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Today in History, Nov. 15

By The Moscow Times

79 years ago today, on Nov. 15, 1934, the first television program with sound aired in the Soviet Union. The broadcast lasted 25 minutes and showed a stage performance featuring a ballerina, a singer and a reading of a Chekhov short story.

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