Sputnik (magazine)
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Sputnik was a Soviet
magazine published from 1967 until 1991 by the Soviet press agency Novosti
in several languages, targeted at both Eastern Bloc
countries and Western nations. It was intended to be a Soviet equivalent to the Reader's Digest
, publishing news stories excerpted from the Soviet press in a similar size and paper. Although already censored by the Soviet government, Sputnik was at times censored by the governments of countries at odds with the Kremlin
, the most noted example being East Germany in 1988.
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....
magazine published from 1967 until 1991 by the Soviet press agency Novosti
Novosti
Russian International News Agency ' is a Russian state-owned news agency based in the capital Moscow.-Overview:The agency publishes news and information about social-political, economic, scientific and financial subjects on the Internet and via e-mail in the main European languages, as well as in...
in several languages, targeted at both Eastern Bloc
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Treaty Organization of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance , or more commonly referred to as the Warsaw Pact, was a mutual defense treaty subscribed to by eight communist states in Eastern Europe...
countries and Western nations. It was intended to be a Soviet equivalent to the Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest is a general interest family magazine, published ten times annually. Formerly based in Chappaqua, New York, its headquarters is now in New York City. It was founded in 1922, by DeWitt Wallace and Lila Bell Wallace...
, publishing news stories excerpted from the Soviet press in a similar size and paper. Although already censored by the Soviet government, Sputnik was at times censored by the governments of countries at odds with the Kremlin
Kremlin
A kremlin , same root as in kremen is a major fortified central complex found in historic Russian cities. This word is often used to refer to the best-known one, the Moscow Kremlin, or metonymically to the government that is based there...
, the most noted example being East Germany in 1988.