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CT USSR Programme One) was a television station of the Soviet Central Television, established on March 22, 1951. It had a mixed schedule of news and entertainment, with the emphasis on events in the Soviet Union, and also included regional programming. In September 1991, it was renamed as CT Channel One, and in December 29, 1991, shortly after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, it became Channel 1 Ostankino, which is the modern day Channel One Russia.

1st (known) ID (c. 1956-1967?)

Logo: On a dark background, we see a gray square with a black broadcast tower that generates radio waves (represented by white circle outlines). The letters "Ц" and "Т" are displayed (inside the gray square) to the left and right of the tower (respectively) in a black, bold, and tall font that takes up the entire height of the square. The white words "ЦЕНТРАЛЬНОЕ ТЕЛЕВИДЕНИЕ СССР" (each on its own line), standing for "Central Television of the USSR", appear below the square.

FX/SFX: Cel animation.

Music/Sounds: A string tune with bells.

Avaiability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: A bit simple, but okay for the time.

2nd ID (1974-1982)

Logo: On a yellow background, we see a circle-shaped panel of orange dots, with the stacked name "TB CCCP" on its upper side and a spinning globe at its bottom. As the name fades out, the globe "transmits" waves of various orange-shaded circles. As the last circle fills the panel, it reveals having the stacked name of the channel:

І
ПРОГРАММА

in orange dots. And then, it crossfades into a plain white text.

Trivia: This ident would also serve as base of the 1974 intro of TV USSR's news program Vremya.

FX/SFX: Cel-animation and live action.

Music/Sounds: An happy sounding tune.

Avaiability: Extinct. This ident, alongside the ending of the 1979 Vremya intro, would also appear at the beginning of the 10th episode of the 1980 BBC show Russian Language and People.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd ID (1987-March 1991)

Logo: On a white/light blue background, we see a red star that has a tall top, with the Russian name "TB CCCP" (with "TB" in white and "CCCP" in red) below it. Then, white rings (representing radio waves) come out from the star. Then, TV USSR name crossfades into the channel's name І ПРОГРАММА.

Variants:

A still version exists, with lighter shades of blue, and containing only the channel's name "І ПРОГРАММА".
During sign-offs, it plays in reverse.

FX/SFX: 2D animation, possibly regular animation cels used on videotape.

Music/Sounds: A trumpet fanfare. The still version had a short version of the fanfare, which plays 3 times. The sign-off version has a string tune.

Availability: Extinct. It was commonly used during the sign-on and sign-off sequences.

Editor's Note: None.

4th ID (March-December 1991)

Logo: On a dark blue background, a cyan ring zooms in to the center of the screen, as three purple rings zooms out too, and two diagonal lines slide near them. The cyan ring zooms in off-screen and the lines slide away. Right at the same time, five thin parallelepipeds slide to the center of the screen and zoom out; Then the anachronism цт (also in 3D and in purple) zooms out, alongside with two pallelepipeds, above and below respectively. As they slowly slide down, the purple ring behind fades out, and more parallelepipeds slide to above them, forming a stylized "1" (and looking a lot like the ARD logo). Then, the fully-formed Programme One logo slightly rotates to the right.

FX/SFX: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: A pretty over-the-top synth fanfare.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note:: A rather interesting ident. Unfortunately, it was shortly used, as the country it came from was soon collapsing. .

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 === Background ===
+'''CT USSR Programme One''') was a television station of the Soviet Central Television, established on March 22, 1951. It had a mixed schedule of news and entertainment, with the emphasis on events in the Soviet Union, and also included regional programming. In September 1991, it was renamed as '''CT Channel One''', and in December 29, 1991, shortly after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, it became '''Channel 1 Ostankino''', which is the modern day '''Channel One Russia'''.
-The '''Central Television of the USSR''' was the state television broadcaster of the Soviet Union, established on March 9, 1938 and closed down on December 27, 1991.
-=== 1st (known) Logo (1950s) ===
+=== 1st (known) ID (c. 1956-1967?) ===
+[[File:SovietCentralTelevision1950.jpg|frameless|center]]
+{{YouTube|id=JpnmDdHX9kI}}
+'''Logo''': On a dark background, we see a gray square with a black broadcast tower that generates radio waves (represented by white circle outlines). The letters "Ц" and "Т" are displayed (inside the gray square) to the left and right of the tower (respectively) in a black, bold, and tall font that takes up the entire height of the square. The white words "ЦЕНТРАЛЬНОЕ ТЕЛЕВИДЕНИЕ СССР" (each on its own line), standing for "Central Television of the USSR", appear below the square.
-{{Gallery
-| mode=packed
-| height=200
-| File:SovietCentralTelevision1950.jpg
-}}
+'''FX/SFX''': Cel animation.
-{{YouTube|id=DmK-KYQSax0}}
+'''Music/Sounds''': A string tune with bells.
-'''Logo''': On a dark background, we see a gray square with a black broadcast tower that generates radio waves (represented by white circle outlines). The letters "Ц" and "Т" are displayed (inside the gray square) to the left and right of the tower (respectively) in a black, bold, and tall font that takes up the entire height of the square. The white words "ЦЕНТРАЛЬНОЕ ТЕЛЕВИДЕНИЕ СССР" (each on its own line), standing for "Central Television of the USSR", appear below the square. Six seconds in, the entire ident fades out and quickly reappears.
-'''FX/SFX''': The tower generating radio waves and the ident fading out and quickly reappearing.
-'''Music/Sounds''': An orchestral fanfare, with an announcer speaking in Russian.
 '''Avaiability''': Extinct.
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 '''Editor's Note''': A bit simple, but okay for the time.
-=== 2nd Logo (1977?-1982?) ===
+=== 2nd ID (1974-1982) ===
+{{YouTube|id=0FJsg41GBro}}
-{{Gallery
-| mode=packed
-| height=200
-| File:SovietTV1960.jpg
-| The state emblem of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic as shown in the ident
-}}
+'''Logo''': On a yellow background, we see a circle-shaped panel of orange dots, with the stacked name "TB CCCP" on its upper side and a spinning globe at its bottom. As the name fades out, the globe "transmits" waves of various orange-shaded circles. As the last circle fills the panel, it reveals having the stacked name of the channel:
-{{YouTube|id=zbB2U8dBKSs}}
+<center>І<br>ПРОГРАММА</center>
+in orange dots. And then, it crossfades into a plain white text.
+'''Trivia''': This ident would also serve as base of the 1974 intro of TV USSR's news program ''Vremya''.
-'''Logo''': On a dark background, the emblems of the fifteen (at the time) constituent republics of the Soviet Union are shown one by one. Then, the screen cuts to a picture of Vladimir Lenin, then to a gray background with a white silhouette of the Soviet Union's entire territory with the flags of the union republics (arranged in a 5×3 grid) superimposed on the left side and the Spasskaya Tower on the right. Then, we see two flags as the camera pans down to reveal that they are standing atop a sign written in Russian that says "Курсом мира и разрядки" ("The Course of Peace and Detenté").
+'''FX/SFX''': Cel-animation and live action.
-'''Trivia''': In the scene with the silhouette of the Soviet Union's territory, flags, and the Spasskaya Tower, the flags of the union republics are sorted in the order in which the corresponding republics are mentioned in Article 71 of the 1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union. Conversely, the emblems (which appear earlier) are shown in the reverse order of the republics being mentioned (in this case, the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic's emblem appears first, and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic's emblem appears last).
+'''Music/Sounds''': An happy sounding tune.
-'''FX/SFX''': The scene with the two flags atop the sign is live-action.
+'''Avaiability''': Extinct. This ident, alongside the ending of the 1979 ''Vremya'' intro, would also appear at the beginning of the 10th episode of the 1980 BBC show ''Russian Language and People''.
-'''Music/Sounds''': An orchestral fanfare, with an announcer speaking in Russian.
-'''Avaiability''': Extinct.
 '''Editor's Note''': None.
-=== 3rd Logo (1987-1990?) ===
+=== 3rd ID (1987-March 1991) ===
+[[File:USSRTV.jpg|frameless|center]]
+'''Logo''': On a white/light blue background, we see a red star that has a tall top, with the Russian name "TB CCCP" (with "TB" in white and "CCCP" in red) below it. Then, white rings (representing radio waves) come out from the star. Then, TV USSR name crossfades into the channel's name '''І ПРОГРАММА'''.
+'''Variants:'''
-{{Gallery
+*A still version exists, with lighter shades of blue, and containing only the channel's name "І ПРОГРАММА".
-| mode=packed
+*During sign-offs, it plays in reverse.
-| height=200
-| File:USSRTV.jpg
-}}
+'''FX/SFX''': 2D animation, possibly regular animation cels used on videotape.
-'''Logo''': On a white/light blue background, we see a red star that has a tall top, followed by the Russian text "TB CCCP" (lit. "TV USSR") with "TB" in white and "CCCP" in red. Then, white rings (representing radio waves) come out from the star.
+'''Music/Sounds''': A trumpet fanfare. The still version had a short version of the fanfare, which plays 3 times. The sign-off version has a string tune.
-'''FX/SFX''': The rings expanding.
+'''Availability''': Extinct. It was commonly used during the sign-on and sign-off sequences.
-'''Music/Sounds''': A trumpet fanfare.
+'''Editor's Note''': None.
-'''Availability''': Extinct. It was only used as a sign-off sequence, specifically for the end of the company (which became Channel 1 Russia later on).
+=== 4th ID (March-December 1991) ===
-'''Editor's Note''': None.
+{{YouTube|id=QnViA7PjVeo}}
+'''Logo''': On a dark blue background, a cyan ring zooms in to the center of the screen, as three purple rings zooms out too, and two diagonal lines slide near them. The cyan ring zooms in off-screen and the lines slide away. Right at the same time, five thin parallelepipeds slide to the center of the screen and zoom out; Then the anachronism <i><b>цт</b></i> (also in 3D and in purple) zooms out, alongside with two pallelepipeds, above and below respectively. As they slowly slide down, the purple ring behind fades out, and more parallelepipeds slide to above them, forming a stylized "1" (and looking a lot like the ARD logo). Then, the fully-formed Programme One logo slightly rotates to the right.
+'''FX/SFX''': CGI animation.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' A pretty over-the-top synth fanfare.
+'''Availability''': Extinct.
+'''Editor's Note:''': A rather interesting ident. Unfortunately, it was shortly used, as the country it came from was soon collapsing.
+.
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 [[Category:Television logos]]