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Uskov, Nikolay

Nikolay Uskov is a prominent Russian journalist and historian, born on August 25, 1970, in Moscow. He has made significant contributions to the media landscape in Russia, particularly as an editor and writer.

Education and Early Career

Uskov graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University, where he studied history. He later earned a Ph.D. in historical sciences with a dissertation focused on “Monasticism and Monastic Reforms in Early Medieval Germany” in 1999. Following his academic pursuits, he worked as a senior lecturer at the university and contributed to several historical publications, including the “Orthodox Encyclopedia” and the “Great Russian Encyclopedia” [2][4].

Media Career

In the early 2000s, Uskov transitioned to journalism, starting at Independent Media where he edited the website Estart.ru and became the editor-in-chief of Men’s Health magazine in 2002. He then moved to Condé Nast Russia as the editor-in-chief of GQ magazine in 2003, a position he held until 2012. Under his leadership, GQ gained prestige and became known for high-profile interviews and events, such as the GQ Man of the Year awards [2][5].

After leaving GQ, Uskov led the media group “Zhivi!” which included various publications and a cable channel. In 2013, following the dissolution of this group, he became the head of the project “Snob,” an influential online magazine [4][5].

In January 2016, Uskov was appointed as the editor-in-chief of Forbes Russia. His tenure was marked by conflicts with ownership regarding editorial independence, leading to his dismissal in June 2018. However, after a change in ownership later that year, he was reinstated as the editorial director of Forbes Russia [2][4][6].

Personal Life

Nikolay Uskov is married to Natalia Oconova, and they have one son named Robert. His family background includes parents who were both medical professionals: his father is a psychiatrist and his mother is a rheumatologist [2][4].

Uskov is also an author of fiction; he has written detective novels inspired by his experiences in fashion journalism [5].

Citations: [1] https://www.instagram.com/nikolay_uskov/ [2] https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2,%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%A4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87 [3] https://eksmo.ru/authors/uskov-nikolay-feliksovich-ID15596/ [4] https://www.tadviser.ru/index.php/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0:%D0%A3%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%A4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87 [5] https://www.vokrug.tv/person/show/16384517371/ [6] https://www.facebook.com/nuskov/?locale=ru_RU [7] https://fjawards.com/experts/36-nikolay-uskov [8] https://qalam.global/ru/authors/nikolai-uskov-ru

Orthodox Encyclopedia

Nikolai One of the authors of the “Orthodox Encyclopedia”. In 2003-2012 he was the editor-in-chief of the Russian version of GQ. In 2016-2018, he headed the Russian version of Forbes magazine.

Editor-in-Chief

End year	Edition
2003	Men’s Health
2012	GQ
2013	Snob
2018	Forbs