Category: Magazines
Music-focused periodicals—that reviewed, promoted, or critiqued bands, formats, and musical trends.
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Rovesnik: The Soviet Teens’ Window to the World
Rovesnik — launched in July 1962 and published until 2014 — was a Soviet youth magazine intended for readers aged 14 to 28. With print runs in the millions during its…
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The Club and Amateur Performances: Another Brick in the Wall
It was the only magazine, apart from Krugozor, that featured flexible covers. Despite the period of Brezhnev-era stagnation, the magazine’s covers in the 1980s stood out for their interesting graphic…
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Angliya (England): The British Invasion No One Talks About
From 1962 to 1993, a curious magazine quietly circulated through the Soviet Union — Angliya (England), the British counterpart to Amerika, a US-published magazine printed in the USSR as part of a Cold…
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Student Meridian: A Soviet Youth Magazine at the Crossroads of Culture
Student Meridian was one of the leading Soviet youth magazines, founded in 1924 and published monthly from the 1970s. Mixing literature, social commentary, and pop culture, it became known for…
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Krugozor: The USSR Magazine That Let Soviet Youth Hear the World
Krugozor, a portmanteau meaning «horizon», “outlook” or “panorama,” was created in 1964 in the Soviet Union. It was an innovative monthly publication that combined literature, music, and socio-political commentary. What…