Sputnik ( Russian: Спутник) was a Soviet magazine published from 1967 until 1991 [1] 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 Reader's Digest, publishing news stories excerpted from the Soviet press in a similar size and paper. [1]
Although already censored by the Soviet government, Sputnik was at times censored by the governments of countries at odds with the Kremlin as the magazine's editors were replaced with pro-Capitalist editors during glasnost, the most noted examples being East Germany in November 1988 [1] and Cuba in 1989. [2]
In addition, the authorities yesterday lifted a ban on Sputnik, a Soviet magazine banned in the country last year because of its radical tone.
Sputnik ( Russian: Спутник) was a Soviet magazine published from 1967 until 1991 [1] 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 Reader's Digest, publishing news stories excerpted from the Soviet press in a similar size and paper. [1]
Although already censored by the Soviet government, Sputnik was at times censored by the governments of countries at odds with the Kremlin as the magazine's editors were replaced with pro-Capitalist editors during glasnost, the most noted examples being East Germany in November 1988 [1] and Cuba in 1989. [2]
In addition, the authorities yesterday lifted a ban on Sputnik, a Soviet magazine banned in the country last year because of its radical tone.