The Russian-language illustrated magazine for young children ‘Swallow’ (Harbin, 1926‒1945)

Abstract

Ekaterina Babkina as a specialist in the periodicals of the Far Eastern Russian first-wave emigration in the article “The Russian-language illustrated magazine for young children ‘Swallow’ (Harbin, 1926‒1945)” reviews the most popular, as she notes, the Russian-language children’s magazine, which was published in Manchuria. The article is devoted to the history and functioning of the magazine. “Swallow” is the most popular periodical for children of the Russian Diaspora in the Far East. Publishing activity of the Far Eastern emigration has led the appearance of children’s magazines based on the traditions of Russian children’s periodicals of XIX‒early XX centuries which were developed under the influence of complex cultural and historical events of East Asia during 1920‒1940s.   Keywords: Lastochka magazine, journalism for children, Russian diaspora, the Far East