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Author: Anna Dymkovets
Translator: Jennifer Davis
Russian Life: Jan/Feb 2012
Department: Music
Page: 1 ( 6) pages
Summary: A history of Leon Theremin, inventor of electronic music and the instrument which bears his name.
This article appeared in the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of Russian Life. The text of this article is not available online.
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