Seva Novgorodsev

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Seva Novgorodsev
Seva Novgorodsev in the BBC World Service studios in 2006
Born
Vsevolod Borisovich Levenstein

(1940-07-09) 9 July 1940 (age 83)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
OccupationRadio presenter
Websiteseva.ru

Seva Novgorodsev MBE[1] (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, 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") and «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 DJ, 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,[2] 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.[3]

Filmography

  • A View to a Kill (1985) - Soviet Helicopter Pilot
  • Spies Like Us (1985) - Tadzhik Highway Patrolman
  • Leto (2018) - Antiquarian

References

  1. ^ "Knights Bachelor : Knighthoods" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2006. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. ^ Karen Craig; Seva Novgorodsev. The Cooking of Russia (Sainsbury Cookbook Series) Paperback – 1990. ASIN 0859416216.
  3. ^ Kremmer, William Seva Novgorodsev: The DJ who 'brought down the USSR' BBC. 9 September 2015

External links

  • BBC, "Seva Novgorodsev: The DJ who 'brought down the USSR'", 5 September 2015
  • Seva Novgorodsev at IMDb
  • Seva's page on the BBC Russian Service website
  • BBC Russian Service online
  • Seva's personal site (mirror)
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