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Children's magaines appeared during the 19th century and were popular during the 20th century. We see them in Ameica and Eure, including Russia. Tere were many Soviet magazines for children. There were many different types One type was specialized (like 'Young Technician', 'Young Naturalist', 'Young Artist', and similar issues"). Other children's magazines addressed all topics and everything of interest to children. 'Murzilka' was the most popular magazine for school age (6-12 years old) children. The second most popular was 'Veselye Kartinki' (Merry Pictures) for slightly younger children (4-10 years old). This magazine was the first Soviet magazine printed with stories in pictures--i.e. comics. There were also children journals published for for the different national republics. For example, in Ukraine there were a magazine 'Barvinok' (A Periwinkle) that was popular. In this magazine half of poems and stories were published in Ukrainian and the other half in Russian. For older children there were popular magazines 'Pioner' (A Pioneer) and 'Koster' (A Bonfire). These magazines were less richly illustrted, but published stories, poems and essays for older pre-teens and younger teens (10-14 years old kids). There were such magazins popular during the Soviet Era, although we know little about them. Soviet children's publications followed the same basic patterns as in Western Europe. There were periodical publications. Two major periodicals Kolkhoznye Rebiata (Children of the Kolkhoz) and Pioneriia in the early and mid 1930s appear to glofify Soviet Communism with illustrated articles, stories, and photography. A reader mentions a Soviet children magazine Chizh ("a siskin") from the 1940s. We know very little about the magazine. We note that Alexander Pahomov did illustrations for the magazine. The illustration by Alexander Pahomov here was in a 1940 issue. Another reader mentions Murzilka (Мурзилка). The magzine was founded during the during the Sovie era (1924) and continued to be publised today in modern Russia. It was noted for both its lterary and artistic content. It was aimed at children 6-12 years of age. The inspiration came from pre-Soviet writings.
There were Soviet children's journals published for for the different national republics. For example, in Ukraine there were a magazine 'Barvinok' (A Periwinkle) that was popular. In this magazine half of poems and stories were published in Ukrainian and the other half in Russian.
A reader mentions a Soviet children magazine Chizh ("a siskin") from the 1940s. We know very little about the magazine.
We note that Alexander Pahomov did illustrations for the magazine. The illustration by Alexander Pahomov here was in a 1940 issue. Note the boy wearing a Red Army uniform. The Red Army in 1939-40 had invaded Poland and Finland and was in the process of seizing the Baltic republics (Estonia, and Lithuania) and regions of Romania. We do not know much about the content of the magazine yet.
Another reader mentions Murzilka (Мурзилка). It was the most popular Soviet children's magazine. The magzine was founded during the during the Sovie era (1924) and continued to be publised today in modern Russia. It was noted for both its lterary and artistic content. It was aimed at children 6-12 years of age. The inspiration came from pre-Soviet writings. Canadian illustrator and writer Palmer Cox created a cycle of poems about the little people he called Brownies for an American children's magazine(late-19th century). Later Russian author Anna Hvolson inspired by Cox's Brownies wrote stories about little forest men. The main character dressed in white tie, with a walking stick. and monocle, ounding rather like the Monopoly figure. She named him 'Murzilka'. Soviet publishers apparently like the name, but not the capitalist looking character. They founded the Murzilka magazine (1924). The main character was Murzilka which was transfomed into a small white dog and which appeared with his owner, a boy named Petya.
The magazine was issued as a newspaper--the Murzilka Newspaper (1927-28). Illustrator Aminadav Kanevsky created what became the enduring Murzilka – a yellow furry character in a red beret with a scarf and camera over his shoulder (1937). Many of the best Soviet children's authors submitted articles, including Samuil Marshak, Sergey Mikhalkov, Elena Blaginina, Boris Zahoder, Agniya Barto, Nikolay Nosov, and Marina Uspenskaya.
The second most popular Soviet childrens magazine was 'Veselye Kartinki' (Merry Pictures) for slightly younger children (4-10 years old). This magazine was the first Soviet magazine printed with stories in pictures--i.e. comics. And children of course love comics.
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