Dmytro Chekalkin

Dmytro Valeriiovych Chekalkin (September 23, 1964) is a Ukrainian translator, former diplomat, satirist, and advertising agency director. In addition to Ukrainian, he speaks English, Hebrew and Arabic.

Early life and education

Dmytro Chekalkin was born September 23, 1964 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

In 1991 Dmytro Chekalkin graduated from the Military Institute of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR (m. Mo and received the profession of referent-translator from Arabic and Hebrew. Subsequently, then taught at the Military Institute while completing his PhD.

Career

From 1986–1989 Chekalkin worked as military translator in the Middle East and Asia. In 1992 he was selected for the position of 2nd secretary of the Department of Bilateral Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. He then went on to serve as the first consul of Ukraine in Israel, 1st secretary of the embassy on political affairs from 1992 to 1996.

In 1996 Dmytro Chekalkin formed the advertising company "Dandy." In 1997 he became president of Kyivski Vidomosti, a Ukrainian News FM radio station.

Satirist

In 2004 Chekalkin became a well-known satirist in Ukraine. He ran campaigns such as "Proffesor" after Viktor Yanukovych listed it as his first name. In 2004, when Yanukovych fell down in the city of Ivano-Frankivsk after being hit with an egg, Chekalkin launched a series of political satire cartoons called "Merry Eggs." Chekalkin Dmytro also created the projects "Everything ingenious - in Toasts" and "Played!"

Awards

Winner of the "Golden Microphone" 2007 and 2008 — laureate of the "Radiomania" award (Russia) 2009 - Nominee of the "Radiomania" award in the category "The program host, show"