Mikhail Kozhukhov is one of the most popular TV presenters. He has been working in television since the mid-80s. Several decades have passed since then, and interest in the man’s programs has not waned.
The TV star was awarded several awards. But he considers the most important for himself the Order of the Red Banner of Battle, which he received for his work during the Afghan war. Mikhail always wears it to official events.
The TV presenter was married twice. It is his second wife that he considers the main woman in his life.
Height, weight, age. How old is Mikhail Kozhukhov
From the first appearance of the TV presenter’s programs on Russian screens, he became popular. TV viewers wanted to know a lot of information about our hero, including his height, weight, and age. How old Mikhail Kozhukhov is is not a secret. He celebrated his 60th birthday with his family.
Mikhail Kozhukhov, whose photos in his youth and now are contained on the Channel One website, weighs 90 kg with a height of 185 cm. The man is in good physical shape. This allows him to travel around the world. The TV presenter believes that Russian cuisine is the most delicious. He loves borscht and pancakes prepared by his wife. But in his travels, Mikhail tries the cuisine of the peoples of the world, excluding only those that are too unusual.
Travel is my life
Observing with his own eyes the splendor of the surrounding nature, getting to know the culture of the peoples of different countries, Mikhail no longer wants to cover socio-political problems. Therefore, when the production period for “In Search of Adventure” ends, he continues his passion for tourism in the “Around the World” program.
After taking a short break, Kozhukhov turns to free journalism; makes films dedicated to distant corners - Khakassia, Tuva, the city of Belev. At the same time, he returns to the events of the Afghan War, conducts a television investigation dedicated to the storming of the Amin Palace in 1979, and also becomes the host of the entire series “In the Big City,” telling about the Russian capital.
While engaging in outside programs, Mikhail Yuryevich does not forget about his love for tourism. He returns to it with the 2010 program “Wanderlust.” Later he moves to “Far and Further” on the TV-3 channel, where he again embarks on “all the hard stuff”, exploring little-known corners of the globe. In addition to his assigned role as presenter and main traveler, Mikhail independently produces the program.
Biography and personal life of Mikhail Kozhukhov
The baby was born in the capital of the Soviet Union in 1956. His father left the family when Mishenka was little. His mother and stepfather had a great influence on Kozhukhov’s development.
During his school years, the guy studied well, so he decides to become a journalist. Having failed the entrance exams to Moscow State University, he brilliantly becomes a student of foreign languages. It is here that for 5 years Mikhail has been learning the basics of the translator profession. He is then sent to an internship in Havana, where he studies for a year.
After receiving his diploma, our hero gets a job at Komsomolskaya Pravda. It is in this newspaper that his articles covering the events of the Afghan war appear. The journalist obtained information, risking his life, for which he received the Order of the Red Star.
In the late 80s, he got a job at the Izvestia newspaper, where he covered events taking place in South American countries. At the same time, he hosts episodes of the International Panorama program.
In the difficult 90s he hosted programs on television and radio. Viewers loved his work in the program “Take a Step,” Old Apartment” and others. At the same time, Kozhukhov began working in his own restaurant, Petrov-Vodkin.
At the beginning of the new millennium, he hosted quite popular programs “True Friends”, “In Search of Adventure”, “Around the World”, “In the Big City”.
Since 2008, Mikhail Kozhukhov has been producing documentaries about various Russian cities. In addition, he made documentary films about the Afghan and Chechen events. In mid-2010, the TV presenter’s programs began to be released, dedicated to travel to a variety of countries. The audience was able to fall in love with the beauty of the Baltic states, the mysterious and unknown events taking place in Africa, America, and Australia.
In 2013, our hero opened a company specializing in travel. It is quite popular nowadays.
Now the man works quite a lot on radio and television. He writes books and makes films about the most remote Russian regions. Recently it became known that the TV presenter died. The cause of death of Mikhail Kozhukhov was written differently in several media outlets. And then it turned out that the death was fictitious. The man himself says that he hopes that the date of his death will not be soon, since he still has a lot to do in this world.
The biography and personal life of Mikhail Kozhukhov proceed in parallel. He married for the first time in his youth. But after the birth of two children they divorced. Now the TV presenter lives with his second wife. They have no children together.
Childhood and youth
Mikhail Kozhukhov was born into a family of Moscow intellectuals in 1956. His father was the famous experienced doctor, obstetrician-gynecologist Yuri Mironovich Bloshansky. He worked in his specialty for 40 years. Mikhail’s mother, Galina Petrovna Kozhukhova, is a Soviet journalist.
In the first years, a young couple with a child lived on the territory of the maternity hospital, where the head of the family worked. The marriage did not last long: the parents divorced when Mikhail was 6 years old. Misha’s male upbringing was taken up by his grandfather. As a child, the boy often visited him in the Moscow region.
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Mikhail Kozhukhov in his youth
In 1977, a significant event took place in the biography of Mikhail Kozhukhov’s mother: she married the then little-known actor Alexei Petrenko. Thanks to the energy of this woman, her experience and connections, Alexei Vasilyevich’s talent was fully revealed. The couple was inseparable until Galina Petrovna passed away. Galina and Alexey lived together for 30 years.
It is known that Tatyana Samoilova was a close friend of Galina Petrovna. Therefore, guests from the theatrical environment were often received in the house and conversations were held about art, cinema, and journalism. In such conditions, the choice of the direction of the work path for Mikhail was a foregone conclusion.
Family and children of Mikhail Kozhukhov
The family and children of Mikhail Kozhukhov are the pride and love of the TV presenter. He tried to start a family twice. The first marriage did not bring anything except two children, whom our hero loves incredibly. The second wife Elena was able to become a true friend of the man. She is always waiting for him, whenever he returns. The second wife could improve relations with Mikhail’s children. They call her mom, just like their real mother.
The TV presenter’s father was a doctor in one of the capital’s hospitals. He left the family when our hero was still little. The man did not communicate with his son for a long time. Only in his youth did Kozhukhov find his father and talk to him. Since then they began to meet occasionally.
Mom had a great influence on the development of her only son. The woman worked for the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda, in which she wrote articles on various topics. She passed away in 2009.
Son of Mikhail Kozhukhov - Makar
In the early 90s, a baby was born into the Kozhukhov family. He is talented in many ways. The guy sings well, plays the guitar, and draws. He often rafts down rivers with our hero, catches fish, and cooks it over a fire.
The guy received a good education. He is a professional lawyer and works in one of the capital's companies. Helps parents run the family business.
The son of Mikhail Kozhukhov, Makar, recently met a girl. He plans to marry her soon.
Daughter of Mikhail Kozhukhov - Maria
In the mid-90s, our hero became a father for the second time. This time a baby daughter was born into the family. It was decided to name her Mashenka. After her parents' divorce, the girl was raised by her mother, but she often saw her father.
Masha studied well at school. She was one of the best students in the class. The girl went to a dance and vocal club and studied music.
The daughter of Mikhail Kozhukhov, Maria, is receiving an education at one of the capital’s universities. She decided to connect her life with journalism. The girl often travels with her father. She can be seen in some of Mikhail’s programs.
Career
After finishing his tenth year, he storms MGIMO. But the attempt to enter the famous university failed. After this, Mikhail tries his hand at exams at the Institute of Foreign Languages and enters there in 1974.
The young man was fascinated by his studies, and a year after enrolling, he went on a trip to Cuba as part of a student exchange program. There he improves his knowledge of the Spanish language, and also comprehends all the intricacies of communication with the local population. Such an event inspired Mikhail, and after graduation he went to work as a correspondent for Komsomolskaya Pravda as a traveling journalist abroad.
His first trip as a newspaper reporter was to work in Afghanistan, where he traveled for four years, from 1985. A reporter who did not serve in the Soviet army, who previously distrusted everything military, in Afghanistan managed to discern that masculine, rough world where all the hidden and veiled character traits are clearly manifested. Mikhail developed sympathy for people who had to defend the interests of the state at the cost of their own lives.
After some time, Mikhail Kozhukhov returned to Kabul to make a documentary. Now every year Kozhukhov participates in meetings of Afghan veterans, where former soldiers remember their comrades who died before their time.
In 1989, he was transferred to the editorial office of the Izvestia newspaper and his business trip this time was a trip to the countries of South America. A talented journalist manifests himself in covering the internal life of third world countries, their problems and joys.
From a certain point, Mikhail Kozhukhov decided to change his activities: in 1994 he transferred to work at the VID television company. Thanks to the energy of the journalist, the programs “Take a Step”, “In the World of People”, “Old Apartment”, “Russian Pantheon” appear. XX century", "Drugs. Chronicle of an undeclared war." A talented reporter and presenter, thanks to an abundance of ideas, creates rating programs of that time.
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Mikhail Kozhukhov in Afghanistan
Kozhukhov becomes famous. New proposals appear in his life. In 1998, he co-founded the signature restaurant Petrov-Vodkin, and in 1999 he was invited to work for the Russian government. Mikhail Yuryevich becomes the press secretary of Vladimir Putin’s team for a year. For unknown reasons, a year later he receives his resignation. But this didn’t upset him at all. Television, Mikhail Kozhukhov’s main hobby, has returned to his life.
This time the journalist comes up with the idea of creating a travel program to replace Yuri Senkevich’s “Travelers Club”. A distinctive feature of Kozhukhov’s programs called “In Search of Adventure” was the style of reporting.
For the first time, the viewer could get acquainted with the beauty of nature, and with the cultural characteristics of countries unknown to him, as well as with ordinary people, residents of foreign countries. The approach of the TV presenter, aimed primarily at getting to know the population, has become a winning feature of the program.
Kozhukhov becomes famous. New proposals appear in his life. In 1998, he co-founded the signature restaurant Petrov-Vodkin, and in 1999 he was invited to work for the Russian government. Mikhail Yuryevich becomes the press secretary of Vladimir Putin’s team for a year. For unknown reasons, a year later he receives his resignation. But this didn’t upset him at all. Television, Mikhail Kozhukhov’s main hobby, has returned to his life.
This time the journalist comes up with the idea of creating a travel program to replace Yuri Senkevich’s “Travelers Club”. A distinctive feature of Kozhukhov’s programs called “In Search of Adventure” was the style of reporting.
For the first time, the viewer could get acquainted with the beauty of nature, and with the cultural characteristics of countries unknown to him, as well as with ordinary people, residents of foreign countries. The approach of the TV presenter, aimed primarily at getting to know the population, has become a winning feature of the program.
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Mikhail Kozhukhov and Vladimir Putin
Thanks to this television program, the journalist gained recognition not only among viewers of the Rossiya TV channel, but also among television critics. In 2004, at the TEFI award ceremony, he received the award for “Best Entertainment Program Presenter.” His competitors that year were Andrey Malakhov and Maxim Galkin. The archives of Mikhail’s family contain a figurine from that significant event and a photo of the happy winner of the award.
While working on the project, the author visited many corners of the Earth - China, India, Egypt, Nepal and other exotic countries. The most beloved countries visited by Mikhail were the Mentawai Islands, where primitive aboriginal tribes live, Indonesia, Lebanon, Paraguay, and Cuba.
There were some troubles, although Mikhail Kozhukhov does not consider himself a collector of misfortunes. In Latvia, the reporter decided to repeat the parkour element, during which he was injured. And in Ethiopia he fell ill with erysipelas in his leg, due to which he spent several days on an IV.
The viral disease also brought down a TV journalist in Peru, where he had to broadcast with a high temperature. And seasickness overtook Mikhail Kozhukhov in the Kara Sea while traveling along the Northern Route.
At one time there were even rumors about the death of the traveler, but soon fans of the TV journalist were able to verify that he was alive and well. In fact, Kozhukhov never experienced any special health problems. He still demonstrates excellent physical shape today, despite the lack of sports in his life.
Mikhail Kozhukhov devoted many programs to traveling around Africa. In the countries of the “dark continent” the reporter mastered many unique professions, met representatives of original peoples, and in one village Kozhukhov had to eat larvae prepared according to a special recipe.
Mikhail Kozhukhov and Augusto Pinochet / Mikhail Kozhukhov Travel Club
The journalist has repeatedly noted the paradox of economically disadvantaged countries: the greater cheerfulness and hospitality of the population. In addition, Mikhail Kozhukhov believes that Russia has great potential in developing the tourism business, anywhere in the country.
Since 2006, after the closure of the “In Search of Adventure” project, Mikhail Kozhukhov has turned to other programs: “Around the World”, “Thought Factory”, “In the Big City”, “Wanderlust”, “Far and Even Further”. The “My Planet” TV channel airs episodes of the journalist’s TV show “Wanderlust.”
All TV shows are related to travel to one degree or another. Mikhail Kozhukhov is also the author and director of documentaries about the small peoples of Russia. In particular, about the life of people in the Far North. Among his television projects is a multi-part documentary film about the sailing ships “Kruzenshtern” and “Sedov”.
In 2008, Mikhail Kozhukhov became the radio host of Nashe Radio. He started the “Our Geography” project. The reporter regularly appears as a guest on other radio station programs.
In 2010, Kozhukhov published the book “Alien Stars Above Kabul”, and later the collection “Travel Club. Notes from the commander and other travelers”, based on notes from participants in the “Travel Club” project.
Since 2013, in addition to documentaries and work on television, the popular journalist has created his own travel agency, Mikhail Kozhukhov’s Travel Club, which offers clients trips to interesting corners of the globe.
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Mikhail Kozhukhov in Scotland
The essence of the trips is that one of the celebrities travels with the tourists. Travel lovers make travel orders both at the agency’s office and through the official website. Each tourist can leave his wishes for the place where he wants to go, and which star he would like to spend his vacation with. It also offers an overview of colorful photos with views of the nature of the places that are offered for visiting.
The direction that Mikhail Yuryevich’s travel agency deals with is called ethnodiving. This term means getting to know the culture and traditions of the region from the inside.
In addition to tours in the East and South America, the journalist has recently opened another ethno-route. The company's team offers an exciting visit to Derbent, the most ancient city in Russia, which is located in Dagestan. According to an experienced traveler, the North Caucasus, with its many nationalities inhabiting it, can compete with the Black Sea coast and even southern countries.
In an interview in the program “Not Posner Yet,” Kozhukhov noted why he fell in love with the land of Dagestan. In addition to the hospitality of the region’s residents, he is attracted by the opportunity to feel the spirit of the nation in works of folk craft.
Unlike representatives of other nationalities of the North Caucasus, Dagestanis are distinguished by their love for various crafts, including forging weapons, sewing, and leatherwork. Many houses house family museums where you can find household items from the 17th and 18th centuries.
The hospitality of the mountain people, culinary traditions, sandy beaches of the warm Caspian Sea, mountain routes are advantages that have not yet been truly appreciated by Russian tourists. During his trips to the Caucasus, Mikhail Kozhukhov visited a wine festival in Georgia and a wedding celebration in Armenia. Such tours are widely covered by the businessman on his personal page on Instagram.
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Mikhail Kozhukhov and Ruslan Aushev
Thanks to many years of communication with North Caucasian friends, Mikhail became interested in collecting edged weapons. And his favorite type of recreation was rafting, in which he had already achieved significant sporting success: he recently received the highest category in this extreme sport.
Mikhail Kozhukhov likes to visit the places he likes more than once. So, in 2020, the TV presenter visited the capital of Austria, where he met with a good friend - Princess Anita of Habsburg, great-granddaughter of the heir to the throne, Franz Ferdinand.
In 2020, Mikhail Kozhukhov opened a column of his own news at the National News Service, where he comments on political and social international events. In the same year, the documentary film “Mountains” by Australian director Jennifer Peedom, voiced in the Russian version by Mikhail Kozhukhov, was released in Russia.
In the same year, the Passepartout school of travel managers was organized. Classes take place in Moscow, each course lasts 6 weeks. The educational institution sets itself the goal of transferring all the skills accumulated over the years of work as a travel agency to students. In the future, the club continues to cooperate with the best graduates of the courses. As part of the educational program, Kozhukhov gives lectures on the topic of travel journalism.
During his career as a traveler, Kozhukhov became the owner of significant Russian awards in the field of journalism: in addition to TEFI, these are the Golden Pen awards, the Yuri Senkevich Prize and even the Order of the Red Star.
The ex-wife of Mikhail Kozhukhov - Antonina Gamaleya
In the late 80s, our hero met a girl. The candy-bouquet period did not last long. Within a few months, a noisy wedding was celebrated with the presence of a large number of guests. Soon the family was replenished, first with a son, and then with a beautiful daughter.
The ex-wife of Mikhail Kozhukhov, Antonina Gamaleya, managed to engage in journalism and keep the house clean. After the divorce, the woman worked at.
Since 2006, Antonina has been involved in politics. She is one of the members in the Russian government. The woman maintained friendly relations with the TV presenter for the sake of the children. In 2011, she became a wife for the second time.
Mikhail Kozhukhov's wife - Elena Kravchenko
At the beginning of the new millennium, the TV presenter met a woman named Elena. They began to communicate a lot. Since 2005, the couple began to live together.
Mikhail Kozhukhov’s wife, Elena Kravchenko, plays in theater and cinema. The woman’s creativity attracts numerous lovers of Russian cinema. She received several awards from the Russian Film Academy.
Mikhail often makes surprises for the woman he loves. He invites her to concerts at the conservatory, a performance at the theater or for a walk outside the city. Elena believes their marriage was made in heaven.
Instagram and Wikipedia of Mikhail Kozhukhov
Instagram and Wikipedia of Mikhail Kozhukhov contain a large amount of the most interesting information about the popular TV presenter.
Wikipedia allows you to find out about a man’s childhood and teenage years. Here fans can learn about the TV presenter’s parents. The page lists a list of television projects that Mikhail has worked on. On Wikipedia you can read only the most general information about a man’s wife and children.
Kozhukhov actively maintains pages on social networks. Most often he replenishes the Instagram page. Subscribers often view new photos taken in the most remote parts of the world.
TV presenter Mikhail Kozhukhov
– Mikhail, please tell us about your new film, on which you have been working, it seems, for a whole year.
– “Neva and Nadezhda” is a 4-episode saga about the first Russian circumnavigation of the world.
And although I am quite calm about history, this one also caught my attention because it is comparable in significance to Gagarin’s flight: before Kruzenshtern, Russian ships sailed only along the coastline. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the power of an empire was measured by its naval capabilities. Even today, sailors have such a term as “flag display”: when a Russian flag appears in a distant port or ocean, this is an important sign in our world of conventions. Kruzenshtern, while still serving in the English fleet, conceived this expedition, which was necessary for Russia, and for three years wrote letters over the heads of all the commanders to the very top, persuading them to sanction and finance it. – This was at the beginning of the nineteenth century, during the era of Alexander the First?
– Yes, in 1803–1806.
Ivan Kruzenshtern wrote to the tsar, the minister, and the naval board, and he did not do this because he was looking for glory: before him, about twenty captains circumnavigated the globe. It was important for him to convince the authorities of the need to develop maritime trade. Today it is clear that where it is, but then they didn’t know anything about the East, they didn’t know whether it was an island or a peninsula - Sakhalin. James Cook visited there, left rough maps, and that’s it. The world's oceans were space for humanity, which is why I compared the great navigation of Russian sailors with Gagarin's flight. I had a patriotic message: I wanted to remind everyone of the names that can be the pillar of our national pride. Despite the fact that almost all the leaders of the expedition bear German surnames, they were still Russian. The Courland barons who lived on the territory of our country had the right to choose the nationality and flag they wanted to serve, and they chose Russia. I really wanted to talk about Russian adventures in the spirit of Jules Verne and great human dramas. – What documentary sources did you follow?
– The diaries kept by almost all members of the expedition have been preserved.
There was no need to invent anything - everything was described in the smallest detail. The sailors had several tasks. The first is to finally get to Alaska by water, because the land route (it’s impossible to believe now) from St. Petersburg to Alaska and back took five years! Then - find out the fate of Baranov, the ruler of Russian Alaska. There was no news from him for a long time, and there was an Indian uprising. And thirdly, the diplomatic mission of Nikolai Rezanov to Japan, which was then a completely unknown state. – So many discoveries...
– In our film, the word “for the first time” has to be said at every step.
Ivan Kruzenshtern began researching the ocean, and oceanography began with him. Rezanov wrote the first Russian-Japanese dictionary, since there were Japanese prisoners on the ship who were being returned to their homeland... - Did you repeat the entire route of the travelers?
– No, but I came to where significant events took place.
– Did you fly there or sail there?
“I flew there and sailed there.
There are places where cannibals lived during Kruzenshtern’s time; getting there is still incredibly difficult. Even today it takes five days to sail to the island of St. Helena... The project turned out to be grandiose: we built fragments of those same ships at the Gorky film studio, actors read excerpts from the diaries of expedition members, documentary drawings of travelers were turned into complex computer graphics. In terms of scale, we have never filmed anything like this. A corporation like the BBC can do this, not a small television station. – What genre are you most interested in working in?
– Probably, what I do best is reportage in its different versions – newspaper and television.
– In the nineties, you stood at the origins of new television together with.
Then the whole country watched it, but now normal people practically don’t turn on the TV... - ... unfortunately, for TV.
More and more people are removing this item from their apartment furnishings, young people are turning to the Internet. At the same time, television is trying to show the story of twenty-year-old people to a much matured audience due to the fact that it is tied to advertising aimed at young people. If the majority of the viewing audience consists of, relatively speaking, mature women, then they are unlikely to be interested in the experiences of a teenager or student. – Advertisers focus on ratings.
I wonder how and by whom he is considered? – It is believed by one company that installed “people meters” in the houses of some people in some cities.
These people are hidden behind a veil of “trade secrets”. – You have made many interesting documentaries.
Where can you see them? – We have a dozen and a half television projects.
My main pride is the film “Time “H” for Country “A” - about the entry of Soviet troops into Afghanistan. There, for the first time in many years, Amin's palace, from which these events began, is shown. No one has yet managed to break into the palace, located on the territory of a NATO base, with a television camera. For the first time, the film shows a secret facility in Balashikha, where, since 1938, sabotage groups were preparing to be deployed behind enemy lines and from where the legendary reconnaissance officer Kuznetsov flew, where “Alpha” and “Vympel” were born. There is the birthplace of the pride of special forces. I'm probably the only one who managed to get in there with a camera. - How?
- I will not say.
The film went almost unnoticed two years ago on Channel Five in St. Petersburg, but those viewers who are interested can watch it on YouTube. I still refuse to make films about trainers who are bitten by tigers, and other bullshit about flying saucers and little green men, although they are in demand. – You have a series of films about Moscow.
What was the purpose of filming? “There was an attempt to look at a huge metropolis as a system and understand where everything comes from and where it goes.
I myself did not know much of what we discovered during filming. – You investigated the problem of waste disposal and made very specific conclusions.
Was there any practical benefit from your “reality”? - No.
There could have been some benefit if such a study had been carried out in the seventies of the last century, when the status of the journalistic profession was completely different. The film, for example, mentions a law passed in Germany obliging road builders to purchase slag from waste incineration plants. Why not pass such a law here and oblige the administration of large cities to build such factories? A simple story, but, unfortunately, no one is interested in it. What is the use of our information that there are only two waste paper recycling plants left in the western part of the country, and both are booked five years in advance? It’s easier to cut down hectares of forest and sell it to the Chinese than to think about the future. – It’s getting downright scary...
– Scary. And so I wanted to show something else - people who, in spite of everything, like Atlanteans, hold our huge city on their shoulders. I am not a fan of the Soviet government and the Soviet Union, but we must bow deeply to the people who provided Moscow with water with a colossal safety margin.
