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ID:490
Title:Russian Life
URL:http://www.russianlife.com/
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Russian Life magazine is published by Russian Information Services, Inc. RIS is a privately-owned publishing and information services company, with staff in Vermont and Moscow.
Russian Life is a colorful, insightful look at life as it is lived in Russia today.
In October 1956, a new English language magazine, The USSR, appeared on newsstands in major US cities. Given the level of anti-communist sentiment at the time, it would hardly have seemed an auspicious name under which to launch such a magazine title.
Meanwhile, at newsstands in Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev and other Soviet cities, Amerika magazine made its debut.
The simultaneous appearance of these magazines was the result of an intergovernmental agreement, one among several cross-cultural agreements designed to sow trust amidst the rancor of international politics. Still, there was never any question in anyone's mind that each magazine was intended as a propaganda tool for the government issuing it.
A few years later, The USSR changed its name to Soviet Life . While never a blatant "red propaganda" tool, Soviet Life did hew to the government line. Yet it sought to present an informed view of Russian culture, history, scientific achievements and the various peoples inhabiting the biggest country on earth.
Under the terms of the inter-governmental agreement, the subscription levels of both magazines were restricted for many years to around 30,000.
In the late 1980s, with political and economic reform in the Soviet Union , there was a surge of interest in Soviet Life -- readership rose to over 50,000.
In December of 1991 the Soviet Union signed itself out of existence and, subsequently, the Russian government could not find the money to finance production of Soviet Life. The last issue of Soviet Life was published in December of 1991.
Just over one year later, in the spring of 1993, through an agreement between Novosti (the government press Agency) and Rich Frontier Publishing, Soviet Life was reborn as Russian Life . The magazine was re-initiated as a bimonthly (whereas previously Soviet Life had been a monthly magazine) and continued in that fashion, albeit with a sporadic publishing timetable, due to funding difficulties.
This is where we came in...
In July 1995, a few months after the Russian government again decided to opt out of the magazine, RIS purchased all rights to Russian Life. Initially published as a monthly, the magazine soon settled into a more realistic publishing schedule, coming out every other month, six times per year. RIS has published nearly 100 issues of Russian Life since 1995. Today the magazine is a 64-page color bimonthly magazine, full of fascinating stories of Russian culture, history and life in the world's largest country. It celebrated its 50th anniversary in October 2006.
Meanwhile...
Despite the fact that Russian Life forms the core of RIS' publishing activity, the company continues to publish books and maps, including a cookbook, language books, and a widely-acclaimed map of Russia.
In 2007, RIS began publication of a new quarterly journal, Chtenia: Readings from Russia. Designed very much as a supplement to Russian Life, Chtenia includes mainly Russian fiction in English translation, yet there is also poetry, non-fiction and photography. Each issue is centered on a chosen theme, and is published in a convenient and durable paperback book format.
Category:News and Media: Magazines and E-zines
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Date Added:December 22, 2009 10:05:44 PM
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City:Montpelier
State:VT
Zip Code:05601
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