In the old days, the Soviet Union was called "the most reading country." Adults and children drew information from books, periodicals. Mass television came into the house later. Many magazines were considered quite popular, subscribing to them was limited or possible only with a “load” (usually with the additional name of the central newspapers). There were also such magazines, for reading of which a queue was established among close and familiar people.
Favorite magazines for children and youth
"Funny Pictures" were initially intended for the smallest, primarily interested in funny illustrations. Short captions for pictures were distinguished by humor and wit, understandable to the baby. The first issue of "Funny Pictures" was released in 1956 and, as it turned out, attracted the attention of not only children, but also adults. In the family magazine, stories, poems, riddles and readers began to be published. The authorship was represented by remarkable Soviet artists and children's writers. At first, the publication was considered scarce, subscribing to it was not easy. After a significant increase in circulation in the seventies of the last century, "Funny Pictures" became available to everyone.
Designed for an audience of children 6-12 years old, the art and literature magazine Murzilka appeared in 1924. It was named after a mischievous little forest man, a hero of popular children's books of the late 19th century. The yellow hero with a camera over his shoulder, a red beret and a scarf is the image of Murzilka accompanying young readers since 1937. The contents of the publication at all times consisted only of high-quality literature for children. Over the long years of existence, the employees of Murzilka were K. Chukovsky, A. Barto, S. Mikhalkov, Yu. Korinets and many other famous writers. The publication has acquired a bright memorable appearance thanks to the creative work of illustrators.
Soviet schoolchildren were very fond of the Pioneer and Bonfire magazines, and eagerly looked in the mailbox, waiting for a new issue. The pages of these publications published works by remarkable children's authors: E. Uspensky, L. Kassil, A. Aleksin and others. Students could learn a lot of interesting and useful information from publications.
Youthful love and curiosity required a change of periodicals. The time has come "Peer" and "Youth". Unique to Soviet times topics about the life and culture of young people in the West, rock music were covered in "Peer", the first youth publication that appeared in 1962. The multi-run output testified to the popularity of the magazine.
Numbers of "Youth" were read by young people from cover to cover. The birthday of this magazine is considered to be 1955, the first editor-in-chief was the writer V. Kataev, then B. Polevoi, A. Dementyev occupied the editorial post. A huge number of literary works by famous authors and newcomers published on the pages of Yunost helped the growing up generation of the Soviet generation.
