Yevgeni Ponasenkov

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 controversial historical monographs about the Napoleonic era
Scientific career
Fields	History, historical revisionism

Yevgeni Nikolayevich Ponasenkov (Russian: Евгений Николаевич Понасенков; born March 13, 1982, Moscow, USSR) is a Russian publicist and media personality. He has written about the Napoleonic era in Russia and is the author of two controversial monographs: "The Truth about the War of 1812" (Russian: «Правда о войне 1812 года», 2004, 408 p.)^[1] and "The First Scientific History of the War of 1812" (Russian: «Первая научная история войны 1812 года», 2017, 900 p.)^[2]

Ponasenkov is also the author of more than three hundred journalistic, critical and philosophical articles and essays on theatre, cinema and classical history. He has created the largest collection of books and artworks from the Napoleonic era in Russia.^{[citation needed]}

Biography[]

Career[]

From 2003 to 2010 Ponasenkov was presenter of the author's columnist for Kommersant Vlast, Russia's most important political weekly.^[3][4] In March 2006 the premiere of his play "The German Saga" (Russian: «Немецкая сага») took place at the Meyerhold Theater and Cultural Center, Moscow.^[5] 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.^[6]

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)"Пресс-центр Большого Театра". www.bolshoi.ru. Retrieved 2021-08-15.</ref> 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.^[7]

In 2012 the premiere of his feature documentary "The Mystery of the Bay of Naples" (Italy, 105 min, 2012; Russian: «Мистерии Неаполитанского залива»,^[8] Italian: "Misteri del Golfo di Napoli"^[9]) 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»).^[10] Since June 2013 he has been the author and co-host of the series "The Dramaturgy of History" (Russian: «Драматургия истории») on the Saint Petersburg TV channel "Your Public Television!" (Russian: «Ваше общественное телевидение!»).^{[citation needed]} On June 26, 2014 at the Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) (Russian: Институт научной информации по общественным на��кам Российской академии наук (ИНИОН РАН)) at a joint meeting of the Scientific Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences "History of International Relations and Russian Foreign Policy" and the Institute of Russian History of the RAS, he delivered a paper entitled "Two Models of Reforming Europe: Napoleon and Alexander I" on the topic "The Russian Army's 1813-1814 campaigns abroad and reformation of Europe".^{[citation needed]}

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.

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