Oktyabr (magazine)

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Oktyabr
Editor-in-chiefIrina Barmetova (2001–2019)
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Oktyabr (Russian: Октябрь, IPA: [ɐkˈtʲabrʲ] ⓘ, "October'") was a monthly Russian literary magazine based in Moscow. It was in circulation between 1924 and 2019. In addition to Novy Mir and Znamya the monthly was a leading and deep-rooted literary magazine in Russia.[1]

History

Oktyabr was launched in 1924 by a group with the same name, "Oktyabr", which was founded by the poet Alexander Bezymensky and the novelist Yury Libedinsky in 1922.

Soviet poetry.[5]

The editorial board of the magazine in the Soviet era included those figures recognized by the state.

Stalinist stance.[7] In other words, Oktyabr was among the thick journals of that period in the Soviet Union.[6] Anatoly Ananiev replaced Kochetov as chief editor of Oktyabr in 1973.[7] The last editor-in-chief was Irina Barmetova who assumed the post in 2001 and continued to edit the magazine until its closure in January 2019.[8]

The magazine awarded the Oktyabr prize.

Andrey Bitov for the story "Something with love... ", director Leonid Heifetz for his article "Flashes" and poet Lev Kozlowski for a selection of verses "Sukhoy Bridge".[10]

Content

Oktyabr serialized various novels, published poems and other articles about movies and societal issues. Due to such a wide coverage, the magazine was compared to the 19th century edition of

Vasili Aksyonov's novel Moskva-kva-kva.[13] The monthly also published poems of significant and state-recognized poets in the Soviet era, forming the image of Soviet poetry, and works on literary criticism.[5]

In addition to literary works, in the 1960s the magazine covered articles on

Soviet films, focusing on the merits of these movies.[14] Mikhail Antonov's seminal essay, "So What Is Happening to Us?", was published in Oktyabr in 1989.[15]

In 1989, the magazine published a posthumous work, Forever Flowing, by Vasily Grossman,

Lenin.[3] Thus, it marked a serious challenge process towards the past of the country, especially Lenin's legacy.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b Anna Aslanyan (8 April 2011). "Revolutions and resurrections: How has Russia's literature changed?". The Independent. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  2. ^
    ISBN 9780598356468
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  3. ^ a b c d John-Thor Dahlburg (28 June 1989). "Magazine Prints Extraordinary Attack on Lenin". Associated Press. Moscow.
  4. ISBN 978-0-389-20609-5
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  5. ^ a b c d Ekaterina Zamataeva (27 April 2013). "The Representation of Soviet Poetry in Postwar Decade in the Literary Journal "Oktyabr"" (PDF). Ellison Center. Archived from the original (Conference paper) on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  6. ^
    ISBN 978-0-8157-1914-4
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  7. ^
    ISBN 978-0-674-02896-8
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  8. ^ "Октябрь" (in Russian). Magazines Gorky. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Read Russia events". Academica Rossica. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  10. ^ The Oktyabr magazine the Writer Andrey Bitov will award Andrey Bitov and Leonid Heifetz Ru paper. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  11. ^ Ilya Levin (October 1979). "Soviet Writing". Commentary.
  12. ^ Bill Keller (28 January 1988). "Notes on the Soviet Union". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  13. ^ "Vasili Aksyonov". IMDb. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  14. ISBN 978-0521090469
    . GGKEY:025L2PAP9T5.
  15. ^ Leon Aron (20 June 2011). "Everything you think you know about the collapse of the Soviet Union is wrong". American Enterprise Institute. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  16. ^
    ISBN 978-0-674-05551-3
    .

External links

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