Anatoly Aleksandrovich Wasserman[note 1] (Russian: Анато́лий Алекса́ндрович Ва́ссерман, Ukrainian: Анатолій Олександрович Вассерман; born 9 December 1952) is a politician, journalist and political pundit who has won numerous television intellectual quiz shows.

Wasserman studied thermal physics at the Institute of refrigeration and cryotechnologies in Odessa, specializing also in computer programming.

[4] After the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in 2014 and the start of the 2014 to present Russo-Ukrainian War, Wasserman became increasingly critical of the Ukrainian government.

[6] Wasserman advised Dmitry Medvedev not to experiment on Russians after Medvedev (the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation) proposed beginning a gradual transition to a shorter working week, starting with an experiment on the territory of one region or on a group of companies.

It is necessary to calculate whether the increase in labor productivity will compensate for the loss of one working day, because otherwise, the salary of citizens will fall, the journalist explained.