Elena Palmer
Elena Palmer is a renowned German journalist and author with Russian origins.
Biography
Elena Palmer is the author of the biography „Peter III - The Prince of Holstein“ (Sutton Publishing, Germany, 2005), herein she is expressing reasonable doubt towards the common portrayal of Russian emperor Peter III. In her work Palmer is referencing and questioning Peter III's wife Catherine the Great's memoirs. According to Palmer's research Catherine initiated Peter's [...] and illegally succeeded his throne, while later characterizing him as an “idiot”, “drunkard of Holstein”, “good-for-nothing” in order to improve her own bad reputation among the people of Russia.
Thanks to her knowledge of both old German and old Russian languages and after having spent months in Russian and German historical archives Palmer has found out a different truth about Peter III: a cultivated, open-minded emperor who tried to introduce various courageous, even democratic reforms in the 18th century Russia. Her work is considered unique in its unbiased and scientifically correct historical information.Since 2005 Palmer has traveled all over the world with lectures on the subject of Russian-German history.
Literary works
„Peter III - Der Prinz von Holstein“ (Sutton Publishing, Germany, 2005)
Personal life
Elena Palmer graduated with a Master degree in Music science from Moscow Conservatory in 1983, after that she was working as a music producer and songwriter, garnering commercial success in Russia and receiving numerous music awards. However her career took a complete turn, when she commenced psychology and journalism studies at the age of 30. She is an active freelancer with different media networks, while continuing to write novels and hold University lectures in Germany, Russia and the US. She currently resides in Berlin, Germany.
Political involvement
On October 3, 1993 Elena Palmer was one of the few Russian journalists to film the Parliament Revolution in Moscow. The events of that night are publicly considered the "second October Revolution" and resulted in hundreds of deaths. Her documentary received a Russian TV award and aired in many countries.
2007 she took part in the international program „Reporters in danger“ and held numerous lectures in American Universities in memory of reporters killed while doing their job. Her lecture in Eastern Illinois University was honored by the Illinois State Board of Education.