Klaus Bednarz (6 June 1942 – 14 April 2015) was a German journalist and writer. Life Bednarz was born in Falkensee, Province of Brandenburg. He studied Slavic studies, theatre and Eastern European history at universities in Hamburg, Vienna and Moscow. His dissertation at university was on Russian author Anton Chekhov. Since 1967 Bednarz worked for German television as correspondent in Poland (1971–1977) and in the Soviet Union (1977–1982). Later he was television presenter of the German TV programme Monitor, broadcast by Westdeutscher Rundfunk. During these years Bednarz wrote several books on Eastern European countries and the south of South America. He died in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Works Books 1977: Poland 1979: The old Moscow 1980: Heinrich Böll and Lew Kopelew in discussion with Klaus Bednarz 1984: Masuren 1985: My Moscow 1989: Poland 1990: Travelguide Moscow 1990: Gorbachev 1992: Russia 1995: Far near country – Meetings in Ostpreußen 1997: About authors and books 1998: The Ballad of Lake Baikal 2002: East from sun – From Lake Baikal to Alaska 2004: At the end of the world – Journey through Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2006: My Russia 2007: The cross of North. Journey through Karelien 2009: Far and near: About my life as journalist Awards 1982 and 1985: Adolf-Grimme-Preis 1986: Award 1987: BUND journalists award 1988: Carl von Ossietzky Medal 1991: Goldene Kamera in category Best news speaker for 1992: Deutscher Kritikerpreis 1993: Civis media prize 1995: Telestar "Best reporter documentation/news" for Die Reise nach Ostpreußen 1999: DUH 2003: Gold medaille by international film- and TV festival Jalta References External links biographiy from Klaus Bednarz at whoswho.de 1942 births 2015 deaths People from Havelland People from the Province of Brandenburg German male journalists German male writers 20th-century German journalists 21st-century German journalists German television presenters German television journalists German broadcast news analysts ARD (broadcaster) people Westdeutscher Rundfunk people