Maksim Kononenko (Russian: Максим Кононенко; born 13 March 1971 in Apatity, Russian SFSR) is an ex journalist, writer, TV show host, and political activist.
Maxim Vitalyevich Kononenko Максим Витальевич Кононенко | |
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Born | (1971-03-13) 13 March 1971 (age 51) Apatity, Russian SFSR |
Occupation | Journalist |
Kononenko is a member of the council of the party Civilian Power.
Kononenko was born in Apatity, USSR. One of the pioneers of Russian Internet, he is known under the nickname Mr. Parker. He graduated from Moscow State Institute of Radio-engineering Electronics and Automation and also studied at Maxim Gorky Literature Institute. He has authored or participated in countless Internet projects. For nearly ten years, he worked as the leading programmer in ParallelGraphics.
He participated in 2005 Moscow City Duma elections but failed.[1]
He worked as editor-in-chief of a major Internet news website Dni.ru until 2009. He now works as editor-in-chief of Bourgeois Journal and political newspaper Re:Action.
In 2002, he founded a popular website vladimir.vladimirovich.ru, which contains humorous fake stories from the life of Vladimir Putin based on real events and current news.
He often appears on Russian TV and hosts a show Real politics on NTV channel.
In 2011, he repeatedly spoke favorably about doghunters - representatives of the emerging subculture engaged in the destruction of flocks of stray dogs.
In December 2011, the website of the newspaper "Vzglyad" published an author's column by Maksim Kononenko, in which he actively criticized the organizers and participants of “rallies against election fraud”.
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