Gordon-Lazareff, Hélène (1909–1988)

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Gordon-Lazareff, Hélène (1909–1988)

French journalist. Name variations: Helene Gordon Lazareff. Born 1909 in Rostov-on-the-Don, Russia; died in 1988; m. Paul Radnitz; m. Pierre Lazareff; children: (1st m.) 1 dau; (2nd m.) 1 daughter.

Fled with family to Turkey then Paris during Russian Revolution (1917); studied ethnology and began working as journalist; worked for American women's magazines during WWII; with Françoise Giroud, founded the highly successful Elle magazine (1945), which she then directed and edited until 1973; with Pierre Lazareff, wrote USSR in the Time of Malenkov; served on French tv advisory council.

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