Mikhail Zygar: podcast appearances and interviews

Mikhail Viktorovich Zygar, born on January 31, 1981, is a Russian-born journalist, writer, and filmmaker. He is known for founding and serving as the editor-in-chief of the Russian news channel TV Rain from 2010 to 2015. Under his leadership, TV Rain offered an alternative to Kremlin-controlled federal channels by focusing on news content and providing a platform for opposition voices. The channel's coverage of politically sensitive issues such as the Moscow street protests in 2011 and 2012 and the Russo-Ukrainian war varied significantly from official Russian media coverage. Zygar is also the author of the book All the Kremlin's Men, published in 2017, which explores the history of Putin's Russia through interviews with members of Putin's inner circle.