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Wider Circle
Wider Circle () is a variety television show that first aired on December 30, 1976, on Soviet Central Television.It featured performances from both professional artists and amateur performers. History The program was created in the Soviet Central Television, Main editorial office of folk art of Central Television. The creator and chief editor was Olga Molchanova, with directors Gennady Bichurin and Mark Rozhdestvin. The original aim of the program was to discover talented but relatively unknown performers and hosts. Young talents showcased their skills in various areas of performance arts: dance, song, instrumental and folk music, and circus acts. The performers included crane operators, engineers, librarians, teachers, construction workers, nurses, shop assistants, schoolchildren, and factory workers. The first episode featured amateur artists, including emerging musicians rather than popular stars. One of the performances was by composer and singer Yuri Antonov, who sang "The R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Central Television
The Central Television of the USSR (; abbreviated CT USSR, SCTV ">/nowiki>/nowiki>) was the state television broadcaster of the Soviet Union. Like much of the Soviet media, CT USSR regularly promoted the agendas of the Communist Party. Initially, the service was operated, together with the national radio service, by the Ministry of Culture. Later it was operated by the Gosteleradio committee, under the Communications Ministry and the Information and Press Ministry, and later a Council of Ministers-controlled network of television and radio broadcasting. First decades Radio was the dominant medium in the former Soviet Union, however, in the 1930s preparations for television were in full swing. On 1 October 1934, the first television sets were made available to the public. The next year, the first television broadcasts began. The Soviet Union television service began full-time experimental test broadcasts on 1 March 1938. Regular public programming began on 9 March 1938 – w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
