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Mikhail Rubin
Mikhail Rubin
Михаил Рубин
Born	20 April 1988 (age 38); Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship	Russia
Education	Higher School of Economics
Occupation	Journalist
Awards	Awards and honours

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Mikhail Rubin (Russian: Михаил Аркадьевич Рубин; pronunciation of Mikhail Rubin: [mʲɪxɐˈil ˈrubʲɪn]; born 20 April 1988) is a Russian journalist. He is a co-founder and deputy editor-in-chief of Proekt, an investigative media outlet. Mikhail Rubin previously worked for Izvestia, RBC and TV Rain, covering Russian politics and the Kremlin. In 2025, he co-authored Tsar sobstvennoy personoy. Kak Vladimir Putin obmanul vsekh nas (The Tsar Himself: How Vladimir Putin Deceived Us All), a book about Vladimir Putin, with Roman Badanin. He has been a speaker at journalism conferences, including the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) and the Logan Symposium on Investigative Reporting.

Biography

Education

Mikhail Rubin was born on 20 April 1988. In 2009, Rubin graduated from the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, where he studied business and political journalism.

Career

Between 2011 and 2013, Rubin worked for Izvestia as a correspondent and deputy political editor.

In 2014, he joined RBC as a special correspondent and Kremlin press pool correspondent, covering Russian domestic politics and the activities of the government and President Vladimir Putin. He remained with the outlet until 2016.

Rubin worked for TV Rain between 2016 and 2018 as a presenter, special correspondent and Kremlin press pool correspondent. He hosted the political programme Rubinovye Zvyozdy (“Rubin’s Stars”).^[1] He also covered political events, interviews and breaking news in live broadcasts.

In 2018, he co-founded the investigative media outlet Proekt with Roman Badanin and became its deputy editor-in-chief.

In July 2021, Mikhail Rubin left Russia after the Russian authorities designated Proekt an “undesirable organization” on 15 July 2021.

Mikhail Rubin was selected for the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships programme at Stanford University as a member of the class of 2025.^[2]

In 2025, Mikhail Rubin and Roman Badanin co-authored Tsar sobstvennoy personoy. Kak Vladimir Putin obmanul vsekh nas (The Tsar Himself: How Vladimir Putin Deceived Us All), a book about Vladimir Putin.

Awards and honours

Mikhail Rubin is an eight-time recipient of the Redkollegia Award.^[3] He also received the Journalism as a Profession Award in 2019.

In 2020, Rubin was shortlisted for the European Press Prize for the investigation “Master and Chef”.^[4]

In 2024, he received a Press Freedom Award from the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in the USA.^[5]

Le Tsar en personne, the book Mikhail Rubin co-authored with Roman Badanin, won the inaugural Prix Strasbourg in 2026.^[6]

Bibliography

Badanin, Roman; Rubin, Mikhail (2025). Tsar sobstvennoy personoy. Kak Vladimir Putin obmanul vsekh nas [The Tsar Himself: How Vladimir Putin Deceived Us All] (in Russian). BAbook. 496 pp. The book has been translated into Swedish and French. Le Tsar en personne (Roman Badanine, Mikhaïl Roubine) won the inaugural Prix Strasbourg in 2026.^[6]

References

↑ "Рубиновые звёзды". TV Rain (in Russian).
↑ "Class of 2025". John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships. Stanford University.
↑ "Михаил Рубин". Редколлегия (in Russian).
↑ "Mikhail Rubin". European Press Prize.
↑ Rowley, Storer H. (2024-05-15). "2024 Press Freedom Forum: Protecting a Free Press from Ever-Growing Dangers". Foreign Press USA.
1 2 "'Shocking' book about Putin's private life wins French literary prize". The Straits Times. AFP. 2026-08-26.

External links

Proekt — official website

[rubin-stars-1] "Рубиновые звёзды". TV Rain (in Russian).

[jsk2025-2] "Class of 2025". John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships. Stanford University.

[redkollegia-3] "Михаил Рубин". Редколлегия (in Russian).

[epp-4] "Mikhail Rubin". European Press Prize.

[afpc2024-5] Rowley, Storer H. (2024-05-15). "2024 Press Freedom Forum: Protecting a Free Press from Ever-Growing Dangers". Foreign Press USA.

[strasbourg2026-6] 1 2 "'Shocking' book about Putin's private life wins French literary prize". The Straits Times. AFP. 2026-08-26.

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