The speakers of Soviet television are the property of Russian culture

March 22, 2016 Central Television celebrated its 65th anniversary. Today it is difficult to imagine that there were times when broadcasting was carried out only on two cities: Moscow and Leningrad (St. Petersburg), it was black and white, and all the broadcasts were live. Only in 1957 began broadcasting to the European part of the Soviet Union, and from November 2, 1967 - throughout the country. Those who communicated with the population from the blue screen, read news, conducted programs and commented on sports competitions, there were Soviet television broadcasters. They were representatives of a special profession and a specially created department at the DPT, which ceased to exist in 1995.

The first speakers of Soviet television are blue screen legends

The demand for the profession was formed gradually, on the best examples of the announcers of the fifties, who became the idols of millions of spectators. Thanks to their talent, the requirements for future job seekers on television became clear: good diction, literate speech, appearance and ability to communicate with the audience, even if the audience is invisible. In the future, only those who will pass competitive tests from three rounds will be accepted for work, which is akin to selecting for a theater college. The announcers of Soviet television, which were to be equaled, are, first of all, Viktor Balashov and Igor Kirillov, Svetlana Zhiltsova and Anna Shilova, Valentina Leontieva and Anna Shatilova.

Nowadays Viktor Balashov, born in 1924, a graduate of the Moscow Art Theater School-Studio, is an example of speaker readings. He started the Great Patriotic War, his career on the radio, where the diction and sound of the voice played a very important role. Worked together with the legendary Yuri Levitan. Coming to television in 1947, he developed ligatures before the ether began, as a professional singer. With his unique bass voice, he announced important news for the country, becoming the host of the program "Time". He was honored to report the flight of Yuri Gagarin, read the parting words of Leonid Brezhnev, who was ill, to the cosmonauts of the Soyuz-Apollo station, the first international crew. Having worked on television until 1996, Viktor Balashov is a People's Artist of Russia.

Speakers - TV presenter

The announcers worked in different editions, and not only read the text magnificently, but also conducted various programs, forever linking their name with their history. So, Vladimir Ukhin was the permanent presenter of the children's releases of "Good Night, Kids," Angelina Vovk spent 18 years leading the final "Song of the Year", Yuri Nikolayev is associated with "The Morning Star", and Svetlana Zhiltsova and Alexander Maslyakov - with the KVN, which began with Song "Take a pencil in your hands, we begin our evening."

Paradoxically, neither Alexander nor Svetlana were the first leading KVN, but they became his symbols. Transmission, born of another fun program, was the only one, in conditions of live broadcast, uncontrollable and uncontrollable bosses. Her closing in 1971 on a formal occasion - the team of Odessa came out on the game with glued mustaches and beards - was the end of the freedom-loving 60's.

Svetlana Zhiltsova got on television quite by accident, but this was preceded by her many years of work in the studio of the artistic word at the House of Pioneers. Being a student of an elama, she was invited to television because of her knowledge of English. After the unexpected replacement of the sick leading children's sports program, where she showed herself well in a 40-minute show, the girl was invited to the staff. She was distinguished by her smile and correct literate speech. In those years, the speech was broadcasted by a teacher of the Russian language, whose Soviet television broadcasters received lessons. Alexander Maslyakov came to the KVN in 1964, while still a student, and remained true to this game to the present day.

Style Icons

In the absence of a commercial component of television, the presenter selected the clothes for appearing on the air on his own. Going abroad, watching the fashion and seeking opportunities for the acquisition of high-quality materials, the real icons of style in the Soviet Union were precisely Soviet television broadcasters. Women were the first to demonstrate the beauty and practicality of crimplen costumes, modest but refined ornaments, magnificent hairstyles from recognized masters. Anna Shatilova, Angelina Vovk, Svetlana Morgunova, attracted to work on television so far, show impeccable taste, and in adulthood causing rave reviews.

The model of femininity and beauty for many years remained Valentina Leontieva, leading the most humane program "From the bottom of the heart", without which no rating program on television was conceived. The People's Artist of the USSR worked until she was 65, doing a plastic surgery to save her favorite work.

Ageless veterans

With the closing of the announcers department, most television veterans left their favorite work, continuing to work in other directions. A great career was made by the inimitable Ekaterina Andreeva, a graduate of the announcer school of 1992, distinguished among her colleagues by her intelligence and respectful attitude to the word. But there are also representatives of the older generation, the announcers of Soviet television. Men are represented by ageless Igor Kirillov, who started his activity in the distant 57th. For 30 years he was the undisputed leader of the program "Time". Thanks to his professionalism and the magnificent timbre of his voice, he was entrusted with congratulating the citizens of the country on the New Year, commenting on the festive events from the main square of the capital, which he continues to do at present, working in unison with the unfading Anna Shatilova.

The announcers of Soviet television have become an integral part of the country's culture, a source of pride and respect.