Professional Summary
Roman Anin is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and the founder of IStories (Important Stories), a Russian independent media outlet dedicated to uncovering corruption, war crimes, and abuses of power. He has over 15 years of experience in cross-border investigations and has collaborated with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) on landmark investigations such as the Panama Papers, Pandora Papers, and the Rotenberg Files.
Anin is recognized globally for his fearless reporting on the Russian elite, military crimes in Ukraine, and international corruption networks.

Professional Experience
Founder – IStories (Important Stories)
2020 – Present
– Founded and currently lead IStories, one of Russia’s leading investigative journalism outlets.
– Led investigations into war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine, arms smuggling, and elite corruption.
– Oversaw collaborations with international media including Washington Post, Forbidden Stories, Der Spiegel, and OCCRP.
– IStories investigations have led to international sanctions and criminal inquiries.
Investigative Journalist – Novaya Gazeta, OCCRP
2006 – 2020
– Conducted major investigations into financial crimes, state corruption, and oligarch networks.
– Key contributor to the Panama Papers, exposing offshore assets of Russian elites.
– Co-authored investigations into Putin’s inner circle, Russian secret services and the organized crime.
– Collaborated with over 100 journalists globally to produce coordinated cross-border projects.

Education
Moscow State University – Faculty of Journalism
Graduated: 2010

Fellowships & Academic Engagement
John S. Knight Journalism Fellow, Stanford University
2019-2020

– Engaged in advanced research on digital surveillance, investigative journalism sustainability, and transnational collaborations.

Awards & Honors
– Pulitzer Prize (as part of ICIJ team, 2017) – for Panama Papers investigation
– Redkollegia Journalism Award (multiple)
– Knight International Journalism Award (2013)
– Overseas Press Club of America, Steve Forbes award for international business
reporting (2015)
– Society of American Business Editors and Writers Award in the category of “Best in
Business – International-Investigative” (2015)
– ICFJ Knight Trailblazer Award (2020)
– European Press Prize for Investigative Reporting (2021)
– IRE Don Bolles Medal (2022)
– Free Media Awards (2023)

Major Investigations
– Panama Papers (2016): Offshore dealings of Russian elites including close Putin associates.
– The Brotherhood of Killers and Cops (2016): Assassin # 1 of Russia and the Story of his Gang
– Kirill and Katya (2020): Corruption of the Putin’s family
– Pandora Papers (2021): Exposing secret financial networks of world
leaders.
– Rotenberg Files (2023): Investigative series into Russia’s powerful oligarch family.
– Russian Arms Supply Chain (2022-): Uncovering foreign component smuggling despite sanctions.
– Ukraine War Crimes (2022-): Investigating atrocities committed by Russian forces in Ukraine.

Skills
– Cross-border investigative journalism
– Data analysis and OSINT (Open Source Intelligence)
– Source protection and digital security
– Editorial leadership and newsroom management
– Multilingual research (Russian, Romanian, English, Spanish, Czech)