Vasily Strelnikov

Vasily Strelnikov ( _ru. Василий Стрельников, also known as "друг агрессивно-прогрессивной молодёжи") is a well-known Russian-American New York-born VJ, most commonly known to the Boomerang Generation as the voice behind MTV Russia, which he was during the 1998/2002 timeframe. Vasily arguably had peak popularity with his morning show called Weekend's Whim ("Викендный Каприз").

Vasily was born in New York City on May 14 1962 to a Russian father and a Russian mother, a Soviet embassy officer. His father, Boris Strelnikov, was a prominent Soviet-era journalist, who worked for many years as a correspondent of the Pravda newspaper based in the United States. He holds dual citizenship as both an American and a Russian.

Vasily began his career as a radio presenter in the 1980's, working for Radio Moscow World Service. He was best known as the host of the 'Listeners’ Request Club', one of the most popular programmes on the air, which, due to its informal presentation, contrasted with most other shows. During 2006 Vasily hosted _ru. "Мозголомы" - a Russian version of the TV programme on REN TV. As of 2007 he hosts _ru. "Упс!" - another Russian TV programme.

External links

* [http://www.strelnikov.tv/ Стрельников.TV — сайт Василия Стрельникова]
* [http://vasilysweekend.rpod.ru/ THE BIG PODCAST!] by Vasily Strelnikov
* [http://bigpodcast.strelnikov.tv/