Steve Rosenberg, BBC Moscow: "Working in Russia is like being a deep-sea diver"
In an interview with RFI's L'atelier des médias during the Bayeux Calvados-Normandie prize for war correspondents, Steve Rosenberg, who has served as the BBC's Moscow correspondent for over thirty years, likened his journalistic endeavors in Russia to deep-sea diving. His experiences are showcased in the BBC documentary Our Man in Moscow. Recognized by locals, he shared that many citizens remain unaffected by official propaganda. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, he has observed "four Russias" and criticized the Kremlin's misjudgment regarding its invasion of Ukraine. Rosenberg faces challenges such as limited visas and oppressive laws, highlighting the necessity of ground-level reporting and paying tribute to Anna Politkovskaya and other independent journalists.
Key facts
- Steve Rosenberg has been the BBC's correspondent in Russia for more than 30 years
- He spoke to RFI's L'atelier des médias during a visit to France for the Bayeux Calvados-Normandie prize for war correspondents
- A BBC documentary titled Our Man in Moscow documented his work
- He says he has known "four Russias," from the Soviet collapse to the "Z Russia" born of the February 24, 2022 invasion of Ukraine
- Journalists from "unfriendly" countries face three-month accreditation renewals and access bans to Belgorod, Kursk and Bryansk
- He has posed questions to Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at official press conferences
- State television presenter Vladimir Solovyov has attacked him on air
- He paid tribute to Anna Politkovskaya and to Russian independent journalists
Entities
Artists
- Steve Rosenberg
- Vladimir Putin
- Sergei Lavrov
- Vladimir Solovyov
- Anna Politkovskaya
- Paul Gogo
- Leo Tolstoy
Institutions
- BBC
- RFI
- L'atelier des médias
- Bayeux Calvados-Normandie prize
- Kremlin
- Russian state television
Locations
- Moscow
- Russia
- France
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Belgorod
- Kursk
- Bryansk
- Bayeux
- Normandy
- Soviet Union