Wider Circle

*Wider Circle*
Wider Circle
Genre	Variety television show; Talent show;
Created by	Olga Molchanova
Written by	Olga Molchanova; Alexei Garnizov; Alexander Abrosimov; Gennady Bichurin;
Directed by	Gennady Bichurin; Mark Rozhdestvin; Nikita Tikhonov;
Narrated by	Vsevolod Abdulov (1976—1995); Alexei Garnizov;
Country of origin	Soviet Union; Russia;
Original language	Russian
Production
Editor	Olga Molchanova
Running time	from 1 hour 30 minutes to 1 hour 50 minutes
Production companies	Main editorial office of folk art of Central Television of the USSR (1976—1991); Television association "Folk Art" All-Union State Television and Radio Company (1991); Studio "Folk Art" RGTRK "Ostankino" (1992—1995)
Original release
Network	Programme One Soviet Central Television (1976—1991); Channel One (1992—1995); TV Center (2000—2007);
Release	30 December 1976 –; 1 January 2007

Wider Circle (Russian: Шире Круг, romanized: Shire Krug) is a variety television show that first aired on December 30, 1976, on Soviet Central Television.
It featured performances from both professional artists and amateur performers.

Wider Circle
Genre	Variety television show Talent show
Created by	Olga Molchanova
Written by	Olga Molchanova Alexei Garnizov Alexander Abrosimov Gennady Bichurin
Directed by	Gennady Bichurin Mark Rozhdestvin Nikita Tikhonov
Narrated by	Vsevolod Abdulov (1976—1995) Alexei Garnizov
Country of origin	Soviet Union Russia
Original language	Russian
Production
Editor	Olga Molchanova
Running time	from 1 hour 30 minutes to 1 hour 50 minutes
Production companies	Main editorial office of folk art of Central Television of the USSR (1976—1991) Television association "Folk Art" All-Union State Television and Radio Company (1991) Studio "Folk Art" RGTRK "Ostankino" (1992—1995)
Original release
Network	Programme One Soviet Central Television (1976—1991) Channel One (1992—1995) TV Center (2000—2007)
Release	30 December 1976 (1976-12-30) – 1 January 2007 (2007-01-01)