Questions to the Cultural Council Monday, January 17th 2011
Alexander Gubsky has devoted his career to journalism. After graduating at Moscow State University, Faculty of Journalism, he joined Independent Media in 1995, the largest newspaper group in Russia with a fifty publications list. Hired as the first reporter of Capital, a new weekly newspaper, he became Deputy Editor in 1998 and the Editor of Capital a year later. At the same time, Alexander Gubsky took part in elaboration of Vedomosti daily business newspaper concept. The decision to issue Vedomosti was made by Independent Media, Dow Jones and Pearson shareholders in December 1998. Since 1999 Alexander Gubsky has been Deputy Editor of this must read publication for Russian decision-makers. ■