Viktor Baranets: brief biography of a military journalist

Viktor Baranets is a respected Russian journalist, publicist and writer. His fame he received thanks to numerous articles and books written on military topics. In addition, the writer often appears at military and political meetings, as he is Vladimir Putin's confidant.

Viktor Baranets: biography of the early years and military career

In the army, Victor was at the age of 19, becoming a cadet in a tank regiment. The army life fell to the guy to taste, and so he decided to continue his education in this direction. To this end, he enrolled in the Lviv Higher Military-Political School. However, as the main specialization Viktor Baranets chose journalism.

However, such an education was not enough for an ambitious writer. Therefore, after graduation from the school, Victor entered the Military-Political Academy. Lenin. Here he stayed until 1978 and eventually received a diploma of a military journalist with a higher education.

After graduation, he again returned to the ranks of the Soviet army. Initially, he served in Ukraine, then was transferred to the Far East. Here he became the chief correspondent of the divisional and district newspapers. In addition, Viktor Baranets spent several months in Germany working on articles for the periodical Soviet Army.

In 1986 he went to cover the events of the military campaign in Afghanistan. Repeatedly fell under fire and became a participant in the fighting. Subsequently, his memories became the ground for writing several books.

Time after the collapse of the Soviet Union

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Viktor Baranets got a job as a military observer in the newspaper Pravda. After coming to power, General VN Lobov received the post of chief of the information headquarters of the Russian Defense Ministry. He was awarded the Order of Service for the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR.

In the mid-90s he was a military correspondent in Chechnya, and then in Dagestan. Most of his work was published in the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda. And in 1998, he became her official representative at all, having become a military observer.

The President's Attorney

In December 2011, the press widely covered the conversation that took place between Vladimir Putin and Viktor Barants. His essence was that the journalist harshly criticized the modern army and its superiors. In response, the President praised the military observer for his honesty and straightforwardness, adding: "I need such people."

As a result, a few months later, Viktor Baranets was recognized as a confidant of Vladimir Putin. Moreover, later he began to comprehensively assist the head of the country in the elections, despite the fact that in former years he spoke against his person.