Aleksandr Bovin | |
|---|---|
Александр Бовин | |
 Bovin in 1991 | |
| Born | Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Bovin 9 August 1930 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 29 April 2004 (aged 73) Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Rostov State University Moscow State University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, diplomat and political commentator |
| Years active | 1950s–2000s |
| Known for | Israel-Russia relations |
Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Bovin (Russian: Александр Евгеньевич Бовин, 9 August 1930 – 29 April 2004) was a Soviet and Russian journalist, political scientist and diplomat, notable for being the first Soviet, and then Russian ambassador to Israel after the re-establishment of Soviet-Israeli diplomatic relations. He was a leading journalist of Soviet Union and Russia of the late 20th century.[1] The New York Times called him "one of the most colorful and daring commentators of the late Soviet period"[2] and The Washington Post also said he was "widely regarded as the Soviet Union's most sophisticated and best-informed political commentator".[3]
- ^ "Gorbachev in China: The Communist Summit : Deng and Gorbachev: Great Reformers Battling Socialist Crises". Los Angeles Times. 15 May 1989. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Aleksandr Y. Bovin, 73, Who Twitted Kremlin". The New York Times. 5 May 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Russians angry over anti-Red Iran". The Tuscaloosa News. 9 September 1979. Retrieved 25 August 2015.