Elena Abdulaevna Hanga is known throughout the post-Soviet space on television projects “About This” and “The Domino Principle, ” where she was remembered as a TV presenter for all her bold discussions on sensitive topics. In addition, she became the first Soviet journalist to be accepted under the exchange program into the reputable publication of Christian Science Monitor in Boston.
It is interesting that Elena Hanga herself cannot unambiguously indicate her nationality. Her genealogical roots are so intricately intertwined that it is easier to recognize a woman as "Russian" than as a representative of any other nation. A native of Zanzib (father), who spent only four months as prime minister of the republic and subsequently died in prison when Yelena was only two years old, was replaced by Lee Young, an African-American who now lives in Los Angeles.
Elena's mother - Lia Oliverovna Golden - is a native of Tashkent, in whom her father was an African American and her mother is Jewish with a Polish pedigree. The Golden family arrived in the USSR in 1931, having emigrated from the USA. It is noteworthy that Lia Golden, being a scientist in the field of history and a professor at the University of Chicago, was a friend of Svetlana Alliluyeva, and during her studies at Moscow State University, she lived in a dormitory with the Gorbachev couple.
And the mother and grandmother on the maternal side were engaged in the upbringing of the future journalist, which is why Elena is fluent in English. This allowed her to perfectly graduate from high school with an in-depth study of foreign language and to enter the journalism department at Moscow State University without any problems.
Biography and career of Elena Abdulaevna Hang
May 1, 1962 in the capital of our country, a future celebrity was born. After receiving a certificate of secondary education, Elena Hanga entered Moscow State University. After graduating from a prestigious national university, she successfully completed an internship in the USA. And after that she was educated as a psychotherapist in a metropolis on the Hudson.
The professional career of a novice journalist began with Moscow News. And then there was an internship in a major newspaper in Boston for three months and work at the Rockefeller Charity Fund. During working visits to many countries of the world, Elena decided to write a book, The History of the Black Russian-American Family. 1865-1992, published in 1992.
And in 2001, the second book "About Everything and About It" was published, which the popular TV presenter dedicated to her family and the sensational program "About It." Interestingly, for many years Elena Hanga has been actively participating in the work of the Russian Jewish Congress.
The journalist’s creative career began in the “eighties, ” when she was a member of the KVN team in the World Team. And already in 1989, she began cooperation with Listyev, Lyubimov and Zakharov (the “trinity of funny musketeers”), making her debut with a cameo role in “Vzglyad”. And then work on NTV as a sports correspondent (1993) and television projects followed, where the country was able to see the talented journalist as a creative TV presenter.
Elena Hang's cinematic debut as a film actress took place in 1970 with a childish role in the film "The Black Sun". Subsequently, the filmography of the actress was replenished with nine film works.
