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Fresh Air, David E. Hoffman and Robert Moog

By: Terry Gross
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Journalist David E. Hoffman and inventor Robert Moog on this edition of Fresh Air. David E. Hoffman's new book is called The Oligarchs: Wealth and Power in the New Russia. He profiles a group of men who became leaders in post-soviet Russia, taking over industry, commanding private armies and buying up television stations. Hoffman is the former Moscow Bureau chief for The Washington Post. Now he is based in DC as the newspaper's Foreign Editor. Robert Moog is the Inventor of the Moog synthesizer, an electronic keyboard that makes unworldly sounding electronic music. He invented it in 1963. Also, Moog didn't invent the Theremin, but he manufactures this early electronic instrument. A Russian invented it 70 years ago, and it's been used on many science-fiction films because of its eerie, wavering tones. The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences has just honored MOOG with the technical Grammy award for Lifetime Achievement. (Original Broadcast Dates: February 25, 2002 and February 28, 2000)Want more Fresh Air?
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