Nikolai Ivanov (writer)
Nikolai Ivanov | |
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Николай Иванов | |
| Chairman of the Union of Writers of Russia | |
| In office 15 February 2018 – 27 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Valery Ganichev |
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Medinsky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 June 1956 Strachovo, Bryansk Oblast, RSFSR |
| Education | Lvov Higher Military-Political School |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist |
Nikolai Fyodorovich Ivanov (Russian: Николай Фёдорович Иванов; born June 8, 1956, in Strachovo, Bryansk Oblast, USSR) is a Russian writer and publicist, and chairman of the Board of the Union of Writers of Russia from February 15, 2018, to February 27, 2025.
He is the author of over 30 books of prose and drama. As a war journalist and writer, he has travelled over the years to Chechnya, Tskhinvali, Crimea, Donbass, and Syria. He is formerly the editor-in-chief of the magazine "Soviet Warrior" and the newspaper "Tax Police". He is a retired colonel in the Russian tax police, a military journalist, and a paratrooper officer. He is a member of the public organization "Bryansk Community" in Moscow. He is subject to sanctions by all EU countries for spreading Russian propaganda and disinformation about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.