Background
Alexander Elekhin was born in Moscow in 1946.
Alexander Elekhin was born in Moscow in 1946.
Elekhin received his education at Moscow Polytechnic Institute of Communications, specializing in television and radio relay communications, Moscow Electrotechnical Institute of Communications, specializing in radio communication and broadcasting, and also during postgraduate studies at the television department of Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics, where he defended his thesis on "Development of methods and devices for improving the quality of television programming systems for multi-program television complexes".
In 1967-2001, Alexander worked at the Ostankino television technical center, where he went a log way from electromechanics to deputy director. In 1996-97, he was deputy chairman of the Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, in 2001-05, he was First Deputy Director General of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network".
In 2005 Alexander was appointed Director of the Department of Mass Communications of the Ministry of Culture and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation.
Alexander is married and has a son.