Vladimir Rudolfovich Solovyov (, born 20 October 1963) is a Russian TV presenter and propagandist. He has been an anchor on the television show Evening with Vladimir Solovyov on Russia-1 since 2012. In March 2022, YouTube blocked his channel Solovyov Live. Since then, he was assigned the TV channel frequency of the news channel Euronews, which Russia banned after the invasion of Ukraine. Early life and education Vladimir Rudolfovich Solovyov was born on October 20, 1963, in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR, to a Jewish family. His father, Rudolf Naumovich Solovyov, was a teacher of political economy and a boxing champion of Moscow. His mother, Inna Solomonovna Solovyova, worked as an art critic at the Battle of Borodino Museum. Solovyov's parents met when they were students of the Moscow Pedagogical Institute. They separated when Vladimir was four years old, but continued to maintain friendly relations. Solovyov's maternal grandfather, Solomon Lvovich Shapiro, was a participant in the Great Patriotic War (Russian term for the Eastern front of WWII) head of the flight test station (LIS), and a lieutenant colonel. His paternal grandfather, Naum Semyonovich Vinitskovsky, was also a participant in the Great Patriotic War and a holder of the Order of the Red Star.

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Notable quotes

“In Ukraine, there live people who are absolutely fraternal in spirit, blood and common history, a war with whom would be the worst crime you could think of.”
— Said on Russian TV (2008), quoted in "Putin State TV Ally Once Said Anyone Invading Ukraine Would Be a Criminal", Newsweek (12 October 2022)
“Europe is now ruled by people elected in practice by nobody.”
— "Pro-Putin Journalist Rails Against Italy on TV After Having Villas Seized", Newsweek (19 May 2022).
“OK, we will send troops to protect the Russian-speaking population. The NATO countries will be worried! Berlin! Paris! London! Brussels! Are they ready to burn under our missile strikes?”
— "On Russian television, propaganda is becoming less and less popular", Le Monde (28 August 2022).
“This is our war against absolute Satanism and not at all with Ukraine.”
— "Putin’s top propagandist finally admits Russia is fighting ‘war’ in Ukraine", New York Post (6 October 2022).
“Life is highly overrated. Why fear what is inevitable? Especially when we’re going to heaven. Death is the end of one earthly path and the beginning of another.”
— "Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov urges Russians not to fear death, claiming life is "highly overrated"", Yahoo News, 2 January 2023
“Putin gave a word, he forgave all of them... Putin was never known not to keep his word! He is a man of his reputation… all about the laws.”
— "Putin Stooge Loses It When Confronted About Prigozhin’s Death", The Daily Beast, 24 August 2023

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Overview

Vladimir Rudolfovich Solovyov (, born 20 October 1963) is a Russian TV presenter and propagandist. He has been an anchor on the television show Evening with Vladimir Solovyov on Russia-1 since 2012. In March 2022, YouTube blocked his channel Solovyov Live. Since then, he was assigned the TV channel frequency of the news channel Euronews, which Russia banned after the invasion of Ukraine. Early life and education Vladimir Rudolfovich Solovyov was born on October 20, 1963, in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR, to a Jewish family. His father, Rudolf Naumovich Solovyov, was a teacher of political economy and a boxing champion of Moscow. His mother, Inna Solomonovna Solovyova, worked as an art critic at the Battle of Borodino Museum. Solovyov's parents met when they were students of the Moscow Pedagogical Institute. They separated when Vladimir was four years old, but continued to maintain friendly relations. Solovyov's maternal grandfather, Solomon Lvovich Shapiro, was a participant in the Great Patriotic War (Russian term for the Eastern front of WWII) head of the flight test station (LIS), and a lieutenant colonel. His paternal grandfather, Naum Semyonovich Vinitskovsky, was also a participant in the Great Patriotic War and a holder of the Order of the Red Star.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Vladimir Rudolfovich Solovyov (, born 20 October 1963) is a Russian TV presenter and propagandist. He has been an anchor on the television show Evening with Vladimir Solovyov on Russia-1 since 2012.