Ilyas Vasipov (1974—2016) was a Russian journalist, who worked for VGTRK, NTV, and 5TV.[1] He "influenced a whole generation of St. Petersburg journalists".[2]

Vasipov, according to his own words, before coming to television, published in Smena magazine in the late 80's.[3]

In 1998-2001, he worked for the NTV channel. Vasipov was in charge of the show Today in Saint-Petersburg (Russian: Сегодня в СПб) and was the editor-in-chief of Segodnyachko-Piter [ru].[4] Later he worked on the information and analytical show Petersburg's hour (Russian: Петербургский час), shot special reports for TRK Petersburg, and was engaged in documentary projects for it.[2]

In 2002-2004, Vasipov worked in Moscow for the Russia TV channel. He is one of the creators of the show Vesti. On Duty [ru][4] In 2004, Vasipov returned to St. Petersburg, where he worked for 5TV. He was editor-in-chief of Pulse newspaper.[4][5]

On June 19, 2016, Vasipov was found dead in his apartment with no signs of violent death. He died of cardiopulmonary failure.[4][1][6]

999 newspaper edit

In 2006-2008, Vasipov published a monthly newspaper 999 "for drinking intellectuals". The newspaper was published in A3 format and covered world and city news humorously. The name was due to the fact that a print edition with a circulation of less than 1,000 copies did not require official registration under Russian law.[2][7][8]

The first issue was published on July 13, 2006.[8] The next day, 999 was registered after all. A year later, the newspaper had a circulation of 5,000 copies.[9]

"999" touched on alcohol, music, literature, art, gender psychology, and other topics.[9]

Regular contributors included Alexander Lushin of Prepinaki [ru] music band, punk journalist Vadim Sharapov, and Anatoly Gunitsky of Aquarium.[7] Italian and American journalists participated in the creation of the newspaper.[10] Among those who gave interviews were Boris Grebenshchikov and writer Tatyana Moskvina.

The newspaper was first distributed free of charge in a narrow circle of establishments, including the clubs Platform [ru] and Griboedov.[11][9] Then publishing house Woe from Wit (after the name of the classic tragedy) was established and there were plans (unrealized) to bring the circulation to 10,000 copies.[12]

The last issue came out in June 2008.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Ушел из жизни известный петербургский тележурналист Ильяс Васипов". Журнал «Интересант». Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Ушел из жизни петербургский тележурналист Ильяс Васипов". Союз журналистов Санкт-Петербурга и Ленинградской области. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Ильяс Васипов". ЛенИздат.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Скончался один из создателей программы «Вести. Дежурная часть»". Национальная Служба Новостей - НСН (in Russian). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Умер петербургский журналист Ильяс Васипов". Life.ru (in Russian). 20 June 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Ушел из жизни петербургский тележурналист Ильяс Васипов » Информационное агентство МАНГАЗЕЯ". www.mngz.ru. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Минус 999. Пьющая интеллигенция потеряла рупор". Look At Me. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  8. ^ a b "В Петербурге появилась газета для пьющих интеллектуалов". Росбалт (in Russian). 30 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  9. ^ a b c "Пьющие интеллектуалы отметили годовщину своей газеты". ЛенИздат (in Russian). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Газета «999» сделана для пьющих интеллектуалов". Городовой (in Russian). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Как из-за статьи в журнале «999» меня хотели вывезти в лес". Дзен. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Газета совместно с клубом создала ИД". www.karta-smi.ru. Retrieved 30 September 2023.