Olena Nikolaeva

Olena Petrivna Nikolaeva was a trained actress who became one of the first three television presenters in the history of Ukraine, coming third in succession after Novela Serpionova and Olga Danylenko. She was a pioneering figure in the history of Ukrainian television broadcasting, training many of the presenters that would come after her. Alongside Olga Danylenko, she formed the foundational voice and face of Ukrainian television in its earliest decades. After her career in television, Nikolaeva moved into to the film production industry.