Arkady Rotenberg Rotenberg was born in 1951 in Leningrad, where his father, Roman, worked in management at the Red Dawn telephone factory, allowing the family to avoid living in a communal apartment. Rotenberg is of Jewish ancestry. In 1963, when he was age twelve, Rotenberg and Vladimir Putin both joined Anatoly Rakhlin's sambo club. In 1978, Rotenberg graduated from the Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health and became a judo trainer. After Putin returned to Russia in 1990, Rotenberg trained with him several times a week. During the 1990s, Rotenberg and his brother, Boris, who had moved to
Stéphane Rotenberg Stéphane Rotenberg Stéphane Rotenberg (born 21 September 1967) is a French journalist and television presenter. Before becoming a television presenter, Stéphane Rotenberg began working as a journalist in printing press. From 1991 to 1997, he worked for specialized magazines such as "Sport Auto" and "Auto Journal". He also signed some articles for general press like "VSD", "Vogue" and "Libération". From 1995 to 1997, he became a reporter and then associate editor of the program "Turbo" on channel M6. In 1998, he became the editor of the programs on France 2. In 1999, he was associate at the direction of the