute of International Relations in Moscow, graduating in 1987. Shary worked for the Soviet daily Pravda from 1987–1990, and then moved to the weekly Rossiya (1990–1994). In 1992 he began cooperation with Radio Svoboda, the Russian Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Inc. From 1994 - 1996 he worked as a freelance journalist in the former Yugoslavia - based in Zagreb. Since 1996 he is a senior broadcaster
for Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty's Russian Service and an author of dozen books on the Yugoslav wars
, history of Central Europe
, modern popular culture
, and travel journal
s. Shary also has written numerous articles and commentaries published in the journals and magazines Innnostrannaya literatura, Neprikosnovennyi zapas, GEO, GEO-Traveller, Chetyrye sezona, Itogi, Vsemirny sledopyt, Pravozashitnik, Zhurnalist and in various other Russian and European newspapers and journals.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n journalist and author.
He studied journalism at the State Institute of International Relations in Moscow, graduating in 1987. Shary worked for the Soviet daily Pravda from 1987–1990, and then moved to the weekly Rossiya (1990–1994). In 1992 he began cooperation with Radio Svoboda, the Russian Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Inc. From 1994 - 1996 he worked as a freelance journalist in the former Yugoslavia - based in Zagreb. Since 1996 he is a senior broadcaster
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
for Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty's Russian Service and an author of dozen books on the Yugoslav wars
Yugoslav wars
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of wars, fought throughout the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. The wars were complex: characterized by bitter ethnic conflicts among the peoples of the former Yugoslavia, mostly between Serbs on the one side and Croats and Bosniaks on the other; but also...
, history of Central Europe
Central Europe
Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...
, modern popular culture
Popular culture
Popular culture is the totality of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, memes, images and other phenomena that are deemed preferred per an informal consensus within the mainstream of a given culture, especially Western culture of the early to mid 20th century and the emerging global mainstream of the...
, and travel journal
Travel journal
A travel journal, also called road journal or travelogue, is a record made by a voyager. Generally in diary form, a travel journal contains descriptions of the traveler's experiences, is normally written during the course of the journey, intended on updating friends or family on the journey...
s. Shary also has written numerous articles and commentaries published in the journals and magazines Innnostrannaya literatura, Neprikosnovennyi zapas, GEO, GEO-Traveller, Chetyrye sezona, Itogi, Vsemirny sledopyt, Pravozashitnik, Zhurnalist and in various other Russian and European newspapers and journals.
Books
- After the Rain Falls. Yugoslavian Myths: Between the Old and the New Age. NLO, Moscow, 2002, ISBN 5-86793-180-3
- The Tribunal. Chronicles Of The Unfinished War. Human Rights PublishersHuman Rights PublishersHuman Rights Publishers is an international publishing group, founded in 2004 by three organizations: Human Rights Publishers, Prague; Izdatelstvo Prava Cheloveka, Moscow; and Izhevsk-based NGO «Redaktsiya zhurnala Pravozaschitnik» .-Recent Publications:* Ivan Tolstoy...
, 2003, ISBN 5-7712-0279-7 - A Prayer for Serbia. The Secret of Zoran Djindjic’s Death. Human Rights Publishers, 2004, ISBN 80-903523-1-6 Co-author: Aja Kuge.
- Four Seasons. NLO, Moscow, 2006, ISBN 5-86793-394-6
- Sign 007: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. NLO, Moscow, 2007, ISBN 5-86793-495-0 Co-author: Natalya Golitsyna.
- Sign F: FantomasFantômasFantômas is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre .One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appeared in a total of 32 volumes written by the two collaborators, then a subsequent 11...
in Books and on the Screen. NLO, Moscow, 2007, ISBN 5-86793-517-5 - Sign W: Leader of the Red Skins in Books and on the Screen. NLO, Moscow, 2008, ISBN 978-5-86793-562-7
- Sign Z: ZorroZorroZorro is a fictional character created in 1919 by New York-based pulp writer Johnston McCulley. The character has been featured in numerous books, films, television series, and other media....
in Books and on the Screen. NLO, Moscow, 2008, ISBN 978-5-86793-626-6 - Sign D: DraculaDraculaDracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor...
in Books and on the Screen. NLO, Moscow, 2009, ISBN 978-5-86793-711-9 Co-author: Vladimir Vedrashko. - Sign 007: James BondJames BondJames Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
in Books and on the Screen. NLO, Moscow, 2010, ISBN 978-5-86793-761-4 Co-author: Natalya Golitsyna. - The Roots and the Crown. Essays on Austria-HungaryAustria-HungaryAustria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
: A Destiny of an Empire. KoLibri, Moscow, 2011, ISBN 978-5-389-01371-1 Co-author: Yaroslav Shimov. - The Globe of Saint PetersburgSaint PetersburgSaint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
. NLO, Moscow, 2011, ISBN 978-5-86793-909-0