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Russia

1924

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In short

Russian comics have roots in the lubok print tradition and in the ROSTA satirical posters of 1919 to 1921.

The children's magazine Murzilka has been published continuously since May 1924, Vesyolye Kartinki made comics acceptable for children from 1956, and since 2002 festivals and publishers such as Bubble Comics have built a new scene.

Russia in numbers

01 • 04

Russia in numbers · 01 • 04

1924

2010s

Artists

Artists from Russia in the archive.

Comics from Russia in the archive.

Murzilka, the earliest comic from Russia in the archive.

The decade when the most new comics from Russia began.

Artists from Russia in the archive.

Comics from Russia in the archive.

Murzilka, the earliest comic from Russia in the archive.

The decade when the most new comics from Russia began.

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History

Russia in 4 chapters

A short history you can leaf through. Click a page, use the arrow keys, or press Turn the page to read on.

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Russia.

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4 chapters

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Chapter 1

1844

to 1918

Lubok and the first albums

Cover

1844
to 1918
Chapter 01
Lubok and the first albums
Histories of Russian comics begin with the lubok print tradition and Sapozhnikov's album of 1844.
1919
to 1955
Chapter 02
Posters and children's magazines
Mayakovsky worked on the 'Okna satiry ROSTA' posters from 1919 to 1921, and Murzilka has been published continuously since May 1924. Russian émigré artists produced comics in Yugoslavia from 1935 to 1945.
1956
to 2001
Chapter 03
Vesyolye Kartinki
In 1956 Vesyolye Kartinki made comics acceptable for children.
2002
to today
Chapter 04
Festivals and new publishers
The KomMissia festival was first held in Moscow in 2002, and the Comics and Visual Culture Centre opened at the Russian State Library for Youth in 2010. Bubble Comics was founded in 2011, Major Grom ran from 2012 to 2016, and Olga Lavrentieva's Survilo appeared from Boomkniga in 2019.