Expert (magazine)


Expert or Ekspert magazine is a Russian weekly business magazine, established in 1995 in Moscow by a group of editors and journalists who departed from Kommersant publishing house. It covers economics and finance, Russian business, international business, politics, science and technology, culture and arts. It also features a books and market indicators sections. It is part of Expert Group, a media, conference and research business based in Moscow. Besides Expert, it also includes Russkiy Reporter and Expert TV, a business-oriented TV channel.

Key facts

Since 2002 Expert nominates a Person of the Year - one or several individuals who significantly influenced economic, business, political or societal development in Russia. 'Person of the Year' is nominated in the final issue each year. Since the first announcement all 'Persons of the Year' were nationals of the Russian Federation. The nomination is similar to Person of the Year by the US Time magazine; the cover of the magazine always features 'Person of the Year'.
YearChoiceAgeNotes
2002Alexander Khloponin37First person chosen, Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai, former chairman of the board of Norilsk Nickel. Chosen for transition from business to the government, seen to set example for the new Russian elite
2003Roman Abramovich and Mikhail Khodorkovsky37 and 40Key shareholders of Sibneft and Yukos oil companies. Both men were hailed for adopting best corporate governance policies to run their companies efficiently and profitably.
2004Mikhail Fradkov54Russian Prime Minister in 2004–2007 for achieving sustained economic growth
2005Dmitry Medvedev and Alexei Miller40 and 43Correspondingly Gazprom's chairman of the board and CEO for turning Gazprom into one of the biggest energy companies in the world
2006Sergey Lavrov56Russian Foreign Minister for delivering foreign policy achievements for Russia
2007Vladimir Putin55Russian President 2000–2008 for his achievements during the period in power
2008Sergei Ignatyev60Chairman of Central Bank of Russia for his actions during the financial crisis of 2007–2009
2009Yunus-bek Yevkurov46President of Ingushetia for his effort to keep peace in North Caucasus region of Russia
2010New Russian citizen
2011Mikhail Prokhorov46Russian billionaire, independent candidate for 2012 presidential elections and former leader of Russian pro-business political party Right Cause. Hailed for being the first Russian businessman decided to deal in politics since 2003.

Business model

According to general director Valery Fadeyev, Russian aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska has offered to set up a media holding named after the magazine "when Expert has grown to the need of developing a business".