Valentin Zorin
Photograph of Valentin Zorin receiving the Order of Alexander Nevsky from Vladimir Putin in 2015.
Receiving the Order of Alexander Nevsky from Vladimir Putin in 2015.
Native name
Валенти́н Серге́евич Зо́рин
Born(1925-02-09)February 9, 1925
Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
DiedApril 27, 2016(2016-04-27) (aged 91)
Moscow, Russia
Occupationpolitical commentator, journalist, radio personality, screenwriter, television presenter, author, historian
LanguageRussian
NationalityRussian
CitizenshipSoviet, Russian
EducationDoctor of Sciences
Alma materMoscow Institute of International Relations
SubjectsInternational events, politics, American society
Years active1948–2016
Notable worksHow it looks from Moscow, America the Seventies
Notable awardsUSSR State Prize, Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR, Honored Cultural Worker of the RSFSR, numerous others
SpouseKira Sokolova (b. 1928)
ChildrenEkaterina Zorina (b. 1954)

Valentin Sergeyevich Zorin (Russian: Валентин Сергеевич Зорин; February 9 1925, Moscow – April 27 2016, Moscow) was a Soviet and 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. During his career, he was able to secure exclusive interviews with key world leaders, including Henry Kissinger, John F. Kennedy, Charles de Gaulle, and Margaret Thatcher.[1] 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.[2]

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." For his work in the media, he received awards including Honoured Cultural Worker of the RSFSR (1973), Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR (1982) and the USSR State Prize in 1976.[3]

References

  1. ↑ TASS, Russian News Agency (April 28, 2016). "Legend of Soviet Cold War era political journalism Valentin Zorin dies aged 91". TASS. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ Latunsky, Igor (April 29, 2016). "Who and why killed the Kennedy brothers: exclusive interview with Valentin Zorin". EADaily.com. EurAsia Daily News Agency. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  3. ↑ Умер советский журналист-международник Валентин Зорин (in Russian)
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