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Farida Rustamova

Farida Hafiz qizy Rustamova is a Russian journalist of Azerbaijani descent.

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Farida Rustamova
at Vladimir Putin’s annual news conference, 2019
Born1992 (age 33–34)
Moscow, Russian Federation

Farida Hafiz qizy Rustamova1 (Azerbaijani: Fəridə Xafiz qızı Rüstəmova; Russian: Фарида́ Хафи́з кызы́ Руста́мова; born 1992) is a Russian journalist of Azerbaijani descent.2

Biography

Rustamova was born in Moscow in 1992.2 From 2012 to 2014, while at university, she worked for Gazeta.ru.3

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Rustamova has worked as an independent journalist4 for her own Substack publication Faridaily5 and Пояснительная записка, Poyasnitelnaya zapiska ("explanatory note"),6 together with Maxim Tovkailo, publishing texts in both Russian and English.7 She previously worked for Vedomosti,8 Forbes Russia,9 RBK Group,10 BBC News Russian, Meduza, and TV Rain.4

Professional work

Rustamova has published a number of investigative pieces11 on President Vladimir Putin and his inner circle, which have been cited by world-known mass media.1213141516

Her articles have appeared in The New York Times,17 The Daily Telegraph,12 El Confidencial,13 The Moscow Times,18 The Blueprint,19 on the websites of the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute20 and OpenDemocracy21 and others.

Leonid Slutsky's accusation of sexual harassment

Awards

Rustamova is a two-time winner of the Redkollegia Award:22

  • in May 2018 for 'The story of how MP Slutsky sexually harassed two Russian journalists'23 for BBC News Russian;
  • in March 2021 along with Svetlana Reiter and Alexander Ershov for the 'From gene bombs to classroom curriculum'24[1] for Meduza.
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Notes

  1. "В России опубликован список журналистов-«британских агентов»". ГородБрянск.Ru (in Russian). 2018-12-26. Archived from the original on 2023-05-08. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  2. "An exiled Russian journalist's diary: 'How can I help, here and now?'". Financial Times. 2022-04-08. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  3. "Авторы Газеты.ru: Фарида Рустамова". Газета.Ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  4. ""When it comes to Russia, it's like living in a volcano" — Interview with Farida Rustamova, an independent reporter in Putin's Russia". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  5. Farida Rustamova, Maxim Tovkaylo. "Faridaily". faridaily.substack.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  6. Farida Rustamova, Maxim Tovkaylo. "Пояснительная записка". zapiska.substack.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  7. "Maxim Tovkailo". www.wilsoncenter.org. 28 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  8. "Максим Товкайло". Ведомости (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  9. "Максим Товкайло". Forbes.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  10. Yablokov, Ilya (2022-04-12). "Russia's elite wants to f*** the West. This journalist is chronicling it". Archived from the original on 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  11. "Farida Rustamova". www.wilsoncenter.org. 28 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  12. Rustamova, Farida (2022-10-02). "Vladimir Putin is making rash and secretive decisions in face of defeats, Kremlin insiders warn". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  13. Farida Rustamova (2022-03-09). "Habla la élite rusa que no cree en la guerra: "Pronuncian con cuidado la palabra 'desastre"". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  14. Por Davide Piacenza (2022-03-08). "¿Qué piensa el círculo más cercano de Putin sobre la guerra?". Esquire (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  15. "Farida Rustamova: "Putin ya ni escucha, vive aislado y pensando en su propaganda"". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2022-04-07. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  16. "Faridaily, il sondaggio sulla guerra vista dalla Russia di cui nessuno parla". l'occidentale (in Italian). 2022-12-14. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  17. Rustamova, Farida (2022-05-23). "Opinion | Putin Rules Russia Like an Asylum". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  18. "The Moscow Times". The Moscow Times. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  19. "Народ против Егора Беликова. Фарида Рустамова о пока не случившемся в России #MeToo". The Blueprint (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  20. "Putin Can Afford at Least Two More Years of War". www.wilsoncenter.org. 28 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  21. "Author: Farida Rustamova". openDemocracy. 29 June 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  22. "Фарида Рустамова — Редколлегия" (in Russian). January 2019. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  23. ""Я руки не распускаю, если только чуть-чуть": журналистка Би-би-си стала объектом домогательств депутата Слуцкого". BBC News Русская служба. Archived from the original on 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  24. "Особенно перспективный сорт нефти «Медуза» рассказывает, как генетика стала любимой игрушкой Владимира Путина — и какую роль в этом сыграли его родные и друзья". Meduza (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2021-04-05. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
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