Krokodil
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Categories | Satireandhumour |
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Frequency | 3 issues per month |
Publisher | Rabochaya Gazeta,Pravda |
Founded | 1922 |
First issue | 27 August 1922 |
Final issue | 2008 |
Country | Soviet Union Russia |
Based in | Moscow |
Language | Russian |
ISSN | 0130-2671 |
Krokodil(Russian:Крокодил,IPA:[krəkɐˈdʲil] ,lit. 'crocodile') was asatirical magazinepublished in theSoviet Union.The first issue was published on 27 August 1922[1]as the satirical supplement to theWorkers' Gazette(called simply «Приложения» [Supplement]).[2][3]When it became a separate publication, the nameCrocodilewas chosen at an editorial meeting from among a list of suggested animal names.[4]At that time, many satirical magazines existed, such asZanozaandProzhektor.Nearly all of them eventually disappeared.
History
[edit]Krokodil was founded in 1922, first as a supplement toRabochaya Gazeta('Workers' Newspaper'), and was published once a week. Althoughpolitical satirewas dangerous during much of theSovietperiod,[citation needed]Krokodilwas given considerable license to lampoon political figures and events. Typical and safe topics for lampooning in the Soviet era were the lack of initiative and imagination promoted by the style of an average Soviet middle-bureaucrat and the problems produced by drinking on the job by Soviet workers.Krokodilalso ridiculed capitalist countries and attacked various political, ethnic and religious groups that allegedly opposed the Soviet system.
Many notable persons contributed to the magazine, includingVladimir Mayakovsky,Mikhail Zoshchenko,Kukriniksy,andYuliy Ganf.
Similar magazines existed in all theUnion republics,and in several ASSRs and in other states of the Soviet bloc, e.g.Starshel( "Wasp" ) inBulgaria,EulenspiegelinEast Germany,Urzica( "The Nettle" ) inRomania,Dikobraz( "Porcupine") inCzechoslovakia,andSzpilki( "Pins" ) in Poland.
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Among thevocalcompositions ofDmitri Shostakovich,who is known for his satirical character, there are5 Romances on texts from Krokodil Magazine(1965), taken from the section of the magazine where were published real-life nonsense texts.
Republic | Title | Translation |
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Ukrainian SSR | Перець | Pepper |
Belarusian SSR | Вожык | Hedgehog |
Uzbek SSR | Муштум | Fist |
Kazakh SSR | Ара | Bumblebee |
Georgian SSR | ნიანგი | Crocodile |
Azerbaijani SSR | Кирпи | Hedgehog |
Lithuanian SSR | Šluota | Broom |
Moldavian SSR | Кипэруш | Pepper |
Latvian SSR | Dadzis | Bur |
Kyrgyz SSR | Чалкан | Nettle |
Tajik SSR | Хорпуштак | Hedgehog |
Armenian SSR | Ոզնի | Hedgehog |
Turkmen SSR | Токмак | Mallet |
Estonian SSR | Pikker | Pikker |
Bashkir ASSR | Хэнэк | Pitchfork |
Chuvash ASSR | Капкан | Trap |
Komi ASSR | Чушканзі | Wasp |
Mari ASSR | Пачемыш | Wasp |
Tatar ASSR | Чаян | Scorpion |
Udmurt ASSR | Шӧкыч | Hornet |
Reinstatement
[edit]After the 1991dissolution of the Soviet Unionthe magazine was discontinued (2000). It was reinstated in 2005 inRussia,issued monthly, headquartered inMoscow,and with editor-in-chiefSergei Mostovshchikov.The reinstated version, deliberately printed on old Soviet-style paper, ceased publication in 2008.
Editors-in-chief
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/The_Editorial_Staff_of_Krokodil_by_P_Belyanin_1929.jpg/240px-The_Editorial_Staff_of_Krokodil_by_P_Belyanin_1929.jpg)
- Konstantin Eremeev(1922–23)
- Nikolay Smirnov (1924–27)
- Konstantin Maltsev (1927–28)
- Felix Kohn(1928–30)
- Nikolay Ivanov-Gramen (1928–30)
- Mikhail Manuilsky (1930–34)
- Mikhail Koltsov(1934–38)
- Yakov Rovinsky (1938–41)
- Lazar Lagin(1938–41)
- Grigory Ryklin (1941–48)
- Dmitry Belyaev (1948–53)
- Sergei Shvetsov (1953–58)
- Manuil Semyonov (1958–75)
- Evgeny Dubrovin (1975–85)
- Alexey Pyanov (1986–2000)
- Emil Bondarenko (since 2017)
See also
[edit]- Molla Nasraddin,anAzerbaijanisatirical periodical published in the early 20th century.
References
[edit]- ^"20 Kopecks Buys You Satire Soviet Style", by Dan Fisher,Los Angeles Times,July 31, 1977, p.I-12 ( "As it approaches its 55th birthday Aug. 27, the magazine Krokodil is, indeed, among the Soviet Union's most popular publications." )
- ^Behind The Smile On Krokodil,June 7, 1964,The New York Times
- ^Adams, James."15 Incredible Soviet Era Magazine Covers".Cartridge Save.Retrieved27 July2015.
- ^Boris Efimov,Десять десятилетий,ch. 6: "Тогда пошли в ход всевозможные жалящие и кусающие представители животного мира: оса, еж, шмель, ерш, ястреб, волкодав, скорпион и даже… крокодил."
External links
[edit]Media related toKrokodilat Wikimedia Commons
- Archive 1922-2008
- Archive 1935-1991
- Krokodil