Vera Alekseyevna Shebeko (russian: Вера Алексеевна Шебеко, links=no; born 10 July 1938) is a former

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n anchorwoman for

Soviet Central Television The Central Television of the USSR (russian: Центральное телевидение СССР, translit=Tsentral'noye televideniye SSSR; abbr. CT USSR .html" ;"title="/nowiki>">/nowiki>/nowiki>) was the state television broadcaster of the ...

and host of the channel's main editorial program ''Novosti''.

Biography

In 1965, Shebeko graduated from the Russian language and literature faculty of the

Belarusian State University Belarusian State University (BSU) ( be, links=no, Белару́скі дзяржа́ўны ўніверсітэ́т, ; russian: links=no, Белору́сский госуда́рственный университе́т) is a university in Mins ...

, working as a newsreader for radio stations in Belarus after graduation. She was hired by Soviet Central TV in 1971 in the editorial department; she later became the head anchor of the popular news program ''

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'' (russian: Время), as well as appearing on other programs. She was a member of the

Communist Party of the Soviet Union "Hymn of the Bolshevik Party" , headquarters = 4 Staraya Square, Moscow , general_secretary = Vladimir Lenin (first) Mikhail Gorbachev (last) , founded = , banned = , founder = Vladimir Lenin , newspaper ...

until 1990. In the post-Soviet era was a teacher of speech on the

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channel and NTV Plus, several years worked with the staff of these channels. Her son, Yuri Mshetsyan (Melisov), is a guitarist with the Russian rock group

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(russian: Эпидемия).

Awards

Honored Artist of the RSFSR Honored Artist of the RSFSR (, ''Zasluzhenny artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchestra conductors, who had outstanding achievements in the ...

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour (russian: орден «Знак Почёта», orden "Znak Pochyota") was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding ...

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1938 births 20th-century Russian women Living people People from Krupki District Belarusian State University alumni Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Honored Artists of the RSFSR People of the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt Radio and television announcers Russian women journalists Russian women television presenters Soviet journalists Soviet television presenters {{Russia-bio-stub