Nikolai Uskov

Born in 1970, has PhD in History and was lecturing at Moscow State University on Middle Ages, Christianity and Church History.

Since year 2001 is working in media, was editor of several glossies, including highly respected GQ Russia, Men’s Health and Snob.

Since 2016 — Forbes editor-in-chief, since September 2018 — Forbes editorial director.

Is also an author of a treatise on the history of the church and religiosity of Western Europe, a series of detective novels and the recent bestseller on Russian history “Unknown Russia: the History which will surprise you”.