Roman Badanin; born November 6, 1976; is a Russian journalist and researcher. He is the founder and editor in chief of the Proekt media outlet, former digital platform editor in chief of Forbes Russia, former editor in chief of the TV Rain (Dozhd) and the RBK news agency. He has received the Redkollegia journalism prize eight times and was awarded the “Journalism as a Profession” prize in 2019.
Mikhail Rubin has covered Russian policy processes for nearly 13 years. During this period, he has had the opportunity to work as a Kremlin pool reporter for the popular print and web-media outlets Izvestia and RBC. He has also worked as a TV-journalist with Rain, hosting a program about the underbelly of Russian politics. Now, he finds himself at what he believes to be the most interesting Russian investigative media outlet – The Proekt. Mikhail Rubin was selected for the 2020 European Press Prize shortlist with ‘Master and Chef.’