MBE Seva Levenstein-Novgorodsev (born Vsevolod Borisovich Levenshtein on 9 July 1940), better known as Seva Novgorodsev (Russian: Се́ва Новгоро́дцев), is a former radio presenter on the BBC Russian Service. He is famous throughout the

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, being widely considered as

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's first radio DJ.

Biography

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'', "

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") 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

's first radio DJ, and has been featured in several Russian films. In 1981 he married actress Karen Craig, with whom he co-wrote a Russian cookbook for

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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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References

External links

BBC, "Seva Novgorodsev: The DJ who 'brought down the USSR'"
5 September 2015 *
Seva's page on the BBC Russian Service websiteBBC Russian Service onlineSeva's personal sitemirror
British radio presenters British music journalists BBC World Service people Russian emigrants to the United Kingdom Russian music journalists Russian Jews Members of the Order of the British Empire 1940 births Living people {{UK-radio-bio-stub