Valentin Zorin

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.

Valentin Zorin
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
Died	April 27, 2016(2016-04-27) (aged 91) Moscow, Russia
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)

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]

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."^{[citation needed]} 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.^[2]