Yevgeni Nikolayevich Ponasenkov (Russian: Евгений Николаевич Понасенков; born March 13, 1982, Moscow, USSR) is a Russian historian and media personality. He is a leading expert in the Napoleonic era in Russia and is the author of two historical monographs. On 1 April 2022, Ponasenkov was unlawfully put on a list of ‘Foreign Agent Media’ by the Russian Ministry of Justice.[1]

Yevgeni Nikolayevich Ponasenkov
Евгений Николаевич Понасенков
Ponasenkov in 2021
Born	(1982-03-13)March 13, 1982 Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR
Nationality	Russian
Citizenship	Soviet Union → Russia
Alma mater	MSU Faculty of History
Known for	Author of two historical monographs about the Napoleonic era
Scientific career
Fields	History, historical revisionism

Ponasenkov's oppositional political position was numerously revealed in his speeches on Russian television.[2][3] After Ponasenkov's appeal to the Russian population and Putin's government in Frankly about this slaughter[4], in which Ponasenkov referred to the current Russo-Ukrainian War, and emphasised Putin's inadequacy, Yevgeni was illegitimately listed as a foreign agent.

Biography

Career

From 2003 to 2010 Ponasenkov was presenter of the author's columnist for Kommersant Vlast, Russia's most important political weekly.[5][6]

In March 2006 the premiere of his play "The German Saga" (Russian: «Немецкая сага») took place at the Meyerhold Theater and Cultural Center, Moscow.[7]

In 2008 Ponasenkov directed the classical music programme of the "House of Olympic Friends" (Russian: «Дома друзей Олимпиады»), the cultural centre of the Russian delegation at the Olympic Games in Beijing.[8]

In 2009, opera singer Elena Obraztsova invited him to direct the celebration of her jubilee (theatrical performances in the Bolshoi Theatre and the Column Hall of the House of Unions).

In June 2010 Ponasenkov performed the main male role in a theatrical production based on his own play "The Last Tango of Lili Marleen" (Russian: «Последнее танго Лили Марлен») in the Moscow International House of Music.[9]

In 2012 the premiere of his feature documentary "The Mystery of the Bay of Naples" (Italy, 105 min, 2012; Russian: «Мистерии Неаполитанского залива»,[10] Italian: "Misteri del Golfo di Napoli"[11]) took place directed by Ponasenkov at the invitation of the Italian government.^{[citation needed]}

Since January 2013 he has been the presenter of the author's programme about world cinema on «Moscow. Trust» (Russian: «Москва. Доверие»).[12]

On 1 April 2022, Ponasenkov was put on a list of ‘Foreign Agent Media’ by the Russian Ministry of Justice.[13]

Bibliography

• Ponasenkov, Evgeniĭ.; Понасенков, Евгений. (2004). Pravda o voĭne 1812 goda. Moskva: Reĭttar. ISBN 5-8067-0019-4. OCLC 59760972.
• Ponasenkov, Evgeniĭ Nikolaevich (2020). Pervai︠a︡ nauchnai︠a︡ istorii︠a︡ voĭny 1812 goda (3-e izdanie, ispravlennoe i dopolnennoe ed.). Moskva. ISBN 978-5-17-120818-9. OCLC 1145194458.

References

На других языках

[ru] Понасенков, Евгений Николаевич