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DJ Who "e;Brought Down"e; the USSR e-bog
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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...
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253,01 DKK
Forlag
Academic Studies Press
Udgivet
25 april 2023
Længde
308 sider
Genrer
History of music
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781644696491
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.