Anatoly Alexandrovich Wasserman (born 1952) - Soviet, Ukrainian and Russian journalist, writer, publicist, TV presenter, political consultant, programmer, thermal physics engineer, participant and multiple winner of intellectual TV games.
There are many interesting facts in Wasserman's biography, which we will talk about in this article.
So, before you is a short biography of Anatoly Wasserman.
Wasserman biography
Anatoly Wasserman was born on December 9, 1952 in Odessa. He grew up and was raised in a Jewish family.
His father, Alexander Anatolyevich, was a famous thermal physicist, and his mother worked as a chief accountant. In addition to him, another son, Vladimir, was born in the Wasserman family.
Childhood and youth
Even in early childhood, Anatoly began to show extraordinary mental abilities.
At the age of 3, the boy was already reading books, enjoying new knowledge. Later, he became seriously interested in technology, in connection with which he deeply studied the relevant literature, including the encyclopedia of mechanical engineering.
Although Wasserman was a very curious and intelligent child, his health left much to be desired.
An interesting fact is that the parents sent their son to school only at the age of 8. This was due solely to the poor health of the boy.
During his studies at school, Anatoly often missed classes due to constant illnesses.
He practically had no friends either in the yard or at school. He preferred to be alone, devoting all his free time to study and reading books.
As a child, Wasserman changed more than one school, due to conflicts with classmates.
Having received a certificate, Anatoly successfully passed the exams at the Odessa Technological Institute of the Refrigeration Industry at the Department of Thermal Physics.
Immediately after graduation, Wasserman became interested in computer technologies, which were just beginning to develop in the USSR. As a result, the guy was able to get a job as a programmer at a large enterprise "Kholodmash", and later at "Pishchepromavtomatika".
TV
Despite the workload, Anatoly Wasserman continued to educate himself, absorbing various information in huge quantities.
Over time, the guy took part in the intellectual competition “What? Where? When? ”, Where he achieved high rates. The victories in the ChGK games allowed the 37-year-old polymath to appear on the All-Union television in the What? Where? When?" in the team of Nurali Latypov.
At the same time, Wasserman played in the team of Viktor Morokhovsky in the program "Brain Ring". There, he was also among the most intelligent and erudite experts.
Later, Anatoly Alexandrovich was invited to the intellectual television program "Own Game", where he managed to set a record - he won 15 victories in a row and was awarded the title of best player of the decade.
Over time, Wasserman decided to take up journalism professionally. At that time, his biography was most interested in politics. His political views were repeatedly criticized as they ran counter to the traditional position of citizens.
By the way, Anatoly Wasserman calls himself a staunch Stalinist and Marxist. In addition, he has repeatedly stated that Ukraine cannot exist without Russia and must join it as soon as possible.
In the 2000s, the man became a professional political expert. Many articles and essays have come out from under his pen.
In 2005, Wasserman takes part in the intellectual TV show "Mind Games", where he acts as an opponent of the guests of the program. In 2008, for 2 years, he published the research journal Idea X.
Erudite actively cooperates with the NTV and REN-TV channels, on which he hosts the Wasserman Reaction and Open Text programs. In addition, he is the presenter of the author's program "Gazebo with Anatoly Wasserman", broadcast on the radio "Komsomolskaya Pravda".
In 2015, Wasserman appeared in the entertainment TV show Big Question under the heading Russian vest.
Publications and books
In 2010, Anatoly Aleksandrovich presented his first work "Russia, including Ukraine: Unity or death", which he devoted to Ukrainian-Russian relations.
In the book, the author still called on Ukraine to become part of the Russian Federation, and also declared about the danger of independence for the Ukrainian people.
The following year, Wasserman published a second book entitled Skeletons in the Closet of History.
In 2012, the writer publishes 2 new works - “Chest of History. Secrets of money and human vices ”and“ Reaction of Wasserman and Latypov to myths, legends and other jokes of history ”.
Later Anatoly Wasserman wrote such books as "Why is capitalism worse than socialism", "Something for Odessa: Walks in smart places" and others.
In addition to writing, Wasserman lectures and writes a column on the RIA Novosti website.
Personal life
Anatoly Wasserman is a bachelor. Many call him the most famous "virgin of Russia".
Over the years of his biography, the journalist has never been married and had no children. He has repeatedly stated that in his youth he made a vow of chastity, which he is not going to break.
The vow was made during a heated argument with a classmate, to whom Anatoly was trying to prove that he maintains a free relationship between male and female, not for his own pleasure.
At the same time, Wasserman admits that he regrets his vow, but believes that at his age it no longer makes sense to change something.
The man collects different types of firearms and knows 4 languages, including English and Esperanto.
Anatoly Wasserman calls himself a convinced atheist, proposes to legalize any narcotic substances and supports the ban on adoption of children by homosexual couples.
In addition, the polymath calls for the abolition of pensions, since he sees them as the main source of the demographic crisis.
Wasserman's calling card is his famous vest (7 kg) with many pockets and carabiners. In it, he wears a multi-tool, a GPS navigator, flashlights, gadgets and other things that, in the opinion of most, are not needed by a "normal" person.
In 2016, Anatoly received a Russian passport.
Anatoly Wasserman today
In 2019, the man starred in Olga Buzova's video "Dance under Buzova".
Wasserman continues to appear on television, as well as travel with lectures in different cities of Russia.
Although Anatoly has a reputation for being an intellectual, some have criticized him harshly. For example, publicist Stanislav Belkovsky said that Wasserman "knows everything, but understands nothing."
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