The DJ Who “Brought Down” the USSR : : The Life and Legacy of Seva Novgorodsev / / Michelle Daniel.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Academic Studies Press Complete eBook-Package 2023
• VerfasserIn: Daniel, Michelle,
• MitwirkendeR: Pomerantsev, Peter,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: Modern Biographies
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (308 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction: Radio, Rock ‘n’ “Role” -- Part One 1917–76 -- CHAPTER 1 The Great Wireless Experiment -- CHAPTER 2 The Sounds of War -- CHAPTER 3 Big Waves -- CHAPTER 4 Birth of the Cool -- CHAPTER 5 Rocket Around the Clock -- CHAPTER 6 Between Jazz and a Hard Rock Place -- CHAPTER 7 After ‘While, Krokodil -- Part Two 1976–91 -- CHAPTER 8 Smoke on the Water -- CHAPTER 9 Round Midnight -- CHAPTER 10 It’s a Hard Rock Life -- CHAPTER 11 The Barbarossa of Rock ‘n’ Roll -- CHAPTER 12 Red Waves on the “Cinderella Hour” -- CHAPTER 13 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction -- CHAPTER 14 Highway to Hell -- CHAPTER 15 Welcome to the Jungle -- CHAPTER 16 It’s the End of the World as We Know It -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography -- Index