His second monograph "The First Scientific History of the War of 1812" (Russian: «Первая научная история войны 1812 года», 2017, 900 p.) became a bestseller.

[5][6][7][8] In March 2006 the premiere of his play The German Saga (Russian: Немецкая Сага) took place at the Meyerhold Theater and Cultural Center, Moscow.

[10] In 2009, opera singer Elena Obraztsova invited him to direct the celebration of her jubilee with theatrical performances in the Bolshoi Theatre and the Column Hall of the House of Unions.

In June 2010 Ponasenkov performed the main male role in a theatrical production based on his own play The Last Tango of Lili Marleen (Russian: Последнее танго Лили Марлен) in the Moscow International House of Music.

[14] Since June 2013 he has been the author and co-host of the series "The Dramaturgy of History" (Russian: «Драматургия истории») on the Saint Petersburg TV channel "Your Public Television!"