Bela Alekseevna Kurkova (December 26, 1935, Bryansk, Soviet Union – January 19, 2023, Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a presenter, journalist and producer of Soviet Union and Russian television. She was also the director general of 5TV Russian TV channel (1992 - 1995). She received awards such as the Honoured Cultural Worker of the RSFSR (1985).[1]

Bela Alekseevna Kurkova
Bela Kurkova at the ceremony of awarding the Order of Merit to the Fatherland, 4th degree, November 17, 2011.
BornDecember 26, 1935
Bryansk, Soviet Union
DiedJanuary 19, 2023
Resting placeSmolensky Cemetery
NationalityRussia
Occupation(s)presenter, journalist and producer
Years active1968 - 2000
Television5TV (Russian TV channel)
AwardsOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland" (2011 and 2021)
Order of Friendship (2008)
Medal "Defender of a Free Russia" (1993)
Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg" (2003)
Honoured Cultural Worker of the RSFSR (1985)

Life

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Bella Kurkova Born on December 26, 1935, in Bryansk. In 1959, she graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of Saint Petersburg State University. After graduating, she worked for about three years as a reporter for the Sotskaya Chukotka newspaper in the village of Pevek, Chukotka National District. From June 7, 1991, to July 3, 2000, she was the director of the Leningrad branch of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Company (VGTRK).[2]

Since October 1992, she headed the Federal Television and Radio Broadcasting Service "Russia" (FTS - Russian TV), which was created on the basis of the St. Petersburg Television Company and was dissolved by order of Boris Yeltsin. Later, on Yeltsin's orders, the Russian Broadcasting Service was renamed the State Television and Radio Company of St. Petersburg. In 1995, Kurkova was forced to resign as the head of the television company.[3]

Kurkova made two dozen serial films about St. Petersburg during her career. In total, her filmography includes more than 200 documentaries. She died on January 19, 2023, in St. Petersburg at the age of 88 after a long illness. He was buried in the Smolensk cemetery on January 23.[4][5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Биография журналистки Бэллы Курковой". TACC. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  2. ^ "Великий журналист и организатор. Ушла из жизни Бэлла Куркова". spbvedomosti.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  3. ^ "Куркова Бэлла Алексеевна". bryanskzem.ru. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  4. ^ "Прощание с Бэллой Курковой пройдет 23 января". TACC (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  5. ^ "Умерла журналистка Бэлла Куркова - РИА Новости, 19.01.2023". 2023-01-19. Archived from the original on 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  6. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 11.07.2021 № 413 ∙ Официальное опубликование правовых актов". publication.pravo.gov.ru. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  7. ^ "УКАЗ Президента РФ от 16.11.2011 N 1492 "О НАГРАЖДЕНИИ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫМИ НАГРАДАМИ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ"". 2012-01-03. Archived from the original on 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  8. ^ "Новости". www.rtr.spb.ru. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  9. ^ "Wayback Machine". 2019-01-17. Archived from the original on 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17.