Ogonyok magazine dated August 30, 1942

The original magazine is in good collector's condition. The cover depicts four Soviet soldiers who distinguished themselves in the battles of the Great Patriotic War. The captions under the photos read:

• A. Kolyasov (above left) is a sniper who killed 45 fascist soldiers and officers.


• F. Chistyakov (bottom left) is a senior sergeant who machine—gunned down more than 200 Nazis in one battle.


• A. Pichlava (above right) is a second lieutenant who destroyed 40 Nazis from a captured German machine gun.


• Tsyrendashi Dorzhiev (bottom right) is a sniper, who by that time had more than 180 enemy soldiers and officers killed.

This issue was released in the midst of the heaviest battles of 1942 and was designed to raise morale by telling about the heroism of specific people. Paperback. Black and white illustrations. Guarantee of authenticity.

Ogonek is a Russian and Soviet socio-political, literary and artistic illustrated weekly magazine. The magazine was published in Moscow from 1923 to 2021. During the Soviet period, the circulation of the publication reached several million copies. As of 2017, the magazine had a circulation of about 80,000 copies. On December 21, 2020, the publication of the printed version was announced. Guarantee of authenticity.