Lev Nikolaev

Lev Nikolaevich Nikolaev (Russian: Лев Николаевич Николаев; November 16, 1937, Slavyansk-na-Kubani - May 21, 2011, Moscow) was a Russian TV columnist, popularizer of science, culturologist.

Born November 16, 1937 in the city of Slavyansk-on-Kuban. In 1954 he graduated from high school and art school of the city of Krasnodar. In 1960 he graduated MSU Faculty of Physics, in 1965 post-graduate year. He studied lakes, worked at the Limnological Institute of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In the late 50's - early 60-ies worked as a screenwriter, cameraman, director of documentary films. He studied film montage at Mosfilm group by Eldar Ryazanov. After finishing graduate school reserves the science and devotes himself to documentary filmmaking.

Since 1973, he worked in television. There was a program editor, director and television presenter.

Script author of more than a hundred documentaries and educational films, and more than a dozen of which were awarded prizes of Soviet, Russian and international film festivals.

On the night of 20 to 21 May 2011, after a long illness, he died on the 74th year of life. He was buried in Moscow at Kuntsevo Cemetery.

• 1980, 1986 - USSR State Prize
• 2004, 2005 - TEFI
• 2007 - Order of Honor for his many years of fruitful work in the field of broadcasting.

• Передача «Телехранитель» с участием Льва Николаева на радиостанции «Эхо Москвы»
• Лев Николаев — ТМК
• Лев Николаев будет награжден орденом Почета — ТМК