Svetlana Innokentyevna Sorokina (russian: Светла́на Инноке́нтьевна Соро́кина; née Sarykova; born January 15, 1957, Pushkin) is a

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, member of the , teacher at the

Higher School of Economics HSE University (russian: link=no, «Высшая школа экономики», ВШЭ), officially the National Research University Higher School of Economics (russian: link=no, Национальный исследовательский ун ...

, and a former member of the

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(2009-2011).

Career

Born 15 January 1957 In 1987, it included in the staff of the

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

television in 1988-1990 leading the program ''

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''. She worked at the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company,

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, TV-6,

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and other. From September 2005 onward—along with from September 2006—co-hosts a weekly radio show ' on the

Echo of Moscow Echo of Moscow (russian: links=no, Эхо Москвы, translit=Ekho Moskvy) was a 24/7 commercial Russian radio station based in Moscow. It broadcast in many Russian cities, some of the former Soviet republics (through partnerships with local ra ...

station. From April to December of 2015 hosted a talk show ''Sorokina'' on the

Dozhd TV Rain ( rus, Дождь, Dozhd, p=ˈdoʂtʲ, a=Ru-дождь (doʂtʲ).ogg; stylized ДОДЬ) is an independent Russian television channel. It was launched in 2010 in Russia, and since 2022 was based in Latvia. It focuses on news, discussio ...

channel.

Personal life

* Single. Kept her husband's surname from the first marriage—her maiden name is Sarykova. Her second husband was a television operator Vladimir Grechishkin. * In July 2003, she became the foster mother of daughter Tonya.

Awards

* Awarded the

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(1993) * A three-time winner of

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(1996, 2000, 2005)

References

External links

Svetlana Sorokina's blog
hosted by the

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