Misha Glenny

Misha Glenny is the kind of journalist I instinctively trust because he goes where the danger is. From London to Bristol to the front lines of southeast European conflict, global organised crime, and cybersecurity, he turns terrifying underworlds into prose ordinary readers can actually follow. His 2012 Orwell Prize feels well earned for that gift. Add a stint leading a Vienna research institute and you get a writer with both reportorial nerve and intellectual range. I respect chroniclers who illuminate the shadows instead of merely shivering at them, and Glenny does precisely that.

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Name (English)

Misha Glenny

Name (Japanese)

ミシャ・グレニー

Reading

みしゃ・ぐれにー

Born

April 1958

Origin

London, United Kingdom

Occupation

journalist / writer / historian

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Dog

University

University of Bristol

Awards & achievements

• 2012 Orwell Prize

• Official sitehttps://www.mishaglenny.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misha%20Glenny
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3859025

Tags

• journalist
• writer
• historian

Last updated

September 25, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.