Yevgeny Petrosyan
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| Yevgeny Petrosyan | |
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 At a meeting with Runet bloggers in October 2009. |
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| 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]
[edit] References
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- ^ Interview with Vladimir Vinokur
- ^ Interview with Y. Petrosyan
- ^ Yevgeny Petrosyan on sem40.ru
- ^ Abdullaev, Nabi (15 March 2005). "To Join the Elite, It's TV That Counts". Moscow Times. http://www.cdi.org/russia/johnson/9091-4.cfm.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Malpas, Anna (August 14, 2009). "Culture - In the Spotlight". St Petersburg Times. http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?story_id=29618&action_id=2.
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