Career
He worked for the Kommunist (1928-1932) and later for the Telegraphic Agency of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. During World World War II he was correspondent of Krasnaia Zvezda and covered many important events, from Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939 to fall of Berlin and surrender of Japan in 1945. Later he worked for the Planeta publishing house. Redkin is renowned for his participation in two separate around-the-world expeditions, first of which took place in 1933 and second, in 1961.