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Valentin Zorin (Валенти́н Серге́евич Зо́рин) (February 9, 1925 in Moscow, USSR – April, 27 2016 in Moscow, Russia) was a 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. He counted Henry Kissinger, John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy among his friends. 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.
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 Honored Cultural Worker of the RSFSR (1973), Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR (1982) and the USSR State Prize in 1976.