Germany has hosted Voice of Russia listener gatherings

17 december - Representatives of the Voice of Russia radio station and its German listeners have met in Berlin and Munich.

The event was organized by the Russian State Radio Broadcasting Company Voice of Russia, together with the Russian Centre for Science and Culture in Berlin.

A total of 100 of the station’s regular listeners attended the gatherings.

Participants in the listeners’ conference in Berlin were greeted by the head of Rossotrudnichestvo in Germany Sergei Zhuravlyov. The Voice of Russia delegation was led by the head of German and French language broadcasting service Valentina Hosheva and included special correspondents Nikolai Elkin and Natalia Pavlova.

The meeting saw the lively exchange of opinions on the state of Russo-German relations, new ideas for Voice of Russia radio programs and some technical parameters of the quality of the broadcast. The majority of German listeners gave glowing assessments of the informational and creative efforts of the Russian radio station: “We really need you! Thank you for your programs – they help us to bridge gaps in information about Russia, both from Russian and local media. Retain the format of your programs!” – such was the main theme of the listeners’ many wishes.

During the discussion with listeners, suggestions for the further improvement of Voice of Russia German broadcasting were also made. Of this were borne ideas about creating a series of programs about German citizens that studied in Russia (USSR), as well as Russians who studied in Germany. These will be stories about people told by those who have played a part in Russia’s modern history and who are interested in its cultural heritage.

Many listeners noted that the Voice of Russia is an essential tool in helping them to form an independent point of view on Russian news and global events.

In the words of Valentina Hosheva: “We greatly value these annual meetings with our German listeners, as they give us the opportunity to personally interact with those who listen to our broadcasts from Moscow, for whom the Voice of Russia is an authoritative source of information about our country. This is a chance to sort of report back to our listening audience, settle debatable issues and announce plans for the upcoming year.”

Radio Moscow started broadcasting in German on October 29, 1929. Today, the Voice of Russia broadcasts in German for 7 hours daily on short and medium waves, as well as via digital DRM technology. Voice of Russia programs can be partially received through via satellite (WRN) and online on the Voice of Russia’s website at www.ruvr.ru, as well as via a cell phone.

The most popular features with listeners are Moscow Mailbox, Russian by Radio and Voice of Russia Live, as well as programs on culture, economics, sport and history.

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