Valentin Sergeyevich Zorin (; 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

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, and

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. In his latter years, he was a columnist for

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and hosted a program on

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called "How it looks from Moscow." For his work in the media, he received awards including

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(1973),

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(1982) and the

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in 1976.Умер советский журналист-международник Валентин Зорин

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* ttps://02varvara.wordpress.com/tag/valentin-zorin/ Blog including a collection of columns written by Valentin Zorin from 2011 to 2015. {{DEFAULTSORT:Zorin, Valentin 1925 births 2016 deaths 20th-century Russian male writers Mass media people from Moscow Moscow State Institute of International Relations alumni Academic staff of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia) Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the USSR State Prize Recipients of the Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR Russian television presenters Soviet male writers Soviet television presenters Burials in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery Soviet Jews Russian Jews Jewish journalists