Maria Volodymyrivna "Marichka" Padalko (Ukrainian: Марія Володимирівна Падалко, born 26 February 1976) is a Ukrainian television journalist, well known for her feminist opinions.[1][2] She is married to Ukrainian politician Yehor Soboliev with whom she has three children.[3]

Marichka Padalko
Марічка Падалко
Born
Maria Volodymyrivna Padalko

(1976-02-26) 26 February 1976 (age 48)
CitizenshipUkrainian
Alma materKyiv National Linguistic University
OccupationTelevision journalist
SpouseYehor Soboliev
Children3

Biography

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She was born in Kyiv on February 26, 1976. Her father is an English translator and her mother is a foreign language teacher. Graduated from a specialized language school.[4]

She is a linguist by training.[5] In 1998, she graduated from Kyiv Linguistic University with a degree in English and German.[citation needed]

As a student, she studied at the University of Florida's School of Journalism under the U.S. Government's Freedom Support Act exchange program.[citation needed] It was there that she gained her first journalistic experience at a local newspaper. In 1999, she spent several months interning at the BBC Ukrainian Service in London. In October 1999, she made her first appearance on television.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Маричка Падалко: "Журналистика начала развиваться в сторону качества, а не правдивой информации"". ru.telekritika.ua. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  2. ^ "Марічка Падалко зізналася, як їй вдалося потрапити на телебачення". Офіційний сайт каналу 1+1 - 1plus1.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  3. ^ Замок, Високий (2014-03-08). "Марічка Падалко: "Жінка народжує, коли зустрічає чоловіка, у якому бачить батька своєї майбутньої дитини"". Високий Замок (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  4. ^ "Марічка Падалко: «Не дозволяйте обкурювати себе та своїх дітей»". Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Маричка Падалко: «Жалею, что в школе плохо учила историю…»". Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2013.