Konstantin Borisovich Baranovskiy (January 4, 1970, Gorky — June 29, 2021, Nizhny Novgorod) was a Nizhny Novgorod journalist, economics commentator, and political expert specializing in business affairs.[1] Within professional circles he was widely known by the unofficial designation "humanitarian technologist."[2]

Education and early career

He graduated from the history faculty of Lobachevsky University, as well as from the School of Public Policy and the Moscow School of Political Studies.[1] He had been engaged in economic and political analysis since 1995.[3] From that same year he worked in journalism, progressing from staff reporter to editor-in-chief, media manager, and media owner.[4] Over the course of his career he founded or relaunched more than a dozen media projects, including district newspapers and online publications.[4] From 1997 onward he worked in public relations alongside his journalism career.[4]

Professional activities

He published in leading Nizhny Novgorod outlets, specializing in business topics.[5] He served as managing partner of the Consilieri consulting group and editor-in-chief of the Lider XXI young urbanites' publication.[3] He was among the elders of the Nizhny Novgorod Marketers Club, served as an expert of the Nizhny Novgorod Expert Club, and was a member of the Russian Public Relations Association.[5] He served as co-chairman of the regional political council of the NRO "Solidarnost'".

Taught at the School of Business Journalism under the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Nizhny Novgorod Region, and also led a PR course at the Volgo-Vyatskaya Gosudarstvennoy Sluzhby Academy (now the Nizhny Novgorod Institute of Management, RANEPA).[4] He was the author of professional books and publications, including "Financial Journalism. Money Talks," "Financial PR. Selling Money," "Business Internet Journalism," and "Cryptocurrencies. Risks, Challenges, and the Future."[4] He also authored the course "Fundamentals of Journalism" and publications in the journal Zhurnalistika i Mediarynok ("Journalism and the Media Market").[3]

Awards and recognition

In 1997, he won the Volga-Vyatka Economic Journalism Competition.[3] In 2010, he was honored with the Nizhny Novgorod city administration's "Golden Shark" award.[5] According to the Nizhny Novgorod banking award "Golden Elephant", he was twice named the best financial journalist of Nizhny Novgorod Region — in 2010 and 2013.[5]

Death

He died on June 29, 2021: his body was found without signs of life in his apartment; the preliminary cause of death was cardiac arrest.[3] The news was announced by his former wife Yulia Baranovskaya on her Facebook page.[2] A farewell ceremony was held on July 2 at the Nizhny Novgorod Crematorium at Zaytsev Street, 27.[3]

At the Nizhny Novgorod Expert Club

He participated in the Nizhny Novgorod Expert Club — a round-table forum at which each presentation was published as a separate record listing the speaker's title and the session's topic. Number of presentations preserved: 8.

  • August 3, 2012 — "Problems of Relations Between Developers, Residents, and Authorities," thesis: "Politicization continues" (described as that of a "humanitarian technologist")[6]
  • September 10, 2012 — "Governor Valery Shantsev: Development of Nizhny Novgorod Region in 2005–2012 and the Agenda for the Next Three Years," thesis: "Shantsev has not fully accepted the rules of the game"[7]
  • February 22, 2013 — "The Shooting in Khabarskoe: Public Emotions and the Response of the Legal System," thesis: "Everyone was convicted in advance"[8]
  • March 11, 2013 — "The Current State and Development Prospects of the Military-Industrial Complex in the Region and Russia as a Whole," thesis: "I am against monopolization in the defense industry"[9]
  • October 25, 2013 — "Russian Society: Escalation of Aggression. Causes and Approaches to Solving the Problem," thesis: "NN.ru cultivates aggression"[10]
  • November 27, 2013 — "The Region's Fiscal Policy. Problems of Interbudgetary Relations," thesis: "The city's trend is to sit with its legs dangling"[11]
  • December 11, 2013 — "Forecast for the Socioeconomic Development of the City of Nizhny Novgorod for 2014–2016," thesis: "An expert document is needed to accompany the forecast"[12]
  • June 23, 2014 — "Elections 2014 — Elections Without a Choice," thesis: "The intrigue is how many votes the frontrunner will get"[13]

Sources

  1. V gorode N — Noted Nizhny Novgorod journalist Konstantin Baranovskiy has died (archive)
  2. Vremya N — Noted Nizhny Novgorod journalist Konstantin Baranovskiy has died (archive)
  3. Nizhny Seychas RF — Nizhny Seychas — Nizhny Novgorod journalist Konstantin Baranovskiy has died
  4. KP — Nizhny Novgorod — Noted Nizhny Novgorod journalist Konstantin Baranovskiy has passed away (archive)
  5. NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" — Noted Nizhny Novgorod journalist Konstantin Baranovskiy has passed away at the age of 51 (archive)
  6. youtube.com — Nizhny Novgorod Expert Club (YouTube) — Baranovskiy: Politicization Continues (archive)
  7. youtube.com — Nizhny Novgorod Expert Club (YouTube) — Baranovskiy: Shantsev Did Not Fully Accept the Rules of the Game (archive)
  8. youtube.com — Nizhny Novgorod Expert Club (YouTube) — Baranovskiy: Everyone Was Convicted in Advance (archive)
  9. youtube.com — Nizhny Novgorod Expert Club (YouTube) — Baranovskiy: I Am Against Monopolization in the Defense Industry (archive)
  10. youtube.com — Nizhny Novgorod Expert Club (YouTube) — Baranovskiy: NN.ru Cultivates Aggression (archive)
  11. youtube.com — Nizhny Novgorod Expert Club (YouTube) — Baranovskiy: The City's Trend Is to Sit with Its Legs Dangling (archive)
  12. youtube.com — Nizhny Novgorod Expert Club (YouTube) — Baranovskiy: An Expert Document Is Needed for the Forecast (archive)
  13. youtube.com — Nizhny Novgorod Expert Club (YouTube) — Baranovskiy: The Intrigue Is How Many Votes the Frontrunner Will Get — remarks of 23 June 2014, session topic "Elections 2014 — Elections Without a Choice" (archive)