Vitaly Ignatenko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Vitaly Ignatenko

Soviet journalist

Date of Birth: 19-Apr-1941

Place of Birth: Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia

Profession: screenwriter, politician, journalist

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Vitaly Nikitich Ignatenko (Russian: ??????? ??????? ?????????; born 19 April 1941) is a Russian journalist and politician who had been the head of ITAR-TASS news agency from 1993 until 2012 and had served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin from 1995 to 1997 as deputy prime minister.
He has also been a member of different journalism organizations and foundations promoting the Russian language and Russian-speaking press.