Margarita Simonyan, in the opinion of her colleagues, journalists fully justifies the image of the "iron lady". Forbes is of the same opinion. This source recognized Simonyan as one of the most influential women in international journalism. However, conquering the heights of professional skill, Margarita did not forget about the true female destiny. Today she is also a mother of many children.
Birth of a future media "star"
Everyone who had a chance to communicate at work with Margarita Simonovna (stress on the second syllable) Simonyan noted her firm and unyielding disposition. At the age of 25, she was already leading the then new project "Russia Today", which soon became the country's main mouthpiece. He has vast experience behind him: several business trips to hot spots, the position of editor-in-chief of the Krasnodar TV channel.
Since childhood, Margarita always wanted more. Starting from the gardening age, she was already ahead of her peers in the ability to read, organize games. And I didn’t just read by syllables, but rather fluently and with expression. When I went to school, to the delight of my parents, I “brought only fives”.
And Rita studied not in an ordinary general education school, but with in-depth study of languages. Probably the parents intuitively felt their daughter's inclination to the humanities. In the 9th grade, she was lucky enough to go to New Hampshire to exchange delegations of schoolchildren. She lived with an English-speaking family in this city for almost 2 years and returned to taking her final exams.
She graduated from school with a gold medal and Margarita Simonyan easily entered Krasnodar University. While studying there at the Faculty of Journalism, at the same time I applied to the School of Television Skills of Vladimir Pozner. As a 1st year student, she showed her talent as a poet and published her first book of poetry in a local publishing house.
The newly-minted poetess was rushed to show on Krasnodar TV, where she did not miss her chance to ask for an internship. Therefore, Margarita immediately applied the theory of journalism in practice. A 19-year-old girl applied to be sent to Chechnya. A series of her reports from there were marked with a serious award - "For professional courage".
The post of editor-in-chief of the Krasnodar channel was small Simonyan and she goes to just a correspondent, but on the Rostov-on-Don channel. And now everyone sees her reports from the hot spots of Abkhazia (2000). Of course, this is a difficult but sure path to the main channels of Russian TV.
And the lady is "not iron"
When Margarita Simonyan was asked in an interview whether it is worth starting a career as a journalist from hot spots, she answered without hesitation - no, in no case. After all, only years later, she admitted that it was not just very scary, but disgusting. Some shots, where Rita simply could not speak from sobs, were cut out.
Going on such business trips, she never forewarned her parents in advance, and only when they saw her daughter on the screen, they understood everything. And yet, this is an invaluable experience that has tempered and showed what a young journalist is capable of. In such situations, Margarita was always rescued by her composure and discipline.
Having headed "Russian Today", she first of all began to put things in order there. Someone had to be fired, but she did not break a single initial contract with the channel before its completion, and she did not spoil a characterization for a single colleague when parting. And yet, apart from the terrible moments in hot spots, Margarita "gave a weak point."
Tears burst out when she found out about her first pregnancy. The woman did not just cry, but wept every day. Perhaps it was also scary, unusual for Rita, but these tears, of course, were tears of happiness. At that time, the expectant mother was already 35 years old.
I will never marry
This was stated by Margarita to her mother categorically. She herself explains this decision by children's complexes. Although her parents lived quite amicably, she did not see happy marriages in an old apartment building next door. And not happy Rita simply did not agree. In addition, she was sure that marriage makes a woman a powerless, downtrodden cook.
Therefore, she directed all her irrepressible energy to work. But personal life still took place: Margarita Simonyan and her colleague Andrei Blagodyrenko maintained a close relationship for a long time, which was in no hurry to legalize. It seemed that the couple was already ready: similar views on life, joint work.
But, apparently, this relationship was not destined to last, since it was at this time that Tigran Keosayan appeared in the life of Margarita. As she herself claims, he "burst" into her life. Keosayan has long watched Margarita's work on television and wanted to meet in person, which he wrote to her on Facebook. As a result, this acquaintance grew into a more serious relationship, although this union has not yet been sealed by official marriage.
The happiness of motherhood
Before that, Margarita Simonyan did not think about marriage or children. Today she already has three children: daughter Maryana is five years old, son Bagrat is a year younger and in October 2019 another girl was born, who was named Maro. In the process of waiting for the youngest, Margarita moved away from political debates on social networks and not only.
The woman is already 39 years old and there was a threat of termination of her third pregnancy. Therefore, she was shown peace and only positive emotions. From the way Margarita shares her culinary masterpieces on Instagram, the statements of her kids, there is no feeling that she is a downtrodden cook. The eminent journalist enjoys spending time with children.
The spouses try to develop their children to the maximum: foreign languages, drawing, yoga, dancing. Bagrat attends the Muay Thai section. True, with the first two children, Margarita began her professional duties from the second month, leaving monthly babies with her grandmother.
Time will tell how it will be with the third child. Margarita Simonyan does not often post photos of her children for everyone to see, and if she does so, she covers her faces with suns.
