Smena (Russian: Смена) is a formerly Soviet, now Russian, illustrated magazine first published in January 1924 by Molodaya Gvardiya, the publisher of the Komsomol press, and subsequently by the publisher Pravda. It appeared twice monthly, including analytical and polemical journalism alongside fiction and poetry. Smena today continues to publish literary fiction and reporting. In its early years Smena was one of several magazines aimed explicitly at young people that was part of a rich early Soviet print culture designed both as propaganda, and to educate its readership and discuss their concerns.
Смена
Categories:Literary magazine
Frequency: 2 issues per month (1924-1929), (1932), (1939-1992), 3 issues per month (1930-1), monthly (1933-1939), (1992-present)
Publisher Molodaya Gvardiya, Pravda,
Founded
1924
First issue
January 1924
Country
Soviet Union, Russia
Based inMoscow
Language:Russian
Website
https://smena-online.ru
It is impossible to directly translate the word смена from Russian, as it covers several meanings relevant to the revolutionary project of which the magazine participated. With definitions including “shift,” and “replacement,” and suggestive of generational change, the title reflects the magazine's intended purpose to shape Soviet youth and engage them in the revolutionary struggle.
