Background
Irena Stefanovna Lesnevskay was born in settlement Urlyutyup, Pavlodar region, KazSSR ( now settlement Urlyutyup, Pavlodar region, Russian Federation).
Irena Stefanovna Lesnevskay was born in settlement Urlyutyup, Pavlodar region, KazSSR ( now settlement Urlyutyup, Pavlodar region, Russian Federation).
Graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University.
On television (State Television and Radio of the USSR) since 1965. For many years she worked in the children's editorial office. Then she moved to film editing. She began as an assistant director, then worked as an editor. Her creative character was completely revealed on television - she was allowed to make author's programs, mostly devoted to literature and art which repeatedly received diplomas "Best program of the month" and "The best program of the year." In the last 7 years of work in Ostankino, after Brezhnev's death, she was promoted.
In the 1980s, Irena Lesnevskaya worked on the famous program «Kinopanorama». Here she met with Eldar Ryazanov, after some time expelled from the State Television and Radio.
Since 1991 - co-founder of the television company REN-TV.
In 1994 - head of the Association of Independent Television Manufacturers.
In the book "Vlad Listiev. Biased requiem" says that Irena Lesnevskaya was a candidate (1995) for the position of first general director of ORT, competing with Vladislav Listiev, Anatoly Malkin and Andrei Razbash.
From 1997 to 2005 - co-founder and president of the television channel REN-TV.
In 2005, the founders sell their share in the television business "REN TV" to the media holding company "RTL Group". October 15, 2005 Irena and Dmitry Lesnevsky wrote statements about leaving and left the TV channel.
Since 2006 - co-owner of Ren Media Group.
Co-founder and publisher of the Russian independent magazine "The New Times" together with Dmitry Lesnevsky.