Krokodil (Russian: Крокодил , IPA: [krəkɐˈdʲil] , lit. ' crocodile ' ) was a satirical magazine published in the Soviet Union . The first issue was published on 27 August 1922 as the satirical supplement to the Workers' Gazette (called simply «Приложения» [Supplement]). When it became a separate publication, the name Crocodile was chosen at an editorial meeting from among a list of suggested animal names. At that time, many satirical magazines existed, such as Zanoza and Prozhektor . Nearly all of them eventually disappeared.
10-507: Krokodil was founded in 1922, first as a supplement to Rabochaya Gazeta ('Workers' Newspaper'), and was published once a week. Although political satire was dangerous during much of the Soviet period, Krokodil was 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
20-798: The Union republics , and in several ASSRs and in other states of the Soviet bloc, e.g. Starshel ("Wasp") in Bulgaria , Eulenspiegel in East Germany , Urzica ("The Nettle") in Romania , Dikobraz (" Porcupine ") in Czechoslovakia , and Szpilki ("Pins") in Poland. Among the vocal compositions of Dmitri Shostakovich , who is known for his satirical character, there are 5 Romances on texts from Krokodil Magazine (1965), taken from
30-662: The Emancipation of the Working Class . They also helped preparations for the convocation of the first party congress. Two issues were published: the first on 3 September [ O.S. 22 August] and the second on 1 January 1898 [ O.S. 20 December 1897] (marked as November). In March 1898, the First Congress of the RSDLP recognised Rabochaya Gazeta as the official party organ. The publication of
40-566: The implementation of the Party's policy of mobilizing the forces of the working class of the USSR to fulfill the tasks of socialist construction and in the developing of troops and socialist emulation. A number of magazines began to appear as supplements to the newspaper, many of them eventually became independent publications. Most famously magazines such as Krokodil , Rabotnitsa , Murzilka , Soviet Ekran and some others. The last issue of
50-638: The newspaper ceased on 22 March [ O.S. 10 March] 1898, since the Central Committee members elected at the congress were arrested and the printing press was destroyed. The third issue, which was ready for the compositor , was seized by the police. In 1899, the Central Committee of the Jewish Labour Bund tried to resume publication of the newspaper. Vladimir Lenin wrote, from his exile in Siberia , three articles for
60-561: The newspaper was published on 29 January 1932. After 1932, the employees of the closed newspaper moved to the newly formed editorial office of the newspaper "Water Transport", which became the organ of the USSR People's Commissariat for Water and the Central Committee of the trade union of water workers. Rabochaya Gazeta (1897) Rabochaya Gazeta Rabochaya Gazeta (Russian: Рабочая Газета , IPA: [rɐˈbot͡ɕɪjə ɡɐˈzʲetə] , lit. 'Workers' Newspaper')
70-754: The section of the magazine where were published real-life nonsense texts. After the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union the magazine was discontinued (2000). It was reinstated in 2005 in Russia , issued monthly, headquartered in Moscow , and with editor-in-chief Sergei Mostovshchikov . The reinstated version, deliberately printed on old Soviet-style paper, ceased publication in 2008. Rabochaya Gazeta (1922) Rabochaya Gazeta (Russian: Рабочая Газета, IPA: [rɐˈbot͡ɕɪjə ɡɐˈzʲetə] , lit. 'Workers' Newspaper'; from No. 1 to No. 97 - Rabochiy )
80-441: The style of an average Soviet middle-bureaucrat and the problems produced by drinking on the job by Soviet workers. Krokodil also ridiculed capitalist countries and attacked various political, ethnic and religious groups that allegedly opposed the Soviet system. Many notable persons contributed to the magazine, including Vladimir Mayakovsky , Mikhail Zoshchenko , Kukriniksy , and Yuliy Ganf . Similar magazines existed in all
90-658: Was a Soviet newspaper which was an organ of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) . The newspaper was founded on 1 March 1922 in Moscow . Its first chief editor was Konstantin Eremeev (1922–1928) and later at various times it was edited by F. Ya. Kon , N. I. Smirnov , K. Maltsev and V. Filatov. By 1927, the circulation of the newspaper exceeded 300 thousand copies. The newspaper played an important role in
100-761: Was an illegal social democratic newspaper in the Russian Empire , published in 1897 in Kiev . It was an organ of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP). The editors included Boris L. Eidelman, P. L. Tuchapsky and N. A. Vigdorchik. The social democrats grouped around Rabochaya Gazeta maintained contact with the Emancipation of Labour group and the Saint Petersburg League of Struggle for
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