{"product_id":"vintage-post-soviet-erotic-magazines-2000-originals","title":"Vintage Post-Soviet Erotic Magazines 2000 Originals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Russian and\/or Ukrainian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early–mid 2000s\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moscow, Kyiv, Odessa former USSR publishing market\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original printed magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Used vintage \/ varies by issue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adult photography, fiction, stories and period advertising\/features\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18+\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eA wonderfully strange surviving piece of Eastern European newsstand culture.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eBefore smartphones, social media and unlimited internet access, magazines like these were sold at kiosks throughout the former USSR.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThey occupied a peculiar middle ground between men's magazines, glamour photography, cheap romantic fiction and tabloid entertainment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eInside you'll find a very early-2000s mixture of \u003cstrong\u003eadult photography, erotic and romantic stories, readers' letters, relationship material, advertisements and wonderfully questionable graphic design.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContent differs considerably between publications: some are primarily photographic, while others devote much more space to fiction and erotic stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThey are also fantastic little time capsules of the period. Cheap paper, enormous Cyrillic headlines, primitive Photoshop, colourful typography and wonderfully chaotic layouts give them an aesthetic that disappeared remarkably quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eDespite the obvious male audience for the photographic magazines,\u003cstrong\u003e this wasn't exclusively men's publishing\u003c\/strong\u003e. Romantic and erotic fiction was also an important part of the market, with publications such as \u003cem\u003eFormula of Love\u003c\/em\u003e specifically advertising \u003cstrong\u003eлюбовно-эротична проза- romantic-erotic prose\u003c\/strong\u003e on the cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable original titles include:\u003c\/strong\u003e Зеркало любви (\u003cem\u003eMirror of Love\u003c\/em\u003e), Формула любви (\u003cem\u003eFormula of Love\u003c\/em\u003e), Ночные искушения (\u003cem\u003eNight Temptations\u003c\/em\u003e), Интим (\u003cem\u003eIntimacy\u003c\/em\u003e), Новый Эротический Дневник (\u003cem\u003eNew Erotic Diary\u003c\/em\u003e), Эротический Бульвар (\u003cem\u003eErotic Boulevard\u003c\/em\u003e), Секс Истории (\u003cem\u003eSex Stories\u003c\/em\u003e) and Соблазны (\u003cem\u003eTemptations\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eIssues vary in format and content, generally around \u003cstrong\u003e30–65 pages\u003c\/strong\u003e. All are genuine period publications rather than modern reproductions. Expect normal storage and handling wear appropriate to magazines roughly twenty years old; please select the exact issue you want from the variants and refer to the photographs for condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo comply with international laws all pictures are edited to not show any nude.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe magazines self however leave none to the imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Prapor","offers":[{"title":"Зеркало любви","offer_id":55427036741974,"sku":null,"price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Формула любви","offer_id":55427036774742,"sku":null,"price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ночные искушения","offer_id":55427036807510,"sku":null,"price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Интим","offer_id":55427036840278,"sku":null,"price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Новый Эротический Дневник","offer_id":55427036873046,"sku":null,"price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Эротический Бульвар","offer_id":55427036905814,"sku":null,"price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Секс Истории","offer_id":55427036938582,"sku":null,"price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Соблазны","offer_id":55427036971350,"sku":null,"price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/7231\/6246\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_4a6b75bb-3d61-4ee7-a8ae-e3bf09a7715b.heic?v=1789751281","url":"https:\/\/www.praporchik.com\/products\/vintage-post-soviet-erotic-magazines-2000-originals","provider":"Prapor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}