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Russian Speaking Freelance Journalists
paydesk has 325 reporters who speak Russian. Our journalists can do broadcast reports, as well as printed media and photography. Our top correspondents who speak Russian are John Wendle and Diana Petriashvili. Use our journalist directory to find an Russian speaking member to work for you.
Journalists Who Speak Russian
John Wendle
Top Rated
John Wendle is an freelance writer, photographer, videographer, video editor, and producer based in Dakar, Senegal. Reporting on human and environmental conflict, science, and conservation, John creates multimedia packages as well as text features, photo essays, and videos from some of the world'...
English
French
Russian
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+15
Politics
Current Affairs
Technology
+15
Jobs Completed 2
Usually Responds Seldom
Diana Petriashvili
Top Rated
Diana Petriashvili is a journalist, editor and photographer based in Prague, Czech Republic. Originally from Georgia, Diana follows the developments in the entire Eastern Europe and post-Soviet bloc. Professional background includes: - setting up an independent media outlet covering news in the ...
English
Georgian
Russian
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Research
+4
War Reporter
Media Training
Social
+1
Usually Responds Within a day
Sasha Gankin
Sasha Gankin is a journalist based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Born and grew up in Moscou, Soviet Union Studied at TU Berlin Wirtschaftsmathematik 1989 -1993 1994 Started and trained at SFB Multikulti , Berlin BBC World Service since 1996 Africanews since 2016 Deutsche Welle since ...
English
French
German
+4
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
Feature Stories
+3
Business
Finance
Technology
+12
Jobs Completed 35
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
Aykhan Hajibayli
I am a journalist-documentarian with more then 10 years of experience, specializing in military journalism. Author of 12 documentary films conducting the life in the frontline city of Mariupol (currently occupied), covering multiple topics from military conflicts to socio-political issues. From ...
Azerbaijani
Russian
Turkish
+2
Documentaries
News Gathering
Content Writing
+8
Politics
Current Affairs
Technology
+11
Jobs Completed 19
Job Success Rate 58%
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Ricardo Marquina
Ricardo Marquina is a journalist based in Moscow, Russia. In Russia since 2008, I have worked in Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Romania and other Eastern European countries. I produce complete TV packages, from pre-production, filming to editing.
English
French
Russian
+1
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+10
Politics
Arts & Books
Natural Disasters
+10
Jobs Completed 27
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
Seymur Shikhaliyev
Seymur Shikhaliyev is a journalist based in Kyiv, Ukraine. My main activity is journalism. But I am also a professional cameraman and photographer. I live in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. I have a modern video camera for full HD and 4K. I do video editing of any complexity. I work all over Ukraine. ...
Azerbaijani
English
Russian
+2
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+8
Business
Politics
Technology
+9
Jobs Completed 193
Job Success Rate 92%
Usually Responds Within a day
Maris Hellrand
Maris Hellrand is a journalist based in Tallinn, Estonia. Passionate about journalism, international affairs, equal rights, start-ups, education, environment, design, architecture, yoga. Writing, fixing, production for international media in Estonia (TV, radio, documentary, text); non-profit PR; ...
Estonian
German
English
+4
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+12
Business
Finance
Politics
+14
Jobs Completed 4
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Vladyslav Smilianets
VLADYSLAV SMILIANETS is a journalist based in Kyiv, Ukraine. I have been working in television for 24 years, a lot of experience. work at Reuters agency, BBC channel. DW, Voice of America.
English
Russian
Ukrainian
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+9
Technology
Sports
War Reporter
+6
Jobs Completed 26
Job Success Rate 96%
Usually Responds Within an hour
Aziz Karimov
He was born in 1987 Baku and graduated from Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts alumni. In 2013 Karimov worked for Associated Press, subsequently starting his career as a freelance photographer. 2019 he is a frequent contributor to Getty Images. 2013 Freedom House auctioned off ...
Azerbaijani
English
Russian
+1
Photography
Interview
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+8
Jobs Completed 59
Job Success Rate 98%
Usually Responds Within a day
Iryna Matviyishyn
Hi, I'm an independent Ukrainian reporter covering Russia's war against Ukraine, currently based in Kyiv. I’ve been working as a journalist for the past 10 years, primarily focusing on human rights violations and war-related issues. Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, I have worked ...
English
French
Polish
+2
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
Feature Stories
+6
Politics
Current Affairs
War Reporter
+4
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Magdalena Chodownik
Magdalena Chodownik is an award-winning journalist based in Warsaw, Poland.
English
French
Polish
+1
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+15
Politics
Current Affairs
Media Training
+5
Jobs Completed 138
Job Success Rate 98%
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
Vugar Bahmanzade
Hi there. I am Vugar from Azerbaijan and currently living in Portland, Oregon. I work as a domestic stringer for Voice of America. I specialize in travel, news, and event videography and photography. This line of work has been a passion for me for many years and I wouldn’t want to do anything else ...
Azerbaijani
English
Russian
+1
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+10
Politics
Current Affairs
Technology
+11
Jobs Completed 149
Job Success Rate 96%
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
Zoran Radovanović
Zoran Radovanović is a journalist based in Belgrade, Serbia. Previous professional engagement - journalist, producer, editor, anchor, translator: RTV Studio B, RTV B92, TeleTrader, N1Info, Euronews Serbia Professional engagements - fixer, interview, filming: AxiomFilm, RTL/n-tv, BBC World Service,...
Serbian
English
Russian
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+6
Business
Finance
Politics
+10
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within a day
Anna Romandash
Anna Romandash is an award-winning journalist from Ukraine. She has collaborated with Open Government Partnership, Freedom House, and Deutsche Welle. She works as a reporter and a digital policy expert focusing on sustainable media development, human rights, and access to information. She has ...
English
Polish
Russian
+2
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+12
Politics
Current Affairs
Technology
+8
Jobs Completed 7
Job Success Rate 70%
Usually Responds Within an hour
Naira Davlashyan
Podcast and video production workshops, complex editorial projects, media literacy. Experienced multimedia journalist and award-winning podcast producer. Bilingual in Russian, French, and English. Interest and understanding of environmental, human rights and social justice issues in Europe ...
English
French
Russian
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+10
Politics
Current Affairs
Science & Environment
+8
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Agnieszka Żądło
Agnieszka Żądło – awarded journalist, documentary filmmaker, screenwriter and writer. Based in Warsaw, working for "Newsweek Poland" in social, political and investigative topics, both domestic and foreign. She prepared correspondence from various countries such as Belarus, Ukraine, Turkey, Finland,...
English
Polish
Russian
Documentaries
News Gathering
Feature Stories
+7
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+17
Jobs Completed 3
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Ivan Pavlovych
I studied at the Kiev University of Cinema and Television. And for 30 years now I have been working as an cameramann in the news service of the highest rated TV channel in Ukraine. I love my job. Especially documentaries.
Russian
German
Ukrainian
Interview
Investigative Reporting
Breaking News
Jobs Completed 4
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Traian Stoianov
I am a versatile media professional with extensive experience as a producer, reporter, and presenter. Additionally, I specialize in voice-over work in Russian, English, German, and Italian, bringing stories to life with clarity and impact across multiple languages.
Romanian
English
Russian
+3
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+7
Politics
Current Affairs
Arts & Books
+11
Usually Responds Within an hour
Maradia Tsaava
Maradia Tsaava is a freelance journalist and a documentary filmmaker working with different local and international media organizations, and representing Georgian production company OpyoDoc. Maradia has been writing stories for JAMnews Georgian, Institute for War and Peace Reporting, Chaikhana ...
English
Georgian
Russian
Documentaries
Feature Stories
Research
+2
Current Affairs
Social
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
Iwona Wyszogrodzka
Social and political journalist and a fixer. I started cooperating with international media when the second phase of the war in Ukraine began. I write articles and host a program (a series of podcasts) about Poland on Reset Obywatelski radio. I cooperated with the BBC, Al-Jazeera, CBS, Euronews, ...
English
Polish
Russian
Fixing
Journalism
Politics
Current Affairs
War Reporter
+6
Jobs Completed 7
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Anna Chernikova
Anna Chernikova is a journalist based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
English
Russian
Ukrainian
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+17
Business
Politics
Technology
+6
Jobs Completed 194
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few days
Gil Skorwid
Freelance journalist based in the Baltics. Taking assignments in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland. Covers international relations, migration, media policies, social movements. Winner of Prix Philippe Chaffanjon 2017 award for the best multimedia story in France.x
English
German
Lithuanian
+1
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+12
Business
Finance
Politics
+12
Jobs Completed 5
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Alexenia Dimitrova
I am experienced fixer, location manager, researcher and translator. I have worked with Financial Times, BBC, Chanel 4, Yesterday Chanel (UK), NBC (USA), SBS and 9 News (Australia), Endemol (Germany), Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) and Dagbladet (Norway), Swedish National TV (SVT), KRO, ...
Bulgarian
English
French
+2
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
Feature Stories
+8
Fact Checking
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Linas Jegelevicius
Linas Jegelevicius is a journalist based in Klaipeda, Lithuania, also available for work in capital city Vilnius and in Kaunas, Lithuania's second-largest city. Having spent 10 years in the US, Linas is proficient in English and as the proof of this is his current position as editor-in-chief of The ...
English
Lithuanian
Russian
+2
Feature Stories
Fact Checking
Politics
Fact Checking
Jobs Completed 29
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within an hour
Khatia Shamanauri
With more than a decade of journalism experience, I have a proven track record of producing compelling and impactful stories for various major media outlets, such as the BBC, The Telegraph, Insider and others. I have covered a wide range of topics, from politics and economy to human rights and ...
Georgian
English
Russian
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+12
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+13
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
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