Born January 28, 1953 in Moscow. Father, George
Mezentsev, - captain, member of the Spanish Civil War, died in 1976. His name turbohod Black Sea Shipping Company "Captain
Mezentsev.
In 1983 he graduated from the Philological Faculty of the Odessa State University.
Published since 1968. Since 1977 - the correspondent in the state of the magazine "Marine", . The main editorial information Central Television, . Radio Moscow, . Journal of Young Communist ", . newspaper "Trud", . Youth Editorial CT, . The main editorial correspondent network of the USSR Radio and Television, . Press Bureau Reporter, . press center of the Interregional Deputy Group (MDG) of the USSR, . International Center for Journalists, . ATV, . Television Information Agency (ITA) and the radio station "Mayak" RGTRK Ostankino.,
. In 1990 published an article about the involvement of the KGB to the accident airplane on which the future president of Russia Boris Yeltsin traveled to Spain
. After the publication of the article followed by a statement of the KGB, which was published by all the media and ended with the demand to the Procuracy of the USSR "deal with the author."
. From 1993 to 1995 - reporter, editor of the newspaper "The working platform.
. Since 1995 - a special correspondent of "Rossiyskaya Gazeta".
. A member of Russia's office of the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR).
. Since 1998 - Chief editor of "Russian Wealth" (organ of the Union of Orthodox Journalists of Russia).
. From 2000 - columnist weekly Literary Gazette.
. Since 1999 worked as a correspondent with the program "The X-Files" on channel "TV Center".
. Speaks English.
. Married
. Has two children.
