Svyatoslav Belza | |
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Святослав Бэлза | |
 Belza in 2012 | |
| Born | Svyatoslav Igorevich Belza 26 April 1942 |
| Died | 3 June 2014 (aged 72) |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, critic, author, TV presenter, |
| Years active | 1979–2014 |
Svyatoslav Igorevich Belza (Russian: Святосла́в И́горевич Бэ́лза; 26 April 1942 – 3 June 2014) was a Soviet Russian literary and musical scholar, critic and essayist, and a prominent TV personality who's launched and hosted several TV programs aimed at popularizing classical music, theatre, and ballet, including Music on Air and Masterpieces of the World Music Theatre. Belza has received high-profiled honors in three countries, among them the Russian Order of Merit for the Fatherland, the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, and the Ukrainian Order of Saint Nicholas.