Maxim Kononenko
Maksim Kononenko is a Russian journalist, writer, TV show host, and political activist, computer programmer and blogger. Known on the Internet as "Mr. Parker", he is famous for his blog http://vladimir.vladimirovich.ru, which contains humorous fake stories from the life of Vladimir Putin.
Kononenko is a member of the council of the party Civilian Power.Biography
Kononenko was born in Apatity, USSR. One of the pioneers of Russian Internet, he is known under the nickname Mr. Parker. He graduated from Moscow State Institute of Radio-engineering Electronics and Automation and also studied at Maxim Gorky Literature Institute. He has authored or participated in countless Internet projects. For nearly ten years, he worked as the leading programmer in ParallelGraphics.
He participated in 2005 Moscow City Duma elections but failed.
He worked as editor-in-chief of a major Internet news website Dni.ru until 2009. He now works as editor-in-chief of Bourgeois Journal and political newspaper Re:Action.
In 2002, he founded a popular website vladimir.vladimirovich.ru, which contains humorous fake stories from the life of Vladimir Putin based on real events and current news.
He often appears on Russian TV and hosts a show Real politics on NTV channel.Awards
