This sad news was confirmed by her former colleague
Irena Lesnevskaya, a journalist and founder of the REN TV channel, passed away at the age of 83. The information was provided by Marianna Maximovskaya, the general director of "VK Video," who previously served as the deputy editor-in-chief of the channel from 2003 to 2014.
“Irena Stefanovna Lesnevskaya has left us. This name has become synonymous with the REN channel that she created. My colleagues and I from the program 'Week' owe her a lot. She did a great deal for all of Russian television,” Maximovskaya wrote on her Facebook page.
Irena Lesnevskaya was born on May 30, 1942, in the village of Urlyutyu, located in the Pavlodar region of present-day Kazakhstan. In 1945, she moved to Moscow with her mother and brother. In the 1960s, she graduated from the Faculty of Journalism at Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, specializing in television.
In 1991, Lesnevskaya, along with her son Dmitry, founded the television company Ren TV. In 1997, they launched the eponymous channel, which they managed until 2005. After leaving Ren TV, she acquired the magazine "Novoe Vremya," which later became known as The New Times. Irena was the publisher of this publication and served as editor-in-chief for two years. In 2013, she handed over the magazine to Yevgenia Albats.
Additionally, in 2010, Irena Lesnevskaya was awarded the French Order of the Legion of Honor.
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