Svyatoslav Igorevich Belza ( ; 26 April 1942 -- 3 June 2014 ) was a Soviet/Russian literary and musical scholar , critic and essayist , and prominent TV personality .
Svyatoslav Igorevich Belza ( Russian : Святосла́в И́горевич Бэ́лза , April 26 , 1942 -- June 3 , 2014 ) was a Soviet/Russian literary and musical scholar , critic and essayist .