The Changes in Russian Censorship under Putin
Speakers): Viktor Shenderovich, Russian satirist, writer, scriptwriter, and radio host
Victor Anatolievich Shenderovich (Russian: Ви́ктор Анато́льевич Шендеро́вич) is a popular Russian satirist, writer, scriptwriter and radio host. In 1980, Shenderovich graduated from the Moscow State Art and Cultural University, specialising in "direction of volunteer theatrical groups". He is best known as a scriptwriter of popular political puppet show Kukly (Puppets) which was aired on NTV 1994 to 2002. He hosted satirical author program Total on NTV 1997 to 2001 and TV-6 in 2002. Later, Shenderovich ran a weekly program Processed Cheese on the Echo of Moscow radio station. The texts of this program's editions were later collected in his book "Better two heads than one. Duumvirate times chronicle", implying Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Nowadays Shenderovich is a columnist of The New Times, a liberal Russian weekly.