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VEF Spidola (Latvian: VEF Spīdola, Russian: ВЭФ Спидола) was the first mass-produced transistor radio with short wave band in the Soviet Union. It was manufactured by the VEF factory in Riga, Latvia, since 1962. A small series under the name "Spidola" (Спидола ПМП-60) was manufactured since 1960. It was named after the fictional witch Spīdola from the Latvian epic poem. The word "spidola" was a genericised trademark for "transistor radio" for a long time in Russian (other synonyms included "transistor").

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  • VEF Spidola (Latvian: VEF Spīdola, Russian: ВЭФ Спидола) was the first mass-produced transistor radio with short wave band in the Soviet Union. It was manufactured by the VEF factory in Riga, Latvia, since 1962. A small series under the name "Spidola" (Спидола ПМП-60) was manufactured since 1960. It was named after the fictional witch Spīdola from the Latvian epic poem. The word "spidola" was a genericised trademark for "transistor radio" for a long time in Russian (other synonyms included "transistor"). In many cases, the Spidola was used to listen to Western stations (such as the Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, BBC, Deutsche Welle). The criminal prosecution of at least one Soviet dissident involved confiscation of the Spidola as an "instrument of crime," but without specifying the "crime" committed with the confiscated Spidola. (en)
  • «Спи́дола» (латыш. Spīdola — сияющая) — торговая марка советских портативных транзисторных радиоприёмников, выпускавшихся с 1960 г. до начала 1990-х гг. рижским заводом VEF. В 1968 г. создателям «Спидолы» была присуждена Государственная премия СССР. (ru)
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  • «Спи́дола» (латыш. Spīdola — сияющая) — торговая марка советских портативных транзисторных радиоприёмников, выпускавшихся с 1960 г. до начала 1990-х гг. рижским заводом VEF. В 1968 г. создателям «Спидолы» была присуждена Государственная премия СССР. (ru)
  • VEF Spidola (Latvian: VEF Spīdola, Russian: ВЭФ Спидола) was the first mass-produced transistor radio with short wave band in the Soviet Union. It was manufactured by the VEF factory in Riga, Latvia, since 1962. A small series under the name "Spidola" (Спидола ПМП-60) was manufactured since 1960. It was named after the fictional witch Spīdola from the Latvian epic poem. The word "spidola" was a genericised trademark for "transistor radio" for a long time in Russian (other synonyms included "transistor"). (en)
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  • Спидола (приёмник) (ru)
  • VEF Spidola (en)
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