Biography
David Remnick — editor (new yorker) with roots in the Russian Empire
David Remnick has been editor of The New Yorker since 1998, overseeing its transformation into one of the world's leading digital and print media brands. Before that, as Moscow correspondent for The Washington Post, he won the Pulitzer Prize for his book Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire.
Russian Connection
Tracing the roots — Russia (Jewish)
Remnick's family has Russian-Jewish roots — part of the Eastern European Jewish diaspora in America.
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Origin
Russia (Jewish)🇷🇺 Russian Empire
Historical context
Russian Empire · c. 1721–1917
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Russia (Jewish). At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.
Map: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA)
Key Achievements
A career defined by ambition
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Editor of The New Yorker (1998-present)
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Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction — Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire (1994)
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Washington Post Moscow correspondent (1988-1992)
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Author of Lenin's Tomb, Resurrection, and King of the World (Muhammad Ali biography)
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Named one of the most influential editors in American journalism
"Journalism is the first rough draft of history. Editing is the second."
David Remnick
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