Shkolnik Alexander is a well-known journalist and public figure in Russia. Since 2017, he became the head of the Central Capital Museum dedicated to the Great Patriotic War. For a long time he was the press secretary of the pioneer organization, and then the producer on the First Channel of various youth and children's programs. Thanks to him, many journalistic organizations were created: UNPRESS, Mediacracy, the League of Young Journalists and others. He is also a member of the Public Chamber of Russia in two convocations and was even an adviser to the Minister of Culture in Russia.
Childhood
A schoolboy, Alexander Yakovlevich, whose biography is eventful, was born at the end of March 1964. The beautiful Nizhny Tagil, which is now also a large industrial center, has become its hometown. A great influence on the future of a famous journalist was made by his father, Yakov Shmulevich, who was a chemical engineer and a doctor of technical sciences.
Education
Alexander Yakovlevich went to first grade in Nizhny Tagil, and then went to school in Yekaterinburg. After graduating from Lyceum No. 130, he immediately sent to the armed forces to perform military service. When the future journalist returned from the army and went to work, he realized that he needed to get a higher education.
Schoolboy Alexander in 1985 entered the Gorky Ural University, choosing the faculty of journalism. But the young man was so busy with his work that he preferred the correspondence department. In 1990, he successfully graduated from university.
Carier start
After school service, Alexander decided to stay in the armed forces and worked there as an instructor for some time. But then he returned home and became interested in cultural activities. In Sverdlovsk, he worked for a long time in the regional committee of the Komsomol, heading the department of cultural and leisure activities.
His activity and desire to work were noticed, and in 1989 he became chairman of the board of the organization of pioneers in Sverdlovsk and throughout the region. During the year, he successfully combined this work with the work of a television presenter.
Professional activity
But still, great prospects for the famous journalist Alexander Yakovlevich opened after his move to the capital. First, he is offered to conduct a children's program on the Ostankino State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, and then offers to work on well-known television channels follow: from ORT and from Channel One. Since 1991, he has been the host of programs for children such as News for the Young, Cheat Sheet, and others. He was invited to become the chief coordinator of the administration of one morning television channel.
In the spring of 1995, Alexander Shkolnik, whose biography is closely related to children's development and creativity, was nominated to the State Duma. His candidacy was proposed in the by-elections in Ordzhonikidze constituency. But this first convocation, which was attended by a well-known journalist and TV presenter, was declared invalid, as there was a small turnout.
In 1999, he decided to defend a dissertation in the field of pedagogy and soon became a candidate of pedagogical sciences. Since 2003, he has been the director and producer of children’s and also youth’s programs on Channel One. He has been carrying out this activity for four years.
In 2006, Shkolnik Alexander Yakovlevich also became a member of the Russian Public Chamber. But next year, he not only initiates the creation of a new journalist association “Mediacratia”, but was also appointed director general of the well-known news agency “RSN”.
But a year later, Alexander Yakovlevich left the Russian News Service on his own, and two months later he became a member of the Federation Council and received the appointment of a representative of the governor of his native land. By the way, the governor of Sverdlovsk and the region at that time was Rossel. But not only this showed himself a well-known journalist in the Council of Federations. It is known that at different times he successfully worked as deputy chairman of the commission, which dealt with the development of civil society.
After that, in the Council of Federations, Shkolnik Alexander was a member of the commission, which dealt with issues of physical education, sports development and education, as well as how the Olympic movement develops and passes. Also, the famous journalist was a member of the committee, which addressed issues of science and education. But in the fall of 2009, Rossel, the former governor of the Sverdlovsk province, was appointed to his place in the Council of Federations, and the powers of the famous journalist and TV presenter were terminated.
In 2010, Shkolnik Alexander received a new appointment - an assistant to the president’s representative, first in the Volga region, and two years later, deputy chairman of the Irkutsk government. He was again responsible for issues related to journalism and television, as well as for the humanitarian and cultural sphere.
In the same year, while studying at the Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, he also received a master's degree. In the summer of the same 2012, the famous journalist was a member of the Catering Council. In the spring of 2017, a new appointment followed, and a well-known journalist, public figure and television presenter was appointed director of the Central Museum of the capital, dedicated to the most terrible and severe World War II.
In the journalistic environment, Shkolnik Alexander Yakovlevich (biography, awards are always of interest to viewers) is known not only as a professional in his field, but also as the creator of many communities in journalism.
Journalist Awards
Alexander Yakovlevich was awarded orders, medals and prizes for his successful work. So, several times he was a laureate of the prestigious Russian and Moscow Prizes of the Union of Journalists.
It is known that in 1996, the TV presenter and journalist Shkolnik was awarded the Order of the second degree for his contribution to the successful development of children's and youth policies. By the way, “For Merit to the Fatherland” he sacredly preserves. In 2014, he also received the Order of Honor.
