Leonid Parfyonov

Known for: Acting
Born: January 26, 1960, Cherepovets, USSR [now Russia]
Movies: 40

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.

Best-Known Movies

6.4

Generation P

2011

4.9

Old Songs About the Main Thing

1996

5.4

Old Songs about the Main Thing 2

1997

7.6

Russian Jews. Part One. Before Revolution.

2016

2.9

Still Waters

2000

7.1

Russia in Bloom

2013

7.7

Russian Jews. Part Three. After 1948.

2017

4.2

The Term. Beginning of a Big Story

2014

8.2

Russian Jews. Part Two. 1918-1948.

2017

5.4

Boris Godunov

2011

Filmography

2022	Russian Georgians. Part 2	himself (presentor)
2021	Namedni-2020-2. Tiktok. Beirut. Khabarovsk. Belarus. Karabakh. Morgenstern. Navalny and poison	self
2021	In Qvevri Veritas
2021	Namedni-2020-1. Covid. Remote. Resetting. Traffic accident with Efremov. Screenlife
2021	Namedni-1921 Capablanca. Hunger in the Volga region. March 8. Youth Theater. Homeless children
2020	Listyev. A New Look	himself
2020	Russian Georgians. Part 1	himself (presentor)
2017	Russian Jews. Part Three. After 1948.	Himself (Presenter)
2017	Russian Jews. Part Two. 1918-1948.	Himself (Presenter)
2016	Russian Jews. Part One. Before Revolution.	Himself (Presenter)
2014	The Term. Beginning of a Big Story	Self (uncredited)
2013	Russia in Bloom	Himself (Host and Narrator)
2012	Eye of God	Himself (Presenter)
2012	Хлеб для Сталина. Истории раскулаченных
2011	Boris Godunov	Schelkalov
2011	Generation P	TV Journalist
2011	He Came to Give Us Freedom
2010	Zvorykin-Muromets	Narrator
2009	Gogol the Bird	Himself (host)
2006	And Personally Leonid Ilyich	Narrator
2005	Bashlachev. The Flight of Death	Self
2000	Still Waters	Himself
1999	The Age of Nabokov
1997	Old Songs about the Main Thing 2
1988	Children of the 20th Congress	Host

Directing, Writing & Producing

2022	Russian Georgians. Part 2	Screenplay, Producer
2021	Pocket of Russia	Screenplay, Producer
2020	Russian Georgians. Part 1	Producer, Screenplay
2017	Russian Jews. Part Three. After 1948.	Writer, Producer
2017	Russian Jews. Part Two. 1918-1948.	Producer, Writer
2016	Russian Jews. Part One. Before Revolution.	Producer, Writer
2013	Russia in Bloom	Producer, Writer
2010	Zvorykin-Muromets	Producer, Screenplay
2009	Gogol the Bird	Writer
2006	And Personally Leonid Ilyich	Director, Writer
2004	O World, You Are a Sport!	Writer, Director
1999	The Age of Nabokov	Writer, Director
1997	Old Songs about the Main Thing 2	Screenplay
1996	Old Songs About the Main Thing	Writer
1988	Children of the 20th Congress	Writer

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