Yevgeny Petrosyan Explained
Yevgeny Vaganovich Petrosyan (Russian: Евгений Ваганович Петросян (Петросянц); Armenian: Եվգենի Վահանի Պետրոսյան (Պետրոսյանց)|Yevgeni Vahani Petrosyan (Petrosyants); born 16 September 1945) is a Soviet–Russian comedian of Armenian and Jewish descent.[1] [2] [3] [4] In 2005 he was named among the most influential figures in contemporary Russia, in a survey conducted by independent polling agency The Levada Centre.[5] A popular comedian since the days of the Soviet Union,[6] Petrosyan was the host of TV variety show Crooked Mirror.[7]
Personal life
Yevgeny was married to actress and humorist Yelena Stepanenko (born 1953).[8] Their engagement was in 1985. On August 3, 2018, the Russian mass media announced that Yevgeny and Yelena are getting divorced. They had made 1.5 billion rubles together while married and that money will now be divided among the two by the court of law.
During a 2023 New Year show, Petrosyan openly supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9] In January 2023, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Yevgeny for his support of the invasion.[10] [11]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Евгений Петросян много шутил, но проиграл Интернету . 2018-08-27 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090704/http://www.alt.kp.ru/daily/24559.3/733507/ . live .
- Web site: Interview with Vladimir Vinokur. ru. Актеры и режиссеры - Знай Наших - Центральный Еврейский Ресурс. 3 February 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120755/http://www.sem40.ru/famous2/m1516.shtml. 4 March 2016.
- Web site: FHM RUSSIA - FHM.RU -. https://web.archive.org/web/20120306042042/http://www.fhm.ru/?p=330. dead. 6 March 2012. 3 February 2016.
- Web site: Yevgeny Petrosyan on sem40.ru. ru. Центральный Еврейский Ресурс. Сайт русскоязычных евреев всего мира. Еврейские новости. Еврейские фамилии.. 3 February 2016.
- News: To Join the Elite, It's TV That Counts. Moscow Times. Nabi. Abdullaev. 15 March 2005.
- 1989. The New Yorker - Google Books. The New Yorker. 65. 107. 11–19.
- News: Culture - In the Spotlight. St Petersburg Times. Anna. Malpas. 14 August 2009.
- Web site: Четыре жены Евгения Петросяна . 2018-08-27 . 2018-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180901202332/http://www.peoples.ru/tv/petrosyan/history.html . live .
- News: Russian TV Hosts 'Surreal' New Year Show Fusing Music and War Propaganda. Newsweek. 3 January 2023.
- Web site: Zelensky imposes sanctions against 119 Russian cultural and sports figures . . 2023-01-07 . 2023-01-07.
- Web site: Ukraine imposes sanctions on Russian, pro-Russian celebrities. . . 2023-01-07 . 2023-01-07.
