SOVIET MAGAZINES IN ENGLISH

The editorial board of USSR Illustrated Monthly has received many inquiries from its readers about Soviet magazines published in the English language. For example, Mr. Ernest E. Bell, 5420 East Ocean Blvd., Long Beach 3, California, asks:

"Are there any news magazines available that present the Soviet Union's point of view on current events, etc.? . . . If so, how may I subscribe to them either in this country or abroad?"

In reply, we list here eight Soviet magazines published in English and the cost of subscribing for one year.

Soviet Union An illustrated monthly that presents a comprehensive picture of life in the Soviet Union. Current trends in industry, science, the arts and sports are reported by authoritative writers in each of the fields. It regularly carries reproductions of paintings. The magazine is published in sixteen languages besides English. —$2.50

Soviet Woman This illustrated monthly introduces its readers to Soviet women scientists, deputies to legislative bodies, industrial executives, outstanding workers and farmers, teachers and ballerinas. It gives a rounded picture of the place women occupy in Soviet life. Contributors are eminent Soviet and foreign writers and artists and people prominent in the international women's movement. Articles, picture stories and news briefs cover a wide range of subjects, including child care and fashion trends. Soviet Woman is published in nine languages. —$2.50

New Times A weekly, published in eight languages, that presents the Soviet view on major international developments. Comment on world affairs, economic and labor notes, reports from correspondents in various countries, book reviews and biographical data are presented in each issue. Important Soviet foreign policy statements are given in supplements. —$3.50

International Affairs A monthly journal of political analysis published in Russian and English. Each number runs to about 130 pages. A digest of the month's international events is presented in each issue with relevant contemporary and historical material in the fields of international relations and international law. Contributors include both Soviet and foreign authorities. —$3.50

Culture and Life Published monthly by the Union of Soviet Societies for Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries in English, Russian, French, Spanish and German. The magazine carries articles by Soviet and foreign writers on literature, music, the theater, films, art, architecture, and on science and economics. Featured is material relating to cultural exchange programs. Each issue carries pictorial material—photos, drawings and color reproductions of work by famous prerevolutionary and Soviet artists. —$2.50

Soviet Literature For those who wish to keep abreast of current trends in Soviet writing, this monthly publishes short stories, excerpts from novels, plays, poetry and criticism. The magazine presents the work of contemporary artists in black and white and color reproductions. It appears in English, German, Spanish and Polish. —$2.50

Soviet Film Illustrated with color photos, drawings and stills, this monthly carries articles on current motion pictures, profiles of film personalities, extracts from scenarios, studio plans, joint productions with foreign studios and other pertinent material on Soviet film making. —$2.00

Moscow News A sixteen-page illustrated newspaper published weekly. It carries varied information about life in the Soviet Union in the form of articles, essays, stories, comments, reviews and letters. It has regular features on economics and engineering, science and education, the theater, films, sports, current events and the foreign policy of the Soviet Union, contributed by prominent Soviet journalists and writers, scholars and public figures, as well as foreign authors. —$2.00

Subscriptions for these publications may be placed with the following firms:

Stechner-Hafner, Inc. 31 E. 10 Street New York 3, N. Y.

Moore-Cottrell Subscription Agencies, Inc. North Cohorton, N. Y.

Imported Publications and Products 4 West 16 Street New York 11, N. Y.

Four Continent Book Corp. 156 Fifth Ave. New York 10, N. Y.

Universal Distributors Co. 52-54 W. 13 Street New York 11, N. Y.

Cross World Books and Periodicals 333 South Wacker Drive Chicago 6, Ill.

WINTER VACATIONERS in the Soviet Union are surrounded by the perfect holiday setting and atmosphere—wonderfully clear days, snow that sparkles in the sun and crackles underfoot, tingling frost that nips at nose and ears. And the Russian woods in winter! Firs mantled in white, a stillness you can almost hear, the looping prints of hares and foxes in the snow, and ski tracks running off to a beckoning horizon.

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