In the history of any country, there are people who have become legends. They did not lead troops into battle, did not raise the virgin lands and did not work in the Taiga, but their contribution to the life of the country was very important. We are talking about the announcers of radio and television, whose voices people listened to during news reports, especially during wartime.
Every person in the Soviet Union knew the voice of the All-Union Radio announcer Olga Vysotskaya. She announced minutes of silence, exact Moscow time, and reported from important government meetings. Now she is called the legend of Soviet radio.
Biography
Olga Sergeevna Vysotskaya was born in Moscow back in 1906. Her family was the most ordinary: her father worked as an electrician on the railway, and her mother was a housewife. They lived in difficult and interesting times: first there was the Civil War, then the revolution, dispossession, NEP and so on.
Despite the difficulties, Olya grew mobile and creative: she sang, danced, recited poetry to the public. When I went to school, I went to several circles at once. As a teenager, she came to a youth theater studio and began to enjoy acting with pleasure.
At that time, it was not customary for ordinary families to receive higher education, therefore, after the age of eight, Olya got a job in one of the workshops of a textile factory. Here she was fond of athletics, had great success, and she was invited to teach physical education in the elementary grades.
One of the parents noticed that their teacher had a wonderful voice and excellent diction. In 1929, Olga Sergeevna was cast on the radio and became a member of the staff of the All-Union Radio.
Career as a radio announcer
Two years after entering the radio, Vysotskaya became the presenter of news programs and radio conversations - it was very responsible, because in those days absolutely everyone listened to the radio. However, the young announcer coped with her duties perfectly and soon won the love of listeners throughout the vast country. Her soulful intonations and impeccable diction were recognizable, and it was pleasant to listen to her. Very soon Olga Vysokaya became the leading radio announcer of the USSR.
And then she began to broadcast the most important programs: broadcasts from meetings of the Central Committee of the CPSU and events taking place on Red Square. And if big performances and important concerts were broadcast on the radio, they were also accompanied by the voice of Vysotskaya.
When the war came, the voices of Vysotskaya and Levitan instilled hope for victory. When our troops retreated, how much courage was needed for the announcers to speak clearly and calmly. And what skill and creativity it was necessary to show so that during the offensive of our troops it was also calm and dignified to announce the next breakthrough on the fronts.
But how joyfully and fervently Vysotskaya announced the surrender of Germany in May 1945 and told the audience about the first Victory Parade, which took place on June 24 of the same year.
Last years
After retirement, Vysotskaya did not leave her profession: she taught young radio presenters. And later TV presenters joined them - they also needed to be trained to speak correctly and cleanly.
Olga Vysotskaya was engaged in teaching until the last days of her life. She died at the age of 94 and was buried in the Pyatnitskoye cemetery.
For her contribution to the culture of the USSR, Olga Sergeevna was awarded the Order of Lenin and awarded her the title of People's Artist of the USSR.
