Anton Krasovsky

Anton Krasovsky
Антон Красовский
Krasovsky in 2022
Born
Anton Vyacheslavovich Kuznetsov-Krasovsky

(1975-07-18) 18 July 1975 (age 49)
Podolsk, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
CitizenshipRussia
EducationMaxim Gorky Literature Institute
Occupations
Years active1996–present
Voice of Anton Krasovsky
From the live of Echo of Moscow
21 September 2013
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Anton Vyacheslavovich Krasovsky (Kuznetsov-Krasovsky)[1][2] (Russian: Антон Вячеславович Красовский (Кузнецов-Красовский); born 18 July 1975) is a Russian television presenter, journalist and activist.[3][4] He was a presenter and director of Russian-language broadcasting on the Russian state-controlled broadcaster RT from 2020[5] until his suspension in October 2022,[6][7] after comments he made caused a backlash.[8][9][10][11] Previously, he came to prominence for his defense of gay rights in Russia, including his criticism of the Russian gay propaganda law.[12][7][13]

  1. ^ "Список доверенных лиц кандидата на должность Президента РФ Прохорова Михаила Дмитриевича" [List of confidants of the presidential candidate Mikhail Dmitriyevich Prokhorov] (in Russian). 2 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Красовский подал документы для участия в выборах мэра Москвы" [Krasovsky submits documents to participate in Moscow mayoral election]. Meduza (in Russian). 15 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Russian State TV Presenter Said Ukrainian Children Should Have Been Drowned, Sparking Outrage". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 23 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Kremlin-funded RT presenter claims Ukraine is Russian land that Russia will 'take back' by force".
  5. ^ "Russian TV presenter accused of inciting genocide in Ukraine". the Guardian. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Ukraine urges global ban of Russia's RT over presenter's call to drown children". Reuters. 23 October 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Krasovsky: Russia bans 'burn Ukrainian kids' TV presenter". BBC News. 24 October 2022.
  8. ^ "RT: Мы сожжем украинскую конституцию на Крещатике". The New Times. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  9. ^ "В России предлагают создать идеологию "путинизма"". Krym.Realii [uk] (in Russian). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  10. ^ ""В этой ипостаси он абсолютное зло". Портрет пропагандиста Антона Красовского от Светланы Рейтер". Meduza (in Russian). 18 September 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  11. ^ ""Танцую в пижаме "Армии России"", "Ответочка прилетела", "Я счастлив". Пропагандисты об ударах по Киеву, в результате которых погибли люди". The Insider (in Russian). 10 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Gay Russian TV personality reflects on his firing and his country". Los Angeles Times. 23 February 2013.
  13. ^ "Meet Anton Krasovsky, the Gay Man Running for Mayor of Moscow". The Daily Beast. 29 June 2018.