Anton Ptushkin Explained

Honorific Prefix:Honored Journalist of Ukraine
Anton Ptushkin
Native Name Lang:uk
Birth Date:22 May 1984
Birth Place:Voroshilovgrad, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
(Luhansk, Ukraine)
Alma Mater:East Ukrainian Volodymyr Dahl National University
Honours:Honored Journalist of Ukraine

Anton Yuriiovych Ptushkin (; born 22 May 1984) is a Ukrainian documentary filmmaker, television presenter, YouTuber, traveller, journalist, and DJ.[1] He is known for having made "Saving the Animals of Ukraine: An Untold Story of War" and for hosting the television travel series Oryol i Reshka. Ptushkin was awarded the Honored Journalist of Ukraine title in 2020.

Early life and career

Ptushkin was born on 22 May 1984 in Voroshilovgrad (now Luhansk), a city in eastern Ukraine. He graduated from the East Ukrainian Volodymyr Dahl National University achieving a degree of sociology. After his graduation, he worked in a night club in Luhansk as a DJ and an art director.

In 2012, he moved to the capital, Kyiv and started to work at a radio station. He was the founder and director of the radio broadcast channels and .

In 2017, he became the host of travel series Oryol i Reshka with Nastya Ivleeva. Together they filmed 3 seasons, totaling 65 episodes.

In June 2018, he announced that he had quit filming the series. Neither Ptushkin nor the TV show Teen Spirit Studio company stated the reason for his departure. His position in the show was taken over by .

After quitting the show, Ptushkin spent more time filming travel videos on his YouTube channel.[2] He also claimed that he ran his channel alone, without the help of cameramen, film editors and screenwriters.

Putushkin has a total of 5 YouTube channels, five posting in different languages, including the main channel in Russian[3] (formerly, before 2023) and the four other channels in English,[4] Ukrainian,[5] Spanish[6] and Portuguese.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: НОВИМИ ВЕДУЧИМИ ШОУ "ОРЕЛ І РЕШКА" СТАЛИ ДІДЖЕЙ І ЗІРКА INSTAGRAM. 6 March 2017 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230508164638/https://telekritika.ua/uk/novimi-veduchimi-shou-orel-i-reshka-stali-didzhei-i-zirka-instagram/. 2023-05-08. 2023-05-08.
  2. Web site: Антон Птушкин и его программа "Большой выпуск" . 25 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190330203337/https://www.takhochy.com/2018/12/25/anton-ptushkin-i-bolshoj-vypusk/ . 2019-03-30 . 2019-01-26 . ТакХочу.
  3. Web site: Channel Антон Птушкін (@ptuxermann) on Youtube. . 2023-05-11.
  4. Web site: Channel Anton somewhere (@Antonsomewhere) on Youtube. . 2023-05-11.
  5. Web site: Channel Антон Птушкін (@anton_ptushkin) on Youtube. . https://web.archive.org/web/20230519015453/https://www.youtube.com/@anton_ptushkin . 2023-05-19 . 2023-05-11.
  6. Web site: Channel ANTONIO DE VIAJE (@ANTONIODEVIAJE) on Youtube . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230520122308/https://www.youtube.com/@ANTONIODEVIAJE . 2023-05-20 . 2023-05-11.
  7. Web site: Channel As viagens de Antônio (@AsviagensdeAntonio). . https://web.archive.org/web/20230527020448/https://www.youtube.com/@AsviagensdeAntonio . 2023-05-27 . 2023-05-11.