Irana Kazakova (Russian: Ирана Казакова; 1928 – 2 February 2021) was a Soviet journalist, television anchor and writer who first proposed the idea of the show Minute of Silence, a Soviet radio and television broadcast remembering all those lost in World War II. Kazakova stated that her reports consisted of "up to 1/2 per cent unprepared improvisation."[1][2]

Irana Kazakova
Ирана Казакова
Born1928 (1928)
Tehran, Iran
Died2 February 2021(2021-02-02) (aged 92–93)
Occupation(s)Journalist, television anchor, writer

Kazakova was born in Tehran to the family of Soviet diplomat Dmitry Kazakov. She graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations and worked for the Soviet government's international radio broadcasting service (Innoveschaniye) then as a TV anchor for the Soviet Central Television. She married Nikolay Panskov, Soviet ambassador to Mauritius, and spent five years in Mauritius.[2] She wrote a book, Paradise on Earth is inevitable (Рай на земле неизбежен)[3] about her life on this island.[2]

Kazakova died on 2 February 2021.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Boret︠s︡Kiĭ, Rudolʹf (1970). "Television Journalism". p. 132.
  2. ^ a b c "Ирана Казакова". TVMuseum.
  3. ^ Kazakova, Irana (2008). Рай на земле неизбежен. ISBN 978-5-87789-021-3.
  4. ^ "Не стало Ираны Казаковой. Она писала текст для "Минуты молчания" и комментировала встречу Гагарина в 1961-м". Rodina History. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2024.