The DJ who "brought down" the USSR : the life and legacy of Seva Novgorodsev /

The DJ who "brought down" the USSR : the life and legacy of Seva Novgorodsev /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Daniel, Michelle, 1986- author.
Imprint:	Brookline, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2023]
Description:	xiii, 292 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Modern biographies Modern biographies.
Subject:	Novgorodsev, Seva. Novgorodsev, Seva. BBC Russian Service -- History -- 20th century. BBC Russian Service -- History -- 21st century. Disc jockeys -- England -- Biography. Russians -- England -- Biography. Radio in propaganda -- Great Britain -- History. International broadcasting -- Great Britain -- History. Cold War -- Music and the war. Radio programs, Musical -- Soviet Union. Radio programs, Musical -- Russia (Federation) Rock music -- Political aspects -- Soviet Union. Rock music -- Political aspects -- Russia (Federation) Disc jockeys. International broadcasting. Radio in propaganda. Radio programs, Musical. Rock music -- Political aspects. Russians. England. Great Britain. Russia (Federation) Soviet Union. Biographies. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13148110

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Varying Form of Title:	Disc Jockey who "brought down" the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Life and legacy of Seva Novgorodsev
ISBN:	9781644696477 1644696479 9798887190990 9781644696484 9781644696491
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"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 Russia's first and best-known DJ"--
Other form:	Online version: Daniel, Michelle, 1986- DJ who "brought down" the USSR Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2023 9781644696484

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