Leonid Parfyonov
Biography
Russian veteran journalist, news presenter, TV producer and author of many popular documentary TV shows. Parfyonov is best known for his studio work and productions for the NTV (of which he was Producer General between 1997 and 1999) until that TV channel was subdued by the government-owned Gazprom Media. From December 3, 2004 until December 20, 2007 he was an Editor-in-Chief of Russky Newsweek, Russian edition of Newsweek. Parfyonov is currently a member of Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights.
As the author and narrator of the daily culture news TV show Namedni on NTV, Parfyonov produced the line of popular history TV documentaries which he narrated and hosted on-site of almost each event portrayed. The series achieved great success and were repeatedly broadcast for years after premiere.
Acting (21 movies)
Old Songs about the Main Thing 2
1997
The Term. Beginning of a Big Story
2014
Хлеб для Сталина. Истории раскулаченных
2012
Generation P
2011
Russian Georgians. Part 2
2022
Still Waters
2000
Russian Jews. Part One. Before Revolution.
2016
Russian Jews. Part Two. 1918-1948.
2017
Eye of God
2012
Russian Jews. Part Three. After 1948.
2017
Gogol the Bird
2009
Russia in Bloom
2013
Boris Godunov
2011
Russian Georgians. Part 1
2020
Leaves. A New Look
2020
Zvorykin-Muromets
2010
Bashlachev. The Flight of Death
2005
He Came to Give Us Freedom
2011
In Qvevri Veritas
2021
Children of the 20th Congress
1988
The Age of Nabokov
1999
Directing (3 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Children of the 20th Congress | 1988 | Writer |
| Old Songs About the Main Thing | 1996 | Writer |
| Old Songs about the Main Thing 2 | 1997 | Screenplay |
| The Age of Nabokov | 1999 | Writer |
| O World, You Are a Sport! | 2004 | Writer |
| And Personally Leonid Ilyich | 2006 | Writer |
| Gogol the Bird | 2009 | Writer |
| Zvorykin-Muromets | 2010 | Screenplay |
| Zvorykin-Muromets | 2010 | Producer |
| Russia in Bloom | 2013 | Producer |
| Russia in Bloom | 2013 | Writer |
| Russian Jews. Part One. Before Revolution. | 2016 | Producer |
| Russian Jews. Part One. Before Revolution. | 2016 | Writer |
| Russian Jews. Part Two. 1918-1948. | 2017 | Writer |
| Russian Jews. Part Two. 1918-1948. | 2017 | Producer |
| Russian Jews. Part Three. After 1948. | 2017 | Producer |
| Russian Jews. Part Three. After 1948. | 2017 | Writer |
| Russian Georgians. Part 1 | 2020 | Producer |
| Russian Georgians. Part 1 | 2020 | Screenplay |
| Pocket of Russia | 2021 | Producer |
| Pocket of Russia | 2021 | Screenplay |
| Russian Georgians. Part 2 | 2022 | Producer |
| Russian Georgians. Part 2 | 2022 | Screenplay |