Michael Bohm
Michael Bohm is an American journalist residing in Moscow, Russia. Bohm is a regular guest on Russian television political programs such as Time Will Tell, Special Correspondent, and Evening with Vladimir Solovyov.Biography
Michael Bohm was born on November 8, 1965 in St. Louis, Missouri. Bohm first came to Russia in 1987 as a student. He returned as an insurance executive in 1997. He studied at the School of International Affairs at Columbia University in New York City. He is the author of a book about the Russian character called "The Russian Specific".
Bohm has lived and worked in Russia for nearly twenty years. He is fluent in Russian, speaking with a slight accent.
From 2007 to 2014, he served as opinion page editor and wrote an op-ed column for the Moscow Times.
Bohm also writes a blog for the liberal radio station Echo of Moscow. He taught a journalism course in 2015 at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.
In 2015 a book was published in his name, "President Putin's Mistake" in which Bohm is suing the author.
Bohm's ex-wife and young daughter also live in Moscow.