The Illusion of Independent Radio


The Illusion of Independent Radio — russian samizdat «radio program», created in 1989at Rostov-on-Don and distributed on tape reels and cassettes. The world's first Soviet-Russian prototype of the media phenomenon that was widely developed in the 2000s «podcasting».[1][2][3][4][5][6]

The Illusion of Independent Radio
Presentation
Hosted byG. Pilipenko, V. Posidelov
GenreRussian underground
Publication
Original release1989 – present
Websitewww.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ5C47M7AzU

Creation History

«The Illusion of Independent Radio» project was created in 1989[7][5] in Rostov-on-Don by journalists Galina Pilipenko and Valery Posidelov as a project related to the magazine they themselves publish, «Hurray Boom-Boom!», a samizdat magazine devoted to the culture of the Russian underground.[8][2]

Conceptually, «The Illusion of Independent Radio» was the forerunner of Russian podcasting, since Internet still did not exist in the country, and any attempts to go on the radio air were not considered in principle — due to the well-known ferocity of the South Russian media censorship.[1][2][3][5] A real independent radio station would appear in Rostov-on-Don only in 1992 («Radio Provincia»).[9]

The first mention of «The Illusion of Independent Radio» appeared in the third issue of Hooray Boom Boom! (1989).[10]

«Radio programs» were recorded in a home studio and reproduced on Reel-to-reel tape. Issues of The Illusion of Independent Radio were distributed by subscription nationwide. As the creators of the project joked, it «went 'on the air' on a range of 49 meters to 5 liters multiplied by a dozen hecto-pascals».[11]

Galina Pilipenko, 2010

The first issue of «The Illusion of Independent Radio» includes records of Rostov underground rock bands «Minstrel Theatre», «There! No Nothing», «ELEN», «12 Volt», «Zazerkalye», «Helicopter Blues Band», Novosibirsk band «Classification D», Peter Svyatoslav Zaderiy, interviews with Mike Naumenko, Sergei Firsov, Yuri Naumov.[8] Especially for «The Illusions of Independent Radio», BBC correspondent Oleg Nesterov and Yakov Kachur conducted a dialogue on the topic of musicians' emigration.[8]

The second issue of Illusions of Independent Radio published a rarity interview Yegor Letov, given to a correspondent of «Hurray Boom-Boom!».[12]

Show notes programs were developed by Galina Pilipenko, Valery Posidelov, Andrei Baryshnikov.[8] Andrei Baryshnikov was the voice of «The Illusions of Independent Radio» under the pseudonym «Andrei Wind»,[13] director of Valery Posidelov's rock band «Day and Evening».[6]

The author of the logo of the project «The Illusion of Independent Radio» — artist Fima Musailov (Efimius Musaymelidi).[14]

Journalist Katerina Gordeeva wrote in 1995: «"Hooray Boom Boom" has another interesting quality: each issue has a sound supplement. Over the ten years of its existence, Hooray Boom Boom has amassed a huge collection of rare recordings. Some of them can be obtained by contacting the magazine's editorial office. (For example, there are albums of 35 Ukrainian bands; recently some English friends sent to «Ura Boom Boom» records of London bands, which are only now being promoted by their producers, and it means that these bands will become widely known in 5-6 years».[15]

A total of four issues of the program were created.

References
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  4. Bantsekin O. [https://shkolazhizni.ru/computers/articles/96793/ How to record a podcast with your own hands? — 2018. — Dec. 27
  5. Kozinaki M., Ptitseva O., et al. In Voice! A non-boring guide to creating a podcast. — M.: Mann, Ivanov & Ferber, 2020. — P. 32. — ISBN 978-5-00169-0.
  6. Posidelov V. Holy place is not empty // Nashe vremya. — 2021. — October 29. — № 332.
  7. Pilipenko G. Don Bit News // Komsomolets. — 1990. — 3 Jan.
  8. Pilipenko G. Rostov fed on Illusions of independent radio // www.rostovnews.net. — 2013. — 31 Aug.
  9. Sapunova V. The founder of the first Rostov independent radio station Mikhail Livshits died // 161.ru. — 2019. — November 12.
  10. Own Info. Illusion of Independent Radio // Hurray Boom-Boom! — 1989. — № 3. — P. 152.
  11. The Illusion of Independent Radio. — 1989. — Issue. 1.
  12. Own info. Rarity interview of Yegor Letov // «Hurray Boom-Boom!». — 1990. — № 5. — P. 13.
  13. Pilipenko G. Rostov magazine «Hurrah Boom Boom. Nate!» // www.rostovnews.net. — 2012. — 30 Apr.
  14. Molchagin A. What happened to "URA BOOM BOOM!" after the Boom? // ex-pressa.ru. — 2019. — 15 Jan.
  15. Gordeeva K. Hobby // City N. — 1995. — 4 Oct. — N 39.
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