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Is this the "well known Soviet propagandist"^† and author? Wait, he might be notable. He wrote a number of books, at least one translated into English and was available in libraries: https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0000EBE5I I wonder if it's just that he is pre-internet, so won't get so many hits on search engines, and being a supporter of a failed regime won't help. Here's a video obit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR3pzZ479HA - Jack N. Stock ( talk) 07:13, 18 January 2017 (UTC) reply
_{† Article about Boston Contrasts, a documentary narrated and written by Valentin Zorin.}

I've added some additional details, there's quite a bit more out there. Someone who is fluent in Russian might help. Decent size article in the Russian Wikipedia - Jack N. Stock ( talk) 07:51, 18 January 2017 (UTC) reply