Yevgeny Petrosyan

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Yevgeny Petrosyan

At a meeting with Runet bloggers in October 2009.
Born September 16th, 1945
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Nationality Russian
Years active 1962 – present
Spouse Yelena Stepanenko

Yevgeny Vaganovich Petrosyan (Russian: Евге́ний Вага́нович Петрося́н) (born on September 16, 1945 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR) is a Soviet/Russian comedian of Armenian and Jewish descents.[1][2][3][4] He was named in 2005 among the most influential figures in contemporary Russia, in a survey conducted by independent polling agency The Levada Centre.[5] Popular since the days of the USSR,[6] Petrosyan was the host of TV variety show Crooked Mirror.[7]

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ Interview with Vladimir Vinokur
  3. ↑ Interview with Y. Petrosyan
  4. ↑ Yevgeny Petrosyan on sem40.ru
  5. ↑ Abdullaev, Nabi (15 March 2005). "To Join the Elite, It's TV That Counts". Moscow Times. 
  6. ↑ The New Yorker 65 (11-19): 107. 1989 http://books.google.co.uk/books?cd=7&id=Yf_jAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Yevgeny+Petrosyan%22&q=petrosyan#search_anchor |url= missing title (help). 
  7. ↑ Malpas, Anna (August 14, 2009). "Culture - In the Spotlight". St Petersburg Times. 


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