SEELANGS Digest - 28 May 2003 to 29 May 2003 (#2003-20)

[Paul Richardson]

Kirstin:

There have been several other replies on the list about USSR, Sovietsky
Soyuz, Amerika, etc. and all correct as far as I know.

Briefly, our magazine was founded in 1956 as a Soviet gov't prop-organ USSR,
then became Soviet Life, then Russian Life as a j.v., then in 1995, we
"privatized" it, to wit Russian Life is now an American owned publication,
published mainly for Americans, with a Russian editor and with content
provided by an international body of freelance writers and photographers.

For a bit more, see our website, specifically:

http://www.rispubs.com/rlhist.cfm

As to Amerika (officially Amerika Illustrated), yes, it was a USIA pub and
therefore forbidden from distribution in the US. As a result, when we wanted
to write an article in 1996 (in our Oct 96 issue, I belive) about the two
mag's 40 year history (Amerika ceased publication in the early 90s), we had
to get a special dispensation of sorts from the former editor to see a few
copies, and agree to send them back after we were done ...

Some people, funded by Konstantin Borovoi, tried to restart Amerika a couple
of years back, but last I heard it had foundered and stopped publication.

Paul Richardson
Publisher
Russian Life



> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Thu, 29 May 2003 07:06:01 -0700
> From:    knizhny7 <knizhny7 at YAHOO.COM>
> Subject: USSR and USA journals
> 
> Dear colleagues,
> 
> I am looking for information on two journal
> publications, The Soviet Union and The United States,
> published during the Cold War as a way for each
> country to present whatever information it wished to
> the inhabitants of the other country.
> 
> I have been unable to locate any descriptions of the
> journals, such as when and for how long they were
> published, whether they were widely read, and what the
> current perception is of the journals and their
> articles.
> 
> If you have any information or know of on-line
> resources, I’d be grateful for your suggestions.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Kirstin Bebell
> 
> 
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