Valentin Zorin
Valentin Zorin | |
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![]() Receiving the Order of Alexander Nevsky from Vladimir Putin in 2015. | |
Native name | Валенти́н Серге́евич Зо́рин |
Born | Moscow, RSFSR, USSR | February 9, 1925
Died | April 27, 2016 Moscow, Russia | (aged 91)
Occupation | political commentator, journalist, radio personality, screenwriter, television presenter, author, historian |
Language | Russian |
Nationality | Russian |
Citizenship | Soviet, Russian |
Education | Doctor of Sciences |
Alma mater | Moscow Institute of International Relations |
Subjects | International events, politics, American society |
Years active | 1948 — 2016 |
Notable works | How it looks from Moscow, America the Seventies |
Notable awards | USSR State Prize, Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR, Honored Cultural Worker of the RSFSR, numerous others |
Spouse | Kira Sokolova (b. 1928) |
Children | Ekaterina Zorina (b. 1954) |
Valentin Sergeevich Zorin (Валенти́н Серге́евич Зо́рин) (February 9, 1925 in Moscow, USSR – April 27, 2016 in Moscow, Russia) was a Russian political commentator, journalist, author, screenwriter and television presenter.
Career
Zorin was host of several Soviet television programs that discussed international events and politics. Considered an Americanist, Zorin lived most of his working years in the United States. He counted Henry Kissinger, John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy among his friends. For most of the second half of the 20th century until the dissolution of the Soviet Union, he was the main source of information for many Soviet people about life and politics in the United States.[1]
In his latter years, he was a columnist for RIA Novosti and hosted a program on Voice of Russia called "How it looks from Moscow."[2] For his work in the media, he received awards including Honored Cultural Worker of the RSFSR (1973), Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR (1982) and the USSR State Prize in 1976.[3]
References
- ^ Latunsky, Igor (29 April 2016). "Who and why killed the Kennedy brothers: exclusive interview with Valentin Zorin". EADaily.com. EurAsia Daily News Agency. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "Legend of Soviet and Russian journalism Valentin Zorin turns 85". Sputnik News Agency and Radio. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ Умер советский журналист-международник Валентин Зорин (in Russian)
External links
- Burials in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
- Recipients of the USSR State Prize
- Soviet male writers
- 20th-century male writers
- Soviet television presenters
- Russian television presenters
- 1925 births
- 2016 deaths
- Recipients of the Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR
- Moscow State Institute of International Relations faculty
- Recipients of the Order of Friendship
- Moscow State Institute of International Relations alumni
- Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
- People from Moscow