Boris Reitschuster (born May 12, 1971, in Augsburg) is a German journalist and author. He is considered an expert on Eastern Europe and became known for his books on contemporary Russia. He was the head of the Moscow bureau of the German weekly FOCUS from 1999 until August 2015. After graduating from high school in Augsburg in 1990, Reitschuster qualified as an interpreter at the scientific center at Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics, and Informatics. From 1992 to 1994 he was Moscow correspondent for the newspapers Deutsches Allgemeines Sonntagsblatt, Darmstädter Echo and Thüringische Allgemeine. After a traineeship at the newspaper Augsburger Allgemeine from 1995 to 1997, he initially worked for the news agencies DPA and AFP in Augsburg and Munich. From November 1999 to August 2015 he was the head of the Moscow office of the news magazine Focus. Reitschuster critically deals with the political system of Russia in his books and articles, he is a well-known critic of President Vladimir Putin. In 2008 he was honored with the Theodor Heuss medal for his "high personal commitment to freedom of expression and assembly and thus for the protection of citizens' rights" in Russia. More information...
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