Yuri Levitan
Soviet radio announcer (1914–1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yuri Borisovich Levitan[lower-alpha 1] (Russian: Юрий Борисович Левитан; 2 October 1914 – 4 August 1983) was the primary Soviet radio announcer during and after World War II. 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.[1]
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Yuri Levitan | |
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Юрий Левитан | |
Born | (1914-10-02)2 October 1914 |
Died | 4 August 1983(1983-08-04) (aged 68) Bessonovka, Belgorod Oblast, Soviet Union |
Occupation | Radio announcer |
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