Katerina Gordeeva


Katerina Vladimirovna Gordeeva Russian: Катери́на Влади́мировна Горде́ева is a Russian journalist, documentary writer and author. She is most known for the work involved with Russia's NTV Documentary films from 2003 until 2012. Since 2005 she has directed and released several documentaries. Gordeeva's documentaries cover a list of different topics including health, family and social issues. Her first documentary Ruble's Wives was released in 2005.

Early life and education

Gordeeva was born in Rostov-on-Don in 1977. She was always interested in becoming a paediatric surgeon. She worked as a nurse throughout the Summer holidays when she was 12 years old in the 20th City Hospital in Rostov-on-Don. She then went to work at the department of neonational pathology in Rostov NIIAP.
She started her career in journalism when she became a correspondent for one of Rostov-on-Don’s local newspapers ‘City N’. In 1993 Gordeeva tried to study in Paris but with changes to her place in Rostov-on-Don, she went back home. In 1994 Gordeeva then studied Journalism at the Rostov State University in Rostov-on-Don. In 1999 she graduated from the Faculty of Journalism at Moscow’s State University.

Career

Television

Gordeevas career in Television stated in 1995. She worked as an editor, correspondent and author of the Russian TV Program ‘Theme/Тема’ until 1996. Gordeevas career in Television stated in 1995. She worked as an editor, correspondent and author of the Russian TV Program ‘Theme/Тема’ until 1996. In 1997 she worked as one of the authors for the NTV program ‘Originally from childhood’.
From 1997 to 1999, she worked as a parliamentary correspondent for the TV program ‘Day Seven’ with then later working at the Russian Service of the BBC in 2001 under the pseudonym Maria Rasskazova.
In July 2002 she reverted to her own name to start working at Russia’s TVS TV Channel. This channel however ceased broadcast in 2003. From 2004 until 2006 she worked as a correspondent at Russia’s NTV Program ‘Today’.

Documentary career

Gordeeva started producing her first documentary film in 2005. Her first film was titled ‘Ruble’s Wives’. Since then she has released various documentaries and films about various topics inside Russia. Most of the films are focused on families and people.

Filmography

Gordeeva married Nikolai Solodnikov in 2014. She has 4 children. Gordeeva speaks English, French and Italian. She resides in Latvia as well as Russia.