Radio Moscow (English, Soviet Union 1980s)

[srofficial06]

What I miss most about radio Moscow is of course the intro music which was " moscow nights" performed by I dont know who ? And I miss science and engineering in the commonwealth the program jointly hosted by estelle winters and boris berlitski, I was very saddened to hear that boris berlitsky died as has joe adamov . Maybe the voice of Russia could revive the science and engineering pgm I think Estelle Winters still works there ? I guess it wouldnt be the same without Mr Berlitsky

[Drubael]

This exact video is sampled at the end of "Zvenya" by Winterlight, I can even hear the fluctuation at 0:35-0:40. Pretty interesting.

[DaQualeIdea]

This is 1987-1900 year record? Before 1986 year Akuarium don't plaing in radio - this groop baned Sovet govement and unban i era perstroika.

[MrViTopol]

@DaQualeIdea никогда Аквариум не был запрещенным.

[EdRingwald]

In fact, around 1985 WHBO had a promotion that was protesting the interference coming from Radio Havana's transmitters that were relaying Radio Moscow at the time. After all, WHBO - along with other Tampa area broadcasters on the AM band - were asking the FCC to increase power to help combat the Cuban interference prevalent on the AM band in the 1980's.

[SWLDXBulgaria]

@EdRingwald ahh, those were the times =)))

[EdRingwald]

I remember the days when Radio Moscow - relayed to the USA using Radio Havana's transmitters on 1040 kHz - was an American broadcaster's nightmare as far as interference is concerned due to the high power.

Back in the mid 1980's, we had an oldies station, WHBO, on 1040 kHz here in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area. During the day, Radio Moscow's power was so high that you could hear them droning in the background while you were listening to oldies music.

[pbrick6301]

i remember it well; during the 1970s and 1980s we americans had to turn to radio moscow for the best music. yes we would try to pick up the overseas signal late at night so we could listen to the great sounds of groups like "autograph".

[draoi99]

Oh the nostalgia. As a kid I used to listen to Radio Moscow in the middle of the night. All those news items about record wheat harvests and five year plans. Sounded so strange and bizarre to me. Even to a 10 year old kid it sounded like bullshit propaganda.

[pbrick6301]

Shows like this helped USA opinion of Soviet people. Before this all we knew about the Soviets is what Ivan Kolloff told us on TV, that the Soviets legs were very strong from having to stand in line 8 hours for a loaf of bread.

[MrViTopol]

@pbrick6301 in fascist amerika, the news spread you

[yezhov1]

I listened to Radio Moscow from 1953 to 1991 and i yean for it back!

[SuperGodless666]

1040 am? This must have been the Cuban relay station instead of the very extensive high powered short wave transmitters in the USSR.

[SuperRip7]

That guy is definitely a traitor to his country U.S.A.

[Ronbo710]

@SuperRip7 He was born in Batumi, Georgia. In the former USSR.

[replicant1ukr]

@Ronbo710 Vasya was born in Batumi? You are wrong, he was born in New York.

[Ronbo710]

@replicant1ukr JOE ADAMOV this announcer was born in Batumi.

[replicant1ukr]

@Ronbo710 Joe Adamov? Yes. But the host in this radio show is not Joe Adamov, it's Vasily Strelnikov. It's obvious that SuperRip7 was talking about him. Strelnikov is a famous Russian podcaster now. (rpod.ru)

[replicant1ukr]

@SuperRip7 how could he be a traitor if he returned to his motherland?

[SuperRip7]

@replicant1ukr At the time of the broadcast, the USA and USSR were archenemies. American opinion was fiercely in opposition to a nation they swear to beat down in a nuclear showdown. They held a quantitive edge in military technology and had spy ring in the nation's capital. The Soviet Union had no freedom or opportunity, but the announcer's pleasant-sounding voice lends the false thought that the two nation's people are much in common. I'm glad I never grew up listening to this guy.

[ulaghchi]

@SuperRip7 Go do some genocide again then you stupid Yank.

[SuperRip7]

@ulaghchi I am against genocide you Canuck. My comments are spot on and accurate. Your comments are unhelpful. This announcer is a traitor that would have welcomed a nuclear holocaust if the dreaded KGB had their way.

[ulaghchi]

@SuperRip7 Bomb some more Iraqis you shmuck.

[FoolOfGods]

@SuperRip7 Er ... you knew the announcer personally, or you are telepathic [perhaps a product of project of the notorious ESP enhancement program 'Project Hat Stand']. FYI I worked with SAC Europe in European Command and Control Centre, only civilians could believe that the military would have welcomed a nuclear exchange. BTW Due to the size of Warsaw Pact forces available and ready, the probability is that the West would have been most likely to launch a nuclear strike not KGB

[Vandoren333]

Это Вася Стрельников у микрофона?

[replicant1ukr]

@Vandoren333

Он самый!

[300mspecial]

Lori Daytner apparently REALLY liked it. She moved there: w w w.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_­id=2&story_id=22962

[carletoncountykid]

Moscow Mailbag was my favorite Radio Moscow program in the late '70s!

[XxxSakura101]

I liked the famous songs of the Soviet Union, songs like "More food please" by Stalin. "I broke the law and got sent to the Gulag" , and of course the timeless classic, "Oh baby baby, don't purge me"

These unforgettable classics of the red collection can be yours for the low price of one traitorous neighbor.

[Ronbo710]

I wish these Soviet era broadcasts were available to listen to again. Cool and exotic!

[halo9812]

In soviet russia, radio listen to you.

[ipconweb]

Do u have more recordings. I use to be a regular follower and contributer to this show. May be my name  "Vivek Soley" appears to be familier!

[ipconweb]

do u have more recordings of LRC . I use to be a regular listener and contributor to LRC . May be my name Vivek Soley would remind something

[tenorismo]

Brings back memories. I used to listen on my short wave

[vdofan12]

I actually recorded this clip off shortwave to a cassette recorder near Boston Massachusetts in the late 1980s. I had much more of the program on tape, but only kept this short clip over the years. I posted it on Wikipedia a couple years ago. I'm flattered that it got "adopted" here on YouTube for so many to enjoy!

[petlickijj]

А что за начало песни в конце видеоклипа прозвучала? Не подскажите пожалуйста!

[nexvat]

Это Борис Гребенщиков "Сны о чём-то большем"

[dexista]

I was a listener of a Brazilian service on 80´s

[Ronbo710]

These broadcasts were so COOL! Cold War SW was scary and FUN!

[taussy24]

Whatever happened to 'Listeners request Club"? I was once a keen member of the club in the 1980's. Vasily Strelnikov and the 'crew' really did a great work by keep us totally entertained.

[zaruka]

Wow this is great to hear again. I was a regular listener on Short wave from the 1960s until the end and enjoyed some of the programs. In the later 1980s it was great as the Soviet humor really came of age. Traveling there I brought my radio to listen.

[capsule35]

Please stand by for the Kremlin chimes at the top of the hour, followed by the news and other features.

[swankrecords]

What ever happened to Moscow Mailbag? it was a Russian propaganda radio show aired during the 80s. I remember listening to it on KUSF in Humboldt in 1986.

[John1576able]

@swankrecords Hi. Iwill try and Post some snippets of Joes programme. We all still love and miss Joe.

[rontrotto]

@swankrecords its still on go to there website known now as the voice of russia

[U262D]

Joe always came across as dodgy. Anyone remember Boris Belitzky? If wikipedia is to be believed Vladimir Posner has predictably landed on his feet.

[John1576able]

@U262D Yes I remember Boris. I sent him some Photocopies of details about an elleged 'Flying Man' seen in Russia before the revelution (similar to Mothman in West Virginia). Boris died just before Radio Moscow changed over to 'Voice of Russia'.

[John1576able]

@U262D

[John1576able]

@U262D Yes I remember Boris. Fine Broadcaster

[sidecarcn]

1. Joe died in 2005, 2. Joe was never with MTV Russia.

Vasily Strelnikov was and still does programs from time to time with MTV, he also served as PD for Radio Seven.

[osky454]

How can you miss Joe Adamov when you have Al Franken and Bill Press?

[srfm10064]

When I listen to Radio Moscow Japanese Service.

[xtremefight]

I miss Joe Adamov.

I looked forward to his show every week, regardless if most of the letters were fake. It was still cool.

Remember Patty Edwards from Falls Church, VA?

[devulboy1]

Radio Moscow in the USA? So cool... Comrads. The Soviets infiltrated our radio waves in the last years of the cold war. Was this when Gorbachev offered a peace branch to Reagan? I doubt Radio Moscow was really audible on the AM dial, probably in south Florida or across the Gulf coast as AM radio waves bounced stronger in the sea. America prizes its freedom of speech alright, we don't bother to block Soviet communist signals over the radio. Let's just censor "bad words" about regular sex then. +

[DrMasopic]

Umm take some time and read up on shortwave.

[devulboy1]

This was 1040khz in the 1980's, medium wave or the AM band we call it in the US. I'm familiar with shortwave signals thank you. And too bad long wave is for reserved use in the US. +

[radioulanbator]

Talking about lies. In 1989, as the Berlin Wall was turned down, two communist guys met each other. One said to the other:

-Hey, did you know many things we were told about Communism were lies?

-Yes, my comrad. What a pity! But, you know, the worst thing is all the bad things were told about Capitalism, they are actually TRUE!

Hehehehe.

By the way, the USSR and East Europe never achieved Communism, so why do you continue repeating that lie? Give me a break!

[starview1]

You could listen to radio moscow on the 31meter band (SW) In general radio moscow was filled with 100% lies as far as its news and science broadcasts, there is no parallel today to the BS that radio moscow put out. It was a communist propaganda device at best.

[TSmirk]

The host has a finely honed, yet still obviously fake, American attitude and accent.

[dudemantwo]

there shows were very well done...and very disciplined...

I liked listening to the shows...

[Biffbradford]

He sounds like John Tesch! LOL

[jszabo04]

I was just thinking that!! Perfect, cheezzy stereotype DJ presentation!

[3zy]

Joe is actually American-born and still holds dual citizenship, but yeah, you could only go so far with that stuff in Soviet broadcasting. He was with MTV Russia for awhile, too.

I still have a lot of the mail I received from Radio Moscow back in the day, and the envelopes were ALWAYS open when I got them. Maybe somewhere, the CIA has a file on me, and it's about my asking Joe Adamov if the Soviets had cable TV yet.

[monkee2605]

this is my childhood. i miss old vasiliy strelnikov and joe adamov!!

[tenorismo]

How about the Jazz show with Carl Yagorov ? I loved listening to Radio Moscow

[Ettoredipugnar]

@tenorismo I remember that program. I loved listening to it also.

[radiateur93]

super radio!!! thanks for the shadow.....

[lom888]

Radio Moscow was being relayed to the U.S.A. on 1040 AM from Radio Havana's transmitters. That was important as most Americans didn't possess shortwave receivers, so the relay from Radio Havana was a rare instance of a significant amount of the population being able to receive English language broadcasts not sanctioned by the American or Canadian governments. Of course, most people who -wanted- to listen to Radio Moscow or Radio Havana probably owned shortwave receivers.

[ReeBooHIN]

А еще его называют Васылый Борысович!)

[radiogrinch]

Вася из зе бест! Васю не трогать! Он святой грешник! Несчастный, но любимый молодежью нескольких поколений! Отец русского подкастинга. Я бы дал ему орден красного знамени и еще какой-нибудь орден. вот.

[IggieJoy]

Вася is best!

[typoliszz]

cool voice!

[MarxLennon1971]

Vasily's Weekend. It debuted in 1990 on the Saturday night lineup.

[ZHLu]

Interesting excerpt from "РАДИО МОСКВА (莫斯科广播电台)"!

[newtroublemaker1973]

It's Vasily Strelnikov on Listeners' Request Club. I loved that programme.

[amurphy245]

Very interesting,