The DJ Who “Brought Down” the USSR (eBook)

The Life and Legacy of Seva Novgorodsev

Michelle Daniel (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
308 Seiten
Academic Studies Press (Verlag)
978-1-64469-649-1 (ISBN)

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Of the many Cold War radio DJs who broadcast to the USSR, Seva Novgorodsev must be near the top of the list. A masterful BBC presenter, Seva was considered a sage of rock n roll. His programs introduced forbidden western popular music and culture into the USSR, rendering him an enemy voice and ideological saboteur to the Central Committee of the Communist Party. Despite KGB threats and constant media pillorying, Seva remained on the air for 38 years, acquiring millions of listeners all across the breadth of the USSR and beyond. He became a cult phenomenon, dismantling the Soviet way of life in the hearts and minds of youth. This is the story of Russias first and best-known DJ.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.4.2023
• Reihe/Serie: Modern Biographies
• Reihe/Serie: Modern Biographies
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Schlagworte: BBC • Cold War • Cold War culture wars • Cult of personality • Public Diplomacy • Radio • Russian History • Russian Rock • Soviet history • Soviet jazz • Soviet youth and popular music • Wartime propaganda • Western Broadcasting
• ISBN-10: 1-64469-649-5 / 1644696495
• ISBN-13: 978-1-64469-649-1 / 9781644696491