The profession of a journalist is quite difficult, but at the same timeThe same time is interesting and unpredictable. Communicating with people, reviewing significant events, traveling to unexplored places and many other features of this unstable work beckon inexperienced young people, intriguing and exciting imagination. Military observers, who give predictions on the outcome of certain events, are complex and responsible. Not every person will want, and not everyone is capable of doing this kind of activity. Molecular biology, genetic engineering and other scientific research, which are understood only by the select and competent in the matter - this is generally from the field of science fiction. Is it possible to combine just three of these things, if hobbies and hobbies for life - history? The answer is obvious: it is possible, and not just to combine, but to be among those who do it well. Felgenhauer Pavel Evgenevich is the person who proved that it is possible to be diversified in absolutely opposite spheres, benefiting the society.
Parents of Felgenhauer
Felgenhauer Pavel Evgenievich, whose biographyquite interesting, with great pleasure tells about their parents. His father is an American, who was brought to Russia at the age of 17 (1937). Then for the young man everything changed in a moment: the place of residence, citizenship, name and surname, but the excellent knowledge of English remained unchanged. This made obvious the choice of his future profession. He became an interpreter and, in fact, dedicated this work his whole life. Although the mother was Russian, the family Felgenhauer (Pavel Evgenievich often mentioned this in an interview) was anti-Soviet. In this case, it is meant that there were American books and textbooks in the house, and a foreign radio, forbidden at that time by the government, was heard.
Childhood and memories of him
Pavel Evgenevich with great pleasureremembers the time of his childhood. In his interviews, he claims that he did not experience any special problems with Soviet bans on "foreigners": the foreign radio stations were not stifled by the government, in the hope of not knowing the English language by the population, and he thanks to his father not only knew a foreign dialect, but also spoke it freely . Felgenhauer's parents were friends with immigrants from the United States of America and other foreign citizens: this is a huge number of families with their children. Pavel Evgenievich himself jokingly calls them "secret society".
Where to go to study? What to choose
Born Felgenhauer Pavel Evgenievich December 61951 in the capital of Russia, the most beautiful city of Moscow. He always studied perfectly well, he was interested in many things, he was quite a versatile boy. After the end of the general education school, the question arose of where to go to study further. The young man himself was seriously interested in history and even thought about going to the historical faculty of the Moscow State University. Having consulted with adults, changed his mind, because study on the history required to be in the party, which Felgenhauer absolutely did not want, and the competition for the place was very large. Then the young guy decided to link his life with science and easily entered the biological department at Moscow State University (MSU). After graduating in 1975, he worked in the specialty for a long time, engaged in gene research.
Hard times
At the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union, whenour country was devastated and chaotic, Felgenhauer Pavel Evgenyevich changed his place of work. His choice was journalism: during the so-called perestroika, science was not in demand, a great need was for the competent delivery of information and quality articles printed in the newspapers. Pavel Evgenevich from 1993 to 1995 worked in the "Nezavisimaya Gazeta", and then until 1999 in the information publication "Today" as a military columnist. By the way, one day, when Felgenhauer was asked why he chose the military path, he replied that it was his hobby since childhood - to be interested in military actions, monitor the situation and make predictions about the upcoming decisions of certain politicians. For example, he predicted large human losses in Georgia's five-day military operations aimed at Ossetia on August 8, 2008, and also warned about the victims in the Donbass.
Personal life
Felgenhauer Pavel Evgenevich, private lifewhich has developed a very long time, is happy in marriage for many years. His wife - Candidate of Philosophy Elena Felgenhauer, who was born and grew up in the city of Tashkent. By the time when the relationship of the spouses only began to develop, Elena had already managed to be married and give birth to her first wife Tatiana. However, when she legalized relations with Felgenhauer, the girl was adopted by them and written down by his surname. At the moment Tatyana Felgenhauer is an adult woman who has followed in the footsteps of her adoptive father. She became a journalist and now works as deputy editor-in-chief at the radio station Ekho Moskvy. By the way, some issues for the air are prepared by Pavel Evgenievich himself.
Interesting facts about a journalist, biologist and military observer
Felgenhauer Pavel Evgenievich, whose photoyou can see in the information publications and on the personal page of the social network Facebook, where he has been blogging for a long time, managed to get some interesting achievements throughout his career:
- Boris Nikolaevich Yeltsin (the first president of the Russian Federation) personally presented him with an award for his participation in the suppression of the August coup that took place in Moscow in 1991. It was a medal "Defender of Free Russia".
- In 1987 he became a Candidate of Sciences, defending his thesis.
