1914 Russian Women's magazine

[blessOTMA]

I have  a  Russian women's magazine from ,I believe, April of 1914. It's interesting to see such a publication from pre WW1 Russia.
 We can have no idea if the family saw this, but they could have...that's the fun part. Plus it informs us of their world . I'm posting the fashion pages, but it has sheet music and short stories as well.

[Sunny]

I have seen some magazines of the time in Italian; they were in my great - grandmother's belongings and it seemed they were very populare in Italy. it's interesting to find a russian edition too; thanks annie *___*

[Kalafrana]

Does the Russian magazine have 'serious' articles as well? And what music did they print?

Ann

[blessOTMA]

Indeed, Sunny, these magazines were very important to their readers ....I'm not surprised some were with your great - grandmother's items . Ann ,I'll post the music this evening...it's hard for me to tell if there is serious comment since I don't read Russian...but judging by the illustration, I'd say perhaps a page or two. A good deal of short story writing though.

[Sunny]

In Italian magazines they were generally short love stories, not very serious ones, indeed. But i don't know in Russian editions - if Anne posts them i'll try to translate them.

[Kalafrana]

How serious is serious? I'm thinking of articles on education and the like - the political situation was probably a bit too controversial for Russia in 1914!

Ann

[Sunny]

How serious is serious? I'm thinking of articles on education and the like - the political situation was probably a bit too controversial for Russia in 1914!

Ann

Cant' say anything about the russian magazine. But ythe italian one i have don't speak about political issues at all. Only melhanonic love affairs.

[Mike]

Could you please post also the stories pages? I promise to translate at least their titles, it might be interesting for many users here.

[blessOTMA]

How serious is serious? I'm thinking of articles on education and the like - the political situation was probably a bit too controversial for Russia in 1914!

Ann

Actually I think  part of the attraction of such publications is as an escape from that! lol! By serious I mean ( judging from the illustrations ) I would say more in line with a woman's duty to set morel tone etc.  But as Sunny points out in the Italian counterpart, love stores dominate ....same here .

[blessOTMA]

Could you please post also the stories pages? I promise to translate at least their titles, it might be interesting for many users here.

Thanks Mike, I will post the sheet music and some  samples...the table of content would be interesting if translated.  But can you tell me what the cover says? What is the magazine's name? Thanks   

[Sunny]

What is the magazine's name? Thanks   

The title is simply "Woman" ^^
Above the title, it is said: "Litararly and artistic magazine for the family"

[blessOTMA]

Thank you Sunny! ^^

 Helen A just sent me this translation as well

Literary-Art Family Journal   "Woman"  April 1914  edition#7, 15 kopecks

I wonder if  15 kopecks was alot. I'm impressed by the colour cover in 1914!



 

[Mike]

Back in 1914 in St.-Petersburg, 15 kopecks could buy you a two-course lunch in a cheap tavern or a cup of coffee in a fashionable cafe.

[blessOTMA]

Very interesting Mike!

Here is some more:  table of contents, A page with poems. The sheet music and a page of ads.

[RealAnastasia]

Yes. In Argentina we also had these kind of magazines. The most famous one was named "El Hoga-Revista para la mujer y la família " ("Home- a magazine for the woman and the family"). It had very similar setions that the Russion magazine that was posted here. It had fashion articles, but also history, politics, music and pics of Argentine more traditional  families. I've purchased a lot of these in fly markets and they are great to read.

RealAnastasia.