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Tikhon Dzyadko
Тихон Викторович Дзядко
Dzyadko in 2024
Born
Tikhon Viktorovich Dzyadko

(1987-06-23) 23 June 1987 (age 39)
Moscow, Soviet Union
CitizenshipRussia
EducationRussian State University for the Humanities
OccupationsJournalist, television and radio presenter, media manager, editor
Years active2005 — present
Known forEditor-in-chief of TV Rain
Spouse
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(m. 2019)​
Children3
MotherZoya Svetova

Tikhon Viktorovich Dzyadko (Russian: Тихон Викторович Дзядко, IPA: [ˈtʲixən dzʲɪtˈko]; born June 23, 1987) is a Russian journalist, television presenter and media manager. He is the editor-in-chief of the TV Rain channel, former deputy editor-in-chief and host of the RTVI TV network. He previously worked at the radio station Echo of Moscow and the Ukrainian channel Inter.

Biography

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Education

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Dzyadko studied at the Russian State University for the Humanities at the Faculty of Philology.

Career

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He worked at the portal Polit.ru [ru]. From 2007 to 2012 he worked as a correspondent in Russia for the international organisation Reporters Without Borders.

From 2005 to 2013 he worked as a correspondent and presenter at the radio station Echo of Moscow, hosted the programmes Разворот, Одним словом, Обложка-1 and Супервласть.[1][2]

From May 2010 to October 2013, together with his brothers Philipp [Wikidata] and Timofei [ru], he led the weekly public affairs programme Dzyadko3 on TV Rain.[3] Since May 24, 2011, on the same TV channel he has hosted the weekly Hard Day's Night programme.[4] In 2012, Tikhon was nominated for the Made in Russia award for the programme.[5][6]

In August 2015, he left TV Rain to start working on the TV channel Inter in Washington, D.C. He started working as a news anchor on RTVI in 2016. From January 2018 to December 2019 he was Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the TV channel.

In December 2019, Dzyadko became the chief editor of TV Rain, replacing Alexandra Perepelova in this position.[7][8]

Political position

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In March 2014, he signed an appeal against the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.[9] Participant of the Congress "Ukraine – Russia: Dialogue", held on April 24–25, 2014 in Kyiv.[10]

On October 14, 2022, Russian Ministry of Justice included Dzyadko in its "foreign agents" list.[11]

A criminal case was opened against Dzyadko for disseminating false information under the wartime censorship law. On October 7, 2025, Dzyadko was added to Rosfinmonitoring's list of terrorists and extremists.[12]

Family

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Tikhon's father, Dzyadko Viktor Mikhailovich (1955–2020), was a programmer, Soviet human rights activist and artist.[13] His mother Zoya Svetova is a journalist and human rights activist.[14] He has two brothers, Philipp and Timofey.[15][16] He has two children from a previous marriage.

Dzyadko is married to journalist Ekaterina Kotrikadze.[16] They have a son, Maxim.

References

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  1. ↑ "Тихон Дзядко - Персоны - eTVnet". www.etvnet.com. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Тихон Дзядко уволился с "Эха Москвы"" [Tikhon Dzyadko resigned from Echo of Moscow]. Lenta.ru (in Russian). December 10, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Тихон Дзядко" [Tikhon Dzyadko]. tvrain.ru (in Russian). TV Rain. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Hard Day's Night". tvrain.ru (in Russian). TV Rain. Archived from the original on May 27, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Премия "Сделано в России". Номинация "Журналистика и инфотейнмент"" [Made in Russia award. Nomination Journalism and Infotainment]. Snob.ru (in Russian). June 19, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Парфенов и Познер номинированы на медиа-премию "Сноба"" [Parfenov and Posner nominated for the Snob's Media Award]. Lenta.ru (in Russian). June 20, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Новым главным редактором Дождя станет Тихон Дзядко" [Tikhon Dzyadko will become the new chief editor of TV Rain]. tvrain.ru (in Russian). TV Rain. November 7, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  8. ↑ Dzyadko, Tikhon; Sagieva, Kogershyn (December 26, 2019). ""Дождь ждут изменения". У нас новый главный редактор — Тихон Дзядко" ["TV Rain awaits change." We have a new editor-in-chief — Tikhon Dzyadko]. tvrain.ru. TV Rain. Archived from the original on December 28, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Обращение инициативной группы по проведению Конгресса интеллигенции "Против войны, против самоизоляции России, против реставрации тоталитаризма" и письмо деятелей культуры в поддержку позиции Владимира Путина по Украине и Крыму" [Appeal of the initiative group for the Congress of the intelligentsia "Against the war, against the self-isolation of Russia, against the restoration of totalitarianism" and a letter from cultural figures in support of Vladimir Putin's position on Ukraine and Crimea]. Novaya Gazeta (in Russian). March 13, 2014. Archived from the original on March 30, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  10. ↑ "В Киеве открылся Конгресс "Россия – Украина: диалог". Фоторепортаж" [The Congress "Russia – Ukraine: Dialogue" has opened in Kyiv. Photo report]. gordonua.com (in Russian). April 24, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Минюст признал иноагентами журналистов Низовцева, Дзядко и соратницу Навального Ярмыш". Interfax.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Журналистов «Дождя» Тихона Дзядко, Екатерину Котрикадзе и Валерию Ратникову внесли в перечень террористов и экстремистов". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Скончался диссидент и правозащитник Виктор Дзядко" [Died dissident and human rights activist Viktor Dzyadko]. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in Russian). October 14, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Russian Authorities Raid Home of Human Rights Activist Zoya Svetova". PEN America. February 28, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  15. ↑ "В Москве умер известный диссидент и правозащитник Виктор Дзядко" [Famous dissident and human rights activist Viktor Dzyadko dies in Moscow]. NEWSru (in Russian). October 15, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  16. 1 2 "Тихон Дзядко" [Tikhon Dzyadko]. 24smi.org (in Russian). Retrieved February 1, 2021.
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