Roman-Gazeta
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Novel-Newspaper or Roman-Gazeta was a special kind of literary magazine
in the Soviet Union
issued monthly since 1927 and twice a month since 1957 by the "Khudozhestvennaya Literatura
" publishing house.
The magazine published mainly new novels (not necessarily the first publication), mostly of Soviet writers, but there were also translations of "ideologically suitable" western writers. It was an inexpensive edition printed on a cheap, brown newspaper paper of size about C4
without illustrations, hence the name.
The magazine published over 1200 novels and short stories of 700 authors and several collections of verses.
The magazine is continued in Russia
.
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
issued monthly since 1927 and twice a month since 1957 by the "Khudozhestvennaya Literatura
Khudozhestvennaya Literatura
Khudozhestvennaya Literatura is a publishing house in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The name means "fiction" in Russian....
" publishing house.
The magazine published mainly new novels (not necessarily the first publication), mostly of Soviet writers, but there were also translations of "ideologically suitable" western writers. It was an inexpensive edition printed on a cheap, brown newspaper paper of size about C4
Paper size
Many paper size standards conventions have existed at different times and in different countries. Today there is one widespread international ISO standard and a localised standard used in North America . The paper sizes affect writing paper, stationery, cards, and some printed documents...
without illustrations, hence the name.
The magazine published over 1200 novels and short stories of 700 authors and several collections of verses.
The magazine is continued in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.