Murzilka is a monthly literary magazine that has been in production since 1924; it is intended for children aged from 6 to 12. Until 1991, it was a magazine of the Central Committee of Komsomol and the Central Council of the All-Union Pioneer Organization named after V.I. Lenin; currently it is issued by the “Murzilka” Magazine Editors LLC. It was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor (1974) and is a laureate of the Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation (2014). In 2012, it was entered into the Guinness Book of Records as the children's magazine with the longest continuous period of publication.
In 1937, renowned artist Aminadav Kanevsky created a fairy-tale character named Murzilka.
The greatest advantage of the magazine is high-quality children's literature illustrated by talented artists such as E. Charushin, Yu. Vasnetsov, A. Kanevsky, T. Mavrina, V. Chizhikov. In different years, it published outstanding authors such as A. Barto, K. Chukovsky, S. Marshak, S. Mikhalkov, E. Uspensky and others. At present, the magazine continues to publish works by contemporary authors.
The postage stamp provides an image of Murzilka.
| Paper |
Printing method |
Perforation |
Format of the stamp |
Edition |
| Chalk surfaced |
Offset + security system |
Frame 11¼ |
50 × 50 × 70 mm |
60 thousand stamps |