Elena Sharoykina

Elena Sharoykina (Russian: Шаройкина Елена Акинфовна), is a Russian journalist, social communications and corporate consulting expert, environmental activist. She is director of the National Association for Genetic Safety (Moscow), coordinator for the international "FACTOR GMO" study, director of the Russian TV-Channel "Tsargrad". Her articles and comments on GM-technologies, global biotech companies and their connections with the military-industrial complex, as well as on other ecology-related issues, regularly appear in Russian and international press.[1][2][3]

Education & career

Elena graduated from the faculty of journalism at Oles Honchar Dnipropetrovsk National University. Her main speciality is TV journalism. She started professional career in Ukraine as a parliamentary journalist and an author of several TV-programs on political and social problems. As a public relations specialist Elena has taken part in a number of election campaigns and humanitarian projects. In the beginning of 2000 she established her own company in Moscow "Production Ru Communication Group" which has since been specialized on providing marketing, political and social communication services. United Russia party, the government of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – UGRA, Financial corporation URALSIB, Rosenergomash, Russian Football Union, Media Holding New Media Stars and others were among clients of the company. In 2006 'White Wing' prize was awarded to Production Ru Communication Group in "Best PR-project in the nonprofit sphere"[4] nomination for the achievements of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov re-election campaign for the President of World Chess Federation (FIDE).

Since April 2016 Elena has been director of the Russian TV-chanell "Tsargrad-TV".

Public activity

In 2004 Elena established non-government non-profit organization National Association for genetic safety (NAGS). Dr. Alexander Baranoff (29 Jul 1946, Moscow, USSR - 14 Oct 2015, Moscow, Russia) from Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences was elected as president of NAGS. Elena was appointed as director of NAGS.

In November 2014 Elena became the main coordinator of the "Factor GMO"[5] international project - the world's largest and most comprehensive study on GMOs and its associated pesticides safety.[6][7]

As an expert Elena regularely participates in working groups on environmental and food safety issues in the State Duma,[8] Russian ministries and agencies.[9] She takes part in news and analytical programs on federal TV channels,[10][11] and gives lectures on ecology and food safety at different public premises (Central House of artists, Red October etc.).[12] She is a regular speaker on environmental forums, conferences and other events in Russia and abroad.[13][14]

Elena is an author and a member of the editorial council of the 'Science & Religion' magazine, a columnist of Russian newspapers 'Green City',[15] 'Vzglyad',[16] etc.

She is a member of the Public control development Council in the Committee on Public and Religious Organizations in the State Duma.

Lobbying

According to some assessments, Elena Sharoykina has played a key role in lobbying for anti-GMO laws in Russia.[17][18] Critics also stated that Elena was acting with the help of powerful government institutions of Russia that are in fact behind her lobbying activities.[19]

Fiction and mass-media image

She is a prototype of one of the main characters of fantastic eco–bestseller written by Sergey Tarmashev[20] – "Heritage" and "Heritage II" published in 2010 and 2012. The author describes events leading the planet to the enormous genetic catastrophe caused by uncontrolled spread of GMOs. The main characters struggle with corrupt world elites for the sake of humanity survival.[21]

Views

Strong supporter of the deep ecology, sustainable development, alter-globalization, social responsibility of states and transnational corporations[22] for present and future human generations.[23]

Elena takes interest in the history of arts, psychology, comparative religion studies. She also produces documentaries in spare time.

References

  1. ↑ "Global research".
  2. ↑ Press, Defend Democracy (2016-10-05). "Would you trust Monsanto to play God? - Defend Democracy Press". Defend Democracy Press. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  3. ↑ "Una nueva investigación científica estudiará los efectos de los transgénicos en la salud - RT". RT en Español. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  4. ↑ "PROBA-IPRA Golden World Awards | SHORT-LIST 2006". pr-proba.ru. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  5. ↑ "GMO battles over 'settled' science spur new study of crops". Reuters. 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  6. ↑ Vidal, John (2014-11-11). "Largest international study into safety of GM food launched by Russian NGO". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  7. ↑ "Coming Soon: Major GMO Study (Shhh, It Will Be Done in Secret by Russians)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  8. ↑ "Круглый стол: "О качестве и безопасности продуктов без использования ГМО"". fishretail.ru. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  9. ↑ http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/monsanto-winter-offensive-strikes-india-china-and-russia
  10. ↑ http://www.1tv.ru/sprojects_edition/si5962/fi35867
  11. ↑ "Rat reality show: Russian scientists to broadcast GMO experiment". RT International. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  12. ↑ Inc., TV Rain, Елена Шаройкина. История одной планеты, или мусорная катастрофа. Полная версия, retrieved 2016-10-09
  13. ↑ Food Safety & Sustainable Agriculture Forum 2014, Beijing. "Sustainable Pulse" (PDF).
  14. ↑ "Scientists Oppose GMO Biocolonization of Costa Rica - Costa Rica Star News". Costa Rica Star News. 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  15. ↑ "Авторы - Green City Review". gazetagreencity.ru. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  16. ↑ "Елена Шаройкина: Биотехнологическое НАТО у границ России". www.vz.ru. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  17. ↑ "Russian Food Security Experts Fight GMO Registrations in Supreme Court". Sustainable Pulse. 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  18. ↑ "Russians eager to say NO to GMOs". TASS. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  19. ↑ AlkoDesign.Ru. "Кто стоит за био-скандалистами из Общенациональной ассоциации генетической безопасности?". cbio.ru. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  20. ↑ Tarmashev, Sergey. "Sergey Tarmashev official site".
  21. ↑ "A Sci-Fi Novel About Genetically Modified Organisms (1)". Lang-8. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  22. ↑ "Monsanto, the Pentagon's Soldier and the Colombian "Peace Process".The Use of Glyphosate Herbicide against the FARC". Global Research.
  23. ↑ Press, Defend Democracy (2016-10-05). "Would you trust Monsanto to play God? - Defend Democracy Press". Defend Democracy Press. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
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