Experience

Kommersant

• Russian Federation
• Newspaper Publishing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Correspondent

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  - Covered Middle East political issues, analyzing most thorny problems - Reported from hotspots in the Middle East - Participated in MFA pools - Interviewed dozens of experts and politicians in the region (including the President of Palestine, the Foreign Ministers of Lebanon and Israel, the Secretary General of the League of Arab States, the President of the ICRC, the Egyptian Minister of Industry, the Saudi Arabian Minister of Information, representatives of the Syrian opposition, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Vershinin, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev) Show less



Carnegie Moscow Center

• Moscow, Moscow City, Russia

• Author

  • Mar 2017 - Sep 2021

  Wrote 48 analytical articles about the Middle East https://carnegie.ru/experts/analysis/1323 Wrote 48 analytical articles about the Middle East https://carnegie.ru/experts/analysis/1323



Higher School of Economics

• Russian Federation
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Lecturer

  • Sep 2017 - Dec 2020

  - Held 100+ workshops in the field of journalist bases for HSE students - Assisted in students' examination - Held 100+ workshops in the field of journalist bases for HSE students - Assisted in students' examination



Al-Monitor

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Author

  • Aug 2017 - Mar 2020

  Composed 40 analytical articles on Russian policy in the Middle East https://www.al-monitor.com/authors/marianna-belenkaya.html Composed 40 analytical articles on Russian policy in the Middle East https://www.al-monitor.com/authors/marianna-belenkaya.html



Rusfond (charitable foundation)

• Moscow, Moscow City, Russia

• Project Editor

  • Jun 2017 - Dec 2018

  - Wrote dozens of articles, interviews and news materials about the problems of bone marrow donation - Prepared press and post releases on donor actions - Wrote dozens of articles, interviews and news materials about the problems of bone marrow donation - Prepared press and post releases on donor actions



TASS

• Russian Federation
• Media Production
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Head of Special Projects

  • Feb 2015 - Jan 2017

  - Contributed to the creation and development of special projects (https://tass.ru/specialprojects)- Spearheaded a team of 10 employees - Edited and authored longreads on the topic of Russian internal and foreign policy, economics, science, art and history

• Head of Online News Department

  • Apr 2013 - Jan 2015

  - Took part in tass.ru website relaunch- Organized the online news desk 24/7- Mentored 20+ editors



RT TV News Channel

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Rusiya Al-Yaum Web-content team (RT Arabic)

  • Sep 2007 - Apr 2013

  - Developed the structure and functionality of the news website https://arabic.rt.com/ - Created and managed a team of editors, journalists, developers, news producers and SMM-managers off the ground and increased it to 40+ people working 24/7 - Boosted site page views up to 250,000 daily - Reached 500,000 website followers on Facebook - Arranged three trips of a TV team to Syria to cover the events of the Arab Spring - Wrote three reports from Syria for the website and other Russian media - Got three awards in 2012 for website: 1. Forbes Middle East — Top News Channels Online in the Arab World 2. PROMAXBDA Arabia Awards — Best Web Site design 3. Iraqi festival "Al Ghadir" award for best news website. Show less



RIA Novosti

• Russian Federation
• Media Production
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Political Analyst

  • Jun 2002 - Sep 2007

  - Covered foreign policy issues and religious situation in Russia - Edited external authors materials - Completed an internship in Beirut bureau - Traveled to the region on assignments with the foreign minister's pool, as well as independently, in particular covering the elections of the head of Palestinian National Authority (January 2005), the war in Israel (July 2006). - Covered foreign policy issues and religious situation in Russia - Edited external authors materials - Completed an internship in Beirut bureau - Traveled to the region on assignments with the foreign minister's pool, as well as independently, in particular covering the elections of the head of Palestinian National Authority (January 2005), the war in Israel (July 2006).



"Vostochnaya politika" ("Eastern politics") website

• Moscow, Moscow City, Russia

• Executive Editor

  • Dec 2001 - May 2002

  - Formed website's informational direction - Wrote dozens of author's columns - Edited external authors' articles - Administrated communication in a department of 10 employees - Formed website's informational direction - Wrote dozens of author's columns - Edited external authors' articles - Administrated communication in a department of 10 employees



Nezavisimaya gazeta

• Moscow City, Russia

• Foreign desk correspondent

  • Mar 2000 - Nov 2001

  - Covered the situation in the Middle East, including assignments to Israel, Palestine, Iraq - Interviewed dozens of experts, diplomats, politicians (including Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and candidates for this post — Benjamin Netanyahu and Ariel Sharon) - Improved external authors' materials - Covered the situation in the Middle East, including assignments to Israel, Palestine, Iraq - Interviewed dozens of experts, diplomats, politicians (including Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and candidates for this post — Benjamin Netanyahu and Ariel Sharon) - Improved external authors' materials