Yevgeni Ponasenkov

Yevgeni Nikolayevich Ponasenkov (Russian: Евгений Николаевич Понасенков; March 13, 1982) is a Russian publicist and media personality. He has written about the Napoleonic era in Russia and is the author of two historical monographs. His second monograph "The First Scientific History of the War of 1812" (Russian: «Первая научная история войны 1812 года», 2017, 900 p.) became a bestseller.

Career
From 2003 to 2010 Ponasenkov was presenter of the author's columnist for Kommersant Vlast, Russia's most important political weekly.

Since 2004 he has regularly given concerts as a compère, vocalist and reciter of poetry and prose.

In March 2006 the premiere of his play The German Saga (Russian: Немецкая Сага) took place at the Meyerhold Theater and Cultural Center, Moscow.

In 2008 Ponasenkov directed the classical music programme of the House of Olympic Friends (Russian: Дома друзей Олимпиады), the cultural centre of the Russian delegation at the Olympic Games in Beijing.

In 2009, opera singer Elena Obraztsova invited him to direct the celebration of her jubilee with theatrical performances in the Bolshoi Theatre and the Column Hall of the House of Unions.

In June 2010 Ponasenkov performed the main male role in a theatrical production based on his own play The Last Tango of Lili Marleen (Russian: Последнее танго Лили Марлен) in the Moscow International House of Music.

In 2012 the premiere of his feature documentary The Mystery of the Bay of Naples (Italy, 105 min, 2012; Russian: «Мистерии Неаполитанского залива», Italian: "Misteri del golfo di Napoli" ) took place directed by Ponasenkov at the invitation of the Italian government.

Since January 2013 he has been the presenter of the author's programme about world cinema on ''Moscow. Trust'' (Russian: Москва. Доверие).

Since June 2013 he has been the author and co-host of the series "The Dramaturgy of History" (Russian: «Драматургия истории») on the Saint Petersburg TV channel "Your Public Television!" (Russian: «Ваше общественное телевидение!»).