Children's Magazine "Murzilka"
Children's Magazine "Murzilka"
The first issue began with the story by A. Fedorov-Davydov "Murzilkin's first day". Murzilka was the fourth puppy of dog "Zhuchka" and travelled with the owner, a boy named Petya. Murzilka was friends with pioneers, knew street children, was almost dissected by a doctor for the needs of medicine, spent the night in a cage with a polar bear, flew in a hot air balloon, lived at a fire station…
However, in this guise, Murzilka appeared less and less often on the pages of the magazine, and then completely disappeared. But without a hero, a children's magazine is boring.
The editorial board then asked the famous illustrator Aminadav Kanevsky to create an image of Murzilka. It was in 1937.
"Murzilka is finally found! The artist Kanevsky caught him and dragged him to the editorial office. Look at the cover – there you will see Murzilkin's portrait. Murzilka did not have time to tell anything about himself yet, he was very tired from the road. But in the next issues you will see different adventures of an amazing creature – Murzilka. "
Since then, a fluffy magical hero has settled in the magazine, yellow as a dandelion, in a red beret and scarf, with a camera over his shoulder, the way everyone knows him now.
Murzilka is cheerful, resourceful, inquisitive, sometimes mischievous – in one word, the same age as his readers.
The children fell in love with him, confided their secrets, waited for his advice, wanted to talk on the phone, invited him to visit. And what better gift for a child than a confident belief there is a kind, understanding Murzilka in the world.
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Indeed, the first grade schoolchildren who just started to learn the alphabet, were guided by, among other, Murzilka, as can be seen on the page from "Bukvar", teaching the letter "A".
