Born April 26, 1954 in Moscow.
. In 1978 he graduated from the Department of Scandinavian Philology Faculty of Philology of Leningrad State University.
. From 1978 to 1988 he worked in the Central Broadcasting System to foreign countries - USSR Radio and Television broadcasted.
. In 1988 moved to CB Radio and Television of the USSR, where he worked in positions correspondent, parliamentary correspondent for a news program "Vremya", leading the program "International panorama" and night news program on TSN.
. After refusing to read out a statement VTRK leadership in connection with events in the Baltic States in January 1991 was removed from the leadership VTRK of information programs
. March 15, 1991 to resign from the Broadcaster of the USSR.
. In 1991, several months he worked in Rossiyskogo TV news program "Vesti", then collaborated with the Japanese, West and French television.
. Since 1992 - the leading weekly international news program "Panorama" RGTRK "Ostankino"
. Since December 1992 - correspondent ITA RGTRK Ostankino in Helsinki.
May 20, 1994 at the I channel Ostankino out a new program Kiseleva "Window to Europe". According to
Kiselyov, the purpose of this project - promotion of European cultural values.
From April 1995 to September 1996 led the author's program Vl. Listyev "Rush Hour" ( "View" - ORTV).
. In late 1996, went to work on a new television channel REN TV, where from January 1997 to become a talk-show "national interest".
. In 1997 became a founder and CEO of private educational institutions "Slavic Center for Journalism".
. In July 1997, the program "National Interest" has moved to television channel "Russia" and became a daily, and then became the company made "TELEMOST and from February 1999 goes to TNT.
. Since August 1998 - editor in chief of JSC "NTV-graphy."
. In 1998 became the founder of TV company "Advanced television formats.
. From February 1999 - writer and presenter of "Window to Europe" program "Day by Day" on TV channel TV-6 Moscow ".
. Since September 1999 - Head and commentator column "In the middle of the action" outreach program "Events" on the channel TVC.
. Since November 1999 - Lead and Head of the talk show "National Interest 2000 (TVC).
. January 11, 1994 decree of the President of the Republic of Lithuania was awarded the medal "In memory of January 13.
. Fluent in English, French and Norwegian languages
. He speaks Swedish, reads the Icelandic and Danish languages.
He is fond of riding.
Divorced. Son Gleb.