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Portfolio Category: 1991

Воля (Will), January 1991

Воля (Will), January 1991

Posted onDecember 21, 2018March 22, 2021 By admin

This paper’s name, the image of what looks to be a worker who has broken the chains that bound him, … Continue ReadingВоля (Will), January 1991

Демократический Тильзит (Democratic Tilsit), No. 1, February 1991

Демократический Тильзит (Democratic Tilsit), No. 1, February 1991

Posted onDecember 20, 2018March 22, 2021 By admin

This paper is from Kaliningrad Oblast, a territorial island between Poland and Lithuania in the far west of Russia. Beneath … Continue ReadingДемократический Тильзит (Democratic Tilsit), No. 1, February 1991

Соломенная Сторожка (Straw Hut), February 1991

Соломенная Сторожка (Straw Hut), February 1991

Posted onDecember 20, 2018March 22, 2021 By admin

The frontpage is a collage of playful images: the masthead, with a drawing integrated into the medieval Slavic script; the … Continue ReadingСоломенная Сторожка (Straw Hut), February 1991

Ностальгия (Nostalgia), April 1991

Ностальгия (Nostalgia), April 1991

Posted onDecember 20, 2018March 22, 2021 By admin

Nostalgia declares itself a “private Russian independent newspaper,” with the founder’s name highlighted beneath the masthead, which is printed in a … Continue ReadingНостальгия (Nostalgia), April 1991

Былое (The Past), July 1991

Былое (The Past), July 1991

Posted onDecember 20, 2018March 22, 2021 By admin

This title is a monthly supplement to the newspaper Business World. The “past” in question is the past of Russian … Continue ReadingБылое (The Past), July 1991

Молодой Гений (Young Genius), March 1991

Молодой Гений (Young Genius), March 1991

Posted onDecember 20, 2018March 22, 2021 By admin

Young Genius was an independent literary journal published in Kostomuksha, Russia, a small city in the Karelian Republic, very close … Continue ReadingМолодой Гений (Young Genius), March 1991

Весть (News), (January 1991?)

Весть (News), (January 1991?)

Posted onDecember 20, 2018March 22, 2021 By admin

The first issues of the laconically titled  “News” has no news. It contains, rather, a manifesto (at the bottom) and … Continue ReadingВесть (News), (January 1991?)

Обзор (Review), (1991?)

Обзор (Review), (1991?)

Posted onDecember 20, 2018March 22, 2021 By admin

Review is an example of a complicated compilation. Its motto, printed in the upper left of the page, is “For the … Continue ReadingОбзор (Review), (1991?)

Независимая Газета (Independent Newspaper), 22 January 1991

Независимая Газета (Independent Newspaper), 22 January 1991

Posted onDecember 20, 2018March 23, 2021 By admin

This paper was one of the first, visible manifestations that Gorbachev was allowing a non-party press. People stood in line … Continue ReadingНезависимая Газета (Independent Newspaper), 22 January 1991

Великоросс (Great Ross), January-February 1991

Великоросс (Great Ross), January-February 1991

Posted onDecember 20, 2018March 23, 2021 By admin

This publication was produced by the “Russian Center” of the Writers Union of the USSR. The symbol on the left … Continue ReadingВеликоросс (Great Ross), January-February 1991

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