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Russia's First DJ

Russia's first radio DJ, Seva Novgorodsev, went on air on the 大象传媒 Russian Service in 1977, at the height of the Cold War. His pop music show gained millions of fans.

Russia's first radio DJ, Seva Novgorodsev, went on air on the 大象传媒 Russian Service in 1977, at the height of the Cold War. Over the years, his pop music shows gained millions of fans throughout the Soviet Union. As Dina Newman reports, for many Russians, his name became synonymous with the 大象传媒.

(Photo: Seva in 1990, courtesy of Seva Novgorodsev)

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