Edvin Lunikovich Polyanovsky (Russian: ????? ????????? ???????????) (19 February 1937 – 11 March 2006), was a Soviet and Russian journalist, publicist, long-term employee of newspaper Izvestia.
Was born 19 February 1937 in Lesnoi, Tersky District, Leningrad Oblast, USSR.
After father's dead, which perished on the war in may of 1945, his family moved to Staraya,Russia, where his childhood passed.
He was brought up by his stepfather – Mikhail Savchenkov.
In 1962, he graduated from the faculty of journalism in Moscow State University.
After work in Bryansk newspapers, he was accepted by literary employee to redaction of newspaper "Izvestia".
Polyanovsky often traveled to various regions of USSR with missions for investigation conflict situations.
Based on his own journalistic research Polyanovsky spoken against conservative regulation, bribery and injustice.First in USSR journalistic is raised in newspaper a topic of hospice and deontology, and about medical care for incurable patients.
Last two years he worked in newspaper "Rodnaya gazeta" (The Native Newspaper).
Polyanovsky died 11 March 2006 after third infarct, in age 69.