Journalists who write about the war and the army have special training. To get reliable information about current events, they often have to risk their lives. Mikhail Khodarenok is a military man and performs his maneuver knowingly.
Starting conditions
The profession of a journalist Mikhail Mikhailovich Khodarenok mastered already in adulthood. This is not unusual - in this way a biography develops among many talented people.
Michael was born on February 20, 1954 in an ordinary Soviet family. Parents at that time lived in the city of Tallinn. A child from an early age was prepared for an independent life. In school years Khodarenok was fond of sports. He regularly visited the athletics and gymnastics section. He was able to find a common language with classmates.
From childhood, his father strongly recommended that Mikhail become an officer. Having received a certificate of maturity, the future journalist went to Minsk, and entered the higher military anti-aircraft missile school. After graduating from college, in 1976, he arrived at the place of service. The sensible officer, well versed in the material part, quickly moved up the ranks. The air defense forces of the country were on constant alert. Khodorenok always knew how he lives and with what mood the personnel serve.
Professional activity
In 1983, a sensible officer was sent to the air defense command academy. Having completed his education, Khodarenok took the post of commander of a missile regiment, in which the famous S-200 complexes were in service. Further career was developing successfully. In 1998, Mikhail Mikhailovich graduated from the Academy of the General Staff. And in 2000, having risen to the rank of colonel, he retired to the reserve. Full of strength and large-scale plans, Mikhail Mikhailovich was not going to engage in fishing or beds in the country.
The reserve colonel got a job as a military columnist for the editorial office of Nezavisimaya Gazeta. After a short period of time, publications signed by Khodarenka began to attract the attention of readers. There is no secret to this. The creativity of the new employee was based on deep knowledge of military specifics. It was competence in its theme that set it apart from other journalistic fraternities. For the readership, the expert’s view and assessment of any situation is always interesting.
