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Yuri Levitan

Soviet radio announcer (1914-1983) · Russia · On the map · Journalists · Died at 68

Yuri Borisovich Levitan was the primary Soviet radio announcer during and after World War II.

Yuri Levitan is read about 413 times a day, in 31 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.

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Awards

Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Order of the October Revolution
Order of the Badge of Honour
People's Artist of the USSR
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
Medal "Veteran of Labour"
Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
People's Artist of the RSFSR
Merited Artist of the RSFSR
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"

About this person

He announced on Radio Moscow all major international events in the 1940s-60s including the German attack on the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941, the surrender of Germany on 9 May 1945, the death of Joseph Stalin on 5 March 1953, and the first manned spaceflight on 12 April 1961.

Country
Russia
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1914 to 1983 · aged 68

Where to find them

IMDb

Journalists from Russia 6

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