Seva Novgorodsev
MBE (Russian: Се́ва Новгоро́дцев, which is a
pseudonym, his real name being Vsevolod Borisovich Levenstein (Всеволод Борисович Левенштейн); born 9 July 1940) is a former radio presenter on the
BBC Russian Service
BBC News Russian (russian: BBC News Ру́сская слу́жба) – formerly BBC Russian Service (russian: Ру́сская слу́жба Би-би-си́) – is part of the BBC World Service's foreign language output, one of nearly 4 ...
, and is famous through the
former Soviet Union.
He created the music programme «Рок-посевы» ("Rock sowing" or "Rock crops", in Russian containing a pun with the name Seva) and the chat shows «Севаоборот» (Sevaoborot, a pun with the Russian word ''sevooborot'', "
crop rotation") an
«БибиСева»(BBSeva). He has also written the books «Рок-Посевы» (Rock the Seva way) and «Секс, наркотики, рок-н-ролл» (Sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll).
He was
Russia's first radio
deejay, and he has also features in a number of films. In 1981 he married actress Karen Craig, with whom he co-wrote a Russian cookbook for
Sainsbury's in 1990, but they later divorced. He is now married to Olga, who is a designer.
On 4 September 2015, at the age of 75, Seva retired from broadcasting.
[Kremmer, Willia]
Seva Novgorodsev: The DJ who 'brought down the USSR'
''BBC''. 9 September 2015
Filmography
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A View to a Kill'' (1985) - Soviet Helicopter Pilot
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Spies Like Us'' (1985) - Tadzhik Highway Patrolman
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Leto'' (2018) - Antiquarian
References
External links
BBC, "Seva Novgorodsev: The DJ who 'brought down the USSR'" 5 September 2015
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Seva's page on the BBC Russian Service websiteBBC Russian Service onlineSeva's personal sitemirror
British radio presenters
British music journalists
BBC World Service
Russian emigrants to the United Kingdom
Russian music journalists
Russian Jews
Members of the Order of the British Empire
1940 births
Living people
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