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Categories | Satire and humour |
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Frequency | 3 issues per month |
Publisher | Rabochaya Gazeta, Pravda |
Founded | 1922 |
First issue | 27 August 1922 |
Final issue | 2008 |
Country | Soviet Union Russia |
Based in | Moscow |
Language | Russian |
ISSN | 0130-2671 |
Krokodil (Russian: Крокодил, IPA: [krəkɐˈdʲil] , lit. 'crocodile') was a satirical magazine published in the Soviet Union. The first issue was published on 27 August 1922 [1] as the satirical supplement to the Workers' Gazette (called simply «Приложения» [Supplement]).[2][3] When it became a separate publication, the name Crocodile was chosen at an editorial meeting from among a list of suggested animal names.[4] At that time, many satirical magazines existed, such as Zanoza and Prozhektor. Nearly all of them eventually disappeared.