He is one of the brightest and most emotional speakers on political talk shows on federal channels of Russian TV, ready to defend the national interests and honor of his native country not only through logic, the results of opinion polls, statistical data and his own erudition, but also with the help of his fists. For example, Polish journalist Tomas Maciejczuk once fell under his hot hand.
However, some media outlets classify him as one of the “mercenaries of the times” and the “new preachers of hatred,” describing such talk shows as debates during which a dozen “experts” attack and shout at a person who dares to take a position that does not coincide with the “current general line” and express an alternative point of view.
early years
The future expert in political science was born on May 28, 1967 in an ordinary Moscow family. There is no information about his childhood, parents and roots in the public domain - he does not like to share details of his personal life with journalists, preferring not to make it public. 
It is known that as a child he wanted to become a pilot, and after school he went to work at the Izolyator plant near Moscow, from where he left the army a year later. Sergei did not specify where he served in any of the interviews.
After being demobilized in 1987, he got a job as a laboratory assistant at the Air Force Engineering Academy. prof. N. Zhukovsky. Seven years later, he entered Moscow State University in the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Philosophy.
Career Development
In the 3rd year of study, in 1997, in parallel with studying the theory of politics, political forecasting, psychology, conflictology and other political processes and sciences, Mikheev became an employee of the university Laboratory of Regional Policy. In addition, he carried out orders from various political forces, including the socio-political association “Congress of Russian Communities”, which was close to him for its patriotic program. 
During the year of work in the Laboratory, the capable student participated in studies of regional political regimes, systems, regional structures, managed to show his best side, and in 1998 was accepted into the ranks of experts of the private company “Center for Political Conjuncture of Russia” (CPKR), which he headed Alexey Alexandrovich Chesnakov.
In this organization, previously created by students from Mikheev’s faculty together with representatives of the Russian-American University and the Institute of Russian History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, for three years he successfully analyzed political processes, monitored the media, and other issues. In particular, in 1999, TsPKR specialists provided expert and analytical support during the State Duma elections of the Unity political movement, on the basis of which the United Russia party was later formed.
In 1999, he graduated from university and began collaborating with the independent foundation Center for Political Technologies (CPT), the main competitor of the Center for Political Technologies. At that time, CPT advised large clients, including Norilsk Nickel, YUKOS, Transneft, and needed personnel. In 2001, the young specialist, who had experience working as a political strategist at the TsPKR, was offered the position of leading expert at the TsPT Foundation.
In the same year, Sergei Mikheev became a political observer and one of the main authors of publications on the information website Politkom.ru, launched by the General Director of the TsPT Foundation, Igor Mikhailovich Bunin. Successfully moving up the career ladder, in 2004 he headed the CIS Countries Department at the TsPT, and a year later received the post of Deputy General Director of the Fund. However, soon due to ideological differences with Bunin, he left the TsPT.
Soon he became the head of the non-profit partnership “Institute of Caspian Cooperation”, which specialized in creating databases, unified registers and other information resources. In addition, a bright researcher of the world of politics was invited to the position of political expert at the central news agency of the Russian Federation “ITAR-TASS”.
During the period 2011-2013. he returned as director to the Center for Political Conjuncture, where he began his expert work under the leadership of Chesnakov.
After the annexation of Crimea, the political scientist became the head of the Expert Advisory Council under the Head of the Republic, created to analyze the socio-political situation on the peninsula, as well as the chairman of the supervisory board of the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization “Expert Group “Crimean Project””.
In 2014, on the initiative of Lithuania, Sergei Mikheev was banned from entering EU countries.
The political consultant was a frequent guest on political talk shows on TV, in particular, the program “Evening with Vladimir Solovyov” on the Russia 1 channel, actively defended the interests of the Russian Federation, criticized the government of Western countries, the conflict with Ukraine, and the actions of the United States. Against the background of the aggravated foreign policy situation, his position turned out to be especially in demand.
In 2015, he became the host of the radio program “Iron Logic” on Vesti FM, and at the same time, a political commentator for the radically conservative Internet channel Tsargrad TV. Since 2017, he has hosted the program “Mikheev. Results,” where he spoke on the most pressing topics of the week, made an assessment of events, and made forecasts for a particular situation.
Personal life of Sergei Mikheev
The political scientist is married. He met his wife, a native of Feodosia Larisa (nee Sirotinina), while studying at the Faculty of Philosophy at Moscow State University. She later left her career in favor of housekeeping and raising children. According to unofficial information, the couple has three. It is known that the son, born in 2000, is named Egor. 
When asked by journalists about his hobbies, the political scientist said that he had previously been involved in martial arts, karate, and participated in hang gliding competitions that were held near Koktebel on Mount Klementyev.
Mikheev is an Orthodox Christian.
For work, he visited many European countries, the USA, Iran, China, but he had never been abroad on vacation. According to Sergei Alexandrovich, he “is not drawn to all sorts of Thailand and Turkey.”
Sergei is the namesake of former boxer Sergei Mikheev, the wife of ex-skater Irina Slutskaya. Political scientist Sergei Mikheev has nothing to do with Irina.
Sergey Mikheev now
In March 2018, in the program “Evening with Vladimir Solovyov,” the political scientist and the host discussed the consequences for our country of the poisoning incident in the United Kingdom of a former employee of the domestic special services, Sergei Skripal. According to expert forecasts, the West is seeking to “raise the degree of demonization of Russia to the North Korean level.”Sergey Mikheev - The Skripal case and chemical weapons
There is very little information about the family in the biography of political scientist Sergei Mikheev. But career achievements helped to win both fans of the unique ability to find the truth among the intrigues of various forces and states at the global level, and enemies. Thanks to his active position, Mikheev cannot travel freely throughout Europe, limiting himself to performances through Internet portals that can be viewed anywhere in the world.
Biography of the future political scientist Sergei Aleksandrovich Mikheev May 28, 1967 in Moscow in a modest family of intellectuals. After graduating from school, the young man got a job at the Izolyator plant, which produces bushings for electrical networks, and then was drafted into the army. After two years of service in isolation from routine life, Sergei plunged into everyday life that was unusual for him.
“Perestroika” began in the country and the familiar way of life became a thing of the past. The young man had to adapt to new life circumstances. It was then that a political scientist was born in him, able to look at the events taking place in the country from a special point of view.
After returning from the army, from 1987 to 1994, Sergei Mikheev worked at the Air Force Engineering Academy named after Professor N. E. Zhukovsky, and then at an industrial plant. Since 1997, he became an employee of the laboratory at Moscow State University, while simultaneously studying there, choosing the specialty of philosopher in the department of political science. A talented student with an interesting worldview and views on political fluctuations in the country immediately attracted the attention of teachers.
Interesting:
After graduating from the institute, Mikheev for a long time could not find a suitable place of work. Wherever Sergei appears, his analytical mind and forecasts for the future of the country were not appreciated. Mikheev’s leadership was dissatisfied with his forecasts, which ran counter to the policy of the USSR.
Career breakthrough
Rejected among political scientists, Mikheev found himself in journalism, becoming one of the first bloggers on the Internet. In May 2001, the political scientist began collaborating with the Politcom website, where he openly expressed his thoughts, without fear of condemnation or indignation from others. Extraordinary thinking allowed him to make correct and unexpected predictions regarding the further development of Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, who took bold steps to pull the country out of the debt hole.
In April 2004, Sergei Mikheev was appointed to the post of head of the CIS Countries Department at the Center for Political Technologies. A year later, the political scientist took the position of general director, becoming one of the recognizable and significant people in the political environment.
Soon he was invited to the position of political expert at the ITAR-TASS news agency, which is the central news agency in the Russian Federation.
From 2011 to 2013, Sergei Mikheev worked as director of the Center for Political Contexts on the Vesti.FM website. At the moment, he is an independent consultant-political scientist, actively developing his career on the above site, as well as on the YouTube channel and on various social networks. Since 2014, he has been the head of the Expert Advisory Council under the Head of the Republic of Crimea, Sergei Valerievich Aksenov. Since 2015, he became the host of a program on Vesti.FM radio together with Sergei Korneevsky. In parallel with this, he regularly collaborates with the information and analytical Internet channel “Tsargrad TV”.
Undesirable person
Sergei Mikheev is recognized as a “political patriot” of the Russian Federation. His name is known to everyone who is even superficially interested in the political situation on the world stage. He is deeply knowledgeable in matters of domestic and foreign policy, and his expert assessment is distinguished by professionalism and the ability to thoroughly understand the issue, revealing all the positive and negative aspects.
Due to the fact that, as a political scientist and opponent participating in various television shows, Sergei Mikheev has repeatedly expressed his unique opinion regarding events taking place in the world, he has become persona non grata in the European Union. The initiator of the introduction of this status was Lithuania, which was supported by many countries.
The reason was the political scientist’s harsh and negative statements regarding the crisis in Ukraine that began after the events on the Maidan. These statements were made during a conference held in Vilnius.
Sergei Mikheev learned about this decision from the European Union while trying to cross the Finnish border. The political scientist was seized by border guards and, after taking away all his belongings and mobile phone, they put him in a prison cell. Eight hours later, the citizen of the Russian Federation was informed of a violation on his part, in connection with which he was treated as a criminal who had broken the law.
Sergei Mikheev in the scandalous program “60 Seconds”
Therefore, the political scientist had to postpone his trip to Latvia to the Format-A3 media club conference until April 2017. Despite the fact that Latvia did not express any complaints against Sergei Mikheev, it was not possible to cross the Finnish border without lifting the ban from Lithuania.
Personal life
Sergei Mikheev is a famous Russian political scientist, whose biography in the “Family” column is shrouded in a veil of secrecy. He more than once indicated “married” in his marital status, but never revealed either the name or occupation of his wife.
Mikheev, known in the political circle, hides information about his children with special care, trying to protect them from the interference of journalists and other curious persons. It is only known that the political scientist has three children. Some of them are quite old and have already graduated from higher education institutions.
As a well-known personality in various circles, political scientist Sergei Mikheev, who revealed his biography to the whole world, never advertises information about whether he has a family. Many compare him to the President of the Russian Federation, Putin, who hides his personal life with extreme care. In this matter, politicians are absolutely right, because in the event of a threat to their personalities, the first blow is always struck against close people in order to hit them harder and thereby destroy the politician as a person.
Sergei Mikheev is a famous Russian political scientist. Many major publications covering political life in the country and abroad listen to his opinion. And, despite the fact that this man appears in public quite often, he still manages to remain a mystery to his admirers.
So, let's find out who Sergei Mikheev really is. How exactly did he become the leading political commentator in the country, and what sets him apart from other political scientists in Russia.
Sergei Mikheev: biography of his early years
Sergei Aleksandrovich Mikheev was born on May 28, 1967 in Moscow. Here he graduated from school, after which he immediately went to work at a factory. But soon he was taken to serve in the army, where he spent two years of his life - from 1985 to 1987.
Having been demobilized, he returned home and soon got a job at the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy. Here he stayed until 1994, when he entered Moscow State University. M. V. Lomonosov, to the Faculty of Philosophy. At the same time, he already chose political science as his main direction.
Since 1997, Sergei Mikheev has worked part-time at the Moscow State University Laboratory. A year later, he already became one of the experts at the Center for Political Current Affairs in Russia, which he remained until 2001.
In 1999, Sergei Mikheev was accepted into the ranks of the Center for Political Technologies. But he didn’t manage to work there for a long time, since he and Igor Bunin (the director of the organization) had ideological differences. This led to Sergei deciding to leave this organization.
The arrival of popularity
The year 2001 was decisive for Sergei Mikheev, when he got a job as a political expert on the Politkom.Ru website. It was here that the general public drew attention to his emotional reviews. And soon he acquired a wide circle of admirers.
In 2004, Sergei Mikheev moved to work at the Center for Political Technologies at the CIS Department. And a year later he was entrusted with a position, which allowed Sergei to expand his range of activities.
What is the reason for his success?
Logically speaking, the main reason for Sergei Mikheev’s success is his straightforwardness and belief in his own business. All his articles and speeches are filled with an unimaginable charge of energy, which makes you believe all his words.
In addition, he is not afraid to talk about the hottest topics. He was often criticized by Western governments, US actions, and the conflict with Ukraine. Alas, such a position has led to the fact that since 2014, Sergei Mikheev has been a person of non-desideration for most European countries.
But the country's leading political scientist is not very upset by this state of affairs. He believes that the truth is much more important than the opportunity to spend a vacation in Paris or Rome.
Sergey Mikheev - Iron Logic - video on Vesti-FM radio - an analytical program in which political scientist and presenter Sergey Korneevsky discuss the latest political and economic events in Russia and the world. The situation in Ukraine and the situation in Donbass, the latest news from Syria, the Russian economy and cooperation with China, the Russian armed forces.
Last episode of Iron Logic with Sergei Mikheev 09/23/19
Political scientist Sergei Mikheev in the Iron Logic program from 02/22/2019
Events in Ukraine became the focus of the latest issue of Iron Logic. The preparation of a new provocation in the Kerch Strait is being discussed in Russian and Western media. Petro Poroshenko's last chance to retain power and remain in the presidential chair for a second term.
Political scientist Sergey Mikheev - Iron logic 02/15/2019 Belarus, Ukraine and Munich
In the latest issue of Iron Logic, Sergei Mikheev and Sergei Korneevsky discussed the latest news in international politics. Negotiations between Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko; the struggle for the presidency in Ukraine; Munich Conference on World Security.
Political scientist Sergei Mikheev - Iron logic 01/21/2019
Today's episode of Iron Logic began late, as presenters Sergei Mikheev and Vladimir Solovyov launched a new television project “” on the Russia-1 channel. The new political talk show will air daily on weekdays from 14:40 to 17:00 Moscow time.
In the issue: political and religious situation in Ukraine; the Russian delegation will not go to PACE; dispute between Russia and Japan over the Kuril Islands.
Political scientist Mikheev in the Iron Logic program from 01/18/2019
Latest events in international politics in the Iron Logic program on Vesti-FM on January 18. In the issue: Vladimir Putin’s visit to Serbia and relations between the two countries; Ukraine and Donbass today and tomorrow; slaves in Italy are a long tradition; Why are they trying to push back the patriotic upsurge of Russians?
Political scientist Mikheev - Iron logic from 11/19/2018 Magnitsky, Ukraine, Turkish stream
In today's episode of Iron Logic with Sergei Mikheev: Poroshenko and religious confrontations in Ukraine; Putin's meeting with Erdogan and the Turkish gas flow; The Magnitsky case was filled with new details.
Political scientist Mikheev - Iron logic 11/12/2018 Paris, Ukraine, Donbass
In today's issue of Iron Logic, political scientist Mikheev gave an analysis of Vladimir Putin's trip to Paris and summed up the results of the elections in Donbass. Also in the program is the scandal surrounding the prisoner Tsepovyaz, who consumes lobster with red caviar in prison.
Political scientist Sergei Mikheev - Iron logic 09-11-2018
Today's episode of Mikheev's Iron Logic program, the discussion began with the question of Russia's withdrawal from the Council of Europe. Also in the issue: Ukrainian laws will not scare Russians; scandal with photographs of gang member Tsapko.
Sergey Mikheev - Iron logic 09/14/2018
The main events in international political life through the eyes of political commentator Sergei Aleksandrovich Mikheev on Vesti-FM radio. Events in Ukraine continue to arouse the interest of analysts and political scientists. Religious confrontation can cause conflicts throughout Ukraine.
- 1. Autocephaly of the UOC
- 2. Is there life without a dollar?
- 3. The hole on the ISS is deliberate sabotage
Interview with Sergei Mikheev 05/28/2018 conversation for life
Political scientist Sergei Mikheev answers Sergei Korneevsky’s questions about his personal life, career and attitude towards religion. Childhood, military service, family and Faith became the main issues in the casual conversation between the two hosts of the political program.
Mikheev in the Iron Logic program on Vesti-FM 04/16/2018 Analysis of the strike on Syria
The main topic in Sergei Mikheev’s program is the American coalition’s missile strike on Syrian targets. Details of the attack, consequences for international politics and Russia's possible response to the aggression of the collective West. The Russian economy in the era of confrontation.
- More missiles - fewer casualties
- Part 2 Where the tamahawks fell
- The West threatens new sanctions
Sergey Mikheev - issue dated 03/19/2018
Sergei Mikheev dedicated today's episode of the Iron Logic program to an analysis of the presidential elections. Why Vladimir Putin received such support from the people and what to expect in Russia in the coming years.
- The intrigue is just beginning
- Russians voted for the right to be themselves
- Reasons for the defeat of Zhirinovsky and other candidates
Mikheev on Vesti-FM 03/12/2018
Part 1 New Russian weapons
Part 2 The political future of Petro Poroshenko
Part 3 Poisoning of Skripal in London
Mikheev's Iron Logic program 02/12/2018
Review of the main political events in Russia, Ukraine and the whole world from political scientist Sergei Mikheev and VestiFM presenter Sergei Korneevsky.
Watch Sergei Mikheev on VestiFM
Part 1 Risk - the other side of reaching for the sky
Part 2 Middle East
Part 3 Ukraine and Poland
Full release of Mikheev
Mikheev - LOGIC
In the Iron Logic program on January 19, political scientist Sergei Mikheev and presenter Sergei Korneevsky discussed the latest events in world politics. What Nazarbayev and Trump agreed on, the tragedy in the Bashkir school, the new law in Ukraine.
In today's episode of Iron Logic:
- Ukraine buried the Minsk agreements;
- negotiations between Nursultan Nazarbayev and Donald Trump;
- dance of cadets of the Ulyanovsk Flight School;
- attack on a school in Buryatia;
- The Internet is fighting for the souls of children.
Sergey Mikheev - IRON LOGIC July 10. Ukraine wants to commit suicide?!
The latest episode of Sergei Mikheev’s Iron Logic program on July 10, 2017 discusses the visit of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Kyiv and the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO. Joint exercises of the Ukrainian and American military.
Russia's reaction to Tillerson's meeting with Petro Poroshenko turned out to be predictable.
Sergey Mikheev is a Russian political scientist, blogger, journalist, host of the socio-political program “Iron Logic”, guest of the “Duel” program, “political patriot” of the Russian Federation, supporter of the idea of the “Russian world”.
Sergei Aleksandrovich Mikheev is a native Muscovite. He was born in May 1967 into an intelligent family.
After graduating from school, Mikheev went to the Izolyator plant. I didn’t stay here long because I was called up for military service. Two years after demobilization, Sergei got a job at the Air Force Engineering Academy named after N. E. Zhukovsky. Here the young man worked for 7 years.
In 1994, Sergei Mikheev left the academy due to his admission to Moscow State University. He chose one of the most prestigious and interesting faculties - philosophy. But this choice was not dictated by fashion or prestige, but by a keen interest in science. The young man’s greatest curiosity was related to political science, to which he devoted a lot of time and effort.
Career
In his third year, in 1997, the young political scientist got a part-time job at the University’s Regional Policy Laboratory. Over the course of a year, he managed to prove himself in such a way that he was accepted into the ranks of experts at the Russian Center for Political Current Affairs in Russia. But here Mikheev stayed until 2001. He left the Center due to ideological differences with its director Igor Bunin.
The same year in the career of a political scientist was marked by a breakthrough to resounding success. Mikheev was hired as a political expert on the popular website Politkom.ru. The public interested in politics immediately noticed a brilliant expert whose assessments were admired for their accuracy, objectivity and emotionality. Sergei Alexandrovich now has a circle of admirers.
Since 2004, the political scientist has changed his place of work. He was admitted to the Center for Political Technologies, established under the CIS Department. A year later, Mikheev became deputy general director and significantly expanded the range of his activities.
Soon, the expert and political scientist becomes director of the Institute of Caspian Cooperation. The website of this organization is a media aggregator that collects information from various websites dedicated to the region. And Sergei Mikheev becomes an ITAR-TASS expert.
From 2011 to 2013, he worked as director of the Center for Political Conjuncture, where he recently began working as an expert.
In the fall of next year, on the initiative of Lithuania, after a speech by a political scientist at a conference in Vilnius, Mikheev was included in the list of desiderata (undesirable persons) who are prohibited from entering the EU countries because of his position on the crisis that occurred in Ukraine.
Mikheev was not informed of this procedure and was arrested when he tried to legally enter Finland. The Russian had to spend several hours in a prison cell. But Sergei Alexandrovich was not embarrassed by such punishment. He did not give up his position and did not change his views. The political scientist believes that the truth is more valuable than a vacation in Rome or Paris.
The biography of Sergei Mikheev also includes his bright performances on television talk shows, where he is often invited. Mikheev is a frequent guest on programs. And since December 2015, the expert tried his hand at the role of host of the socio-political program “Iron Logic,” which is broadcast on Vesti-FM radio. At first, Alla Volokhina was his co-host, and later she was replaced by Sergei Korneevsky.
After the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula to Russia, Sergei Mikheev was elected head of the Expert Advisory Council under the head of the Republic of Crimea.
Sergey Mikheev, "Evening with Vladimir Solovyov" Since 2016, the political scientist began appearing on Vladimir Solovyov’s analytical talk show “Duel.” The essence of the program was a meeting between two opponents, who expressed their points of view in the first round and then answered questions from specialists and the TV presenter. At the end of the program, an SMS voting takes place among viewers, based on the results of which the winner of the episode is selected.
Sergei Mikheev participated in a program on relations between Russia and Europe, where his opponent was a politician. The political scientist discussed a similar topic with. In an episode dedicated to the situation in Donbass, Sergei spoke out against his Ukrainian colleague Vyacheslav Kovtun and received a record 94% of audience votes. On the air of the talk show, Mikheev also discussed with Yakub Koreyba, Yuri Pivovarov,. The topics discussed on air had to do with Russian foreign policy and the issue of liberalization of the country.
Today the name of this man is familiar to everyone who is at least somewhat interested in politics. The main reason for Sergei Alexandrovich’s success is his deep awareness of issues of domestic and foreign policy, as well as straightforwardness. Most often, Western and American politicians come under fire from expert criticism. And recently, he has been subjecting the political elite of neighboring Ukraine to sharp obstruction.
Personal life
Unfortunately, the personal life of Sergei Mikheev is hidden from prying eyes. The political scientist believes that he is not a representative of show business or a pop star, so he keeps family affairs secret from the idle public. But it is known that Mikheev has a wife and three children. By religion, Sergei Alexandrovich considers himself an Orthodox Christian.
Sergey Mikheev now
Sergei Mikheev’s main place of work remains the Vesti FM radio. On the Tsargrad TV website, the political scientist also hosts the analytical program “Results of the Week.” On the air of the program, Sergei Mikheev examined in detail the situation surrounding the Russian presidential elections, predicting a high turnout and victory for the current head of state. In the analytical program, the author covers issues related to innovations in the country’s economy and future robotization.
In addition to participating in television and radio projects, Sergei Mikheev runs his own website, on the pages of which he publishes videos of the “Iron Logic” program, where he examines topical topics on a weekly basis. In 2018, they included issues of interaction between Russia and the West, poisoning, loudly from the United States. An equally interesting discussion was the release of a program against Russia during the Olympic Games. According to the political scientist, the West has exhausted all methods in the fight against Russia and has taken a wait-and-see attitude.
Some of the episodes of Iron Logic touched on the topic of elections and high ratings. Now the main issue of the program is the war in Syria. Mikheev examines from a political science point of view the participation of Russian troops in the military conflict, the nuances of the participation of the US Army in launching military strikes on the eastern state, as well as the withdrawal from the nuclear deal with Iran.
Projects
- 2001 – “Politkom.ru”
- 2015 – “Iron Logic”
- 2016 – “Duel”
- 2017 – “Mikheev. Results"
