Andrei Piontkovsky

Andrei Piontkovsky (born in 1940) is a Russian scientist, political writer and analyst, and a member of PEN International. He has been a regular political commentator for the BBC World Service and Radio Liberty as an outspoken criticof Vladimir Putin. In 2016, He fled from Russia under threat of arrest and received political asylum in the USA. Dr. Piontkovsky is also a popular videoblogger and the author of several books on the Putin presidency, including Another Look Into Putin's Soul and Russian Identity.

Dr. Piontkovsky's writing has been compared to that of the late Charles Krauthammer--it is incisive, analytically rigorous, witty, and imbued with an authoritative moral clarity.

Piontkovsky holds a doctorate in mathematics from Moscow State University and is a member of the American Mathematical Society.