Samovar (magazine)
The magazine Samowar (Russian Самовар ) was a satirical magazine that was distributed throughout Europe and addressed the German-Russians . It appeared in a total of 128 monthly issues from March 1997 to October 2007.
Naming
The magazine was named after the Russian tea machine samovar .
history
An immigrant family from Kazakhstan who came to Germany in 1994 came up with the idea of a Russian-language magazine for repatriates from the CIS countries living in Germany .
After an initial test phase, the first unpublished draft and the forerunner of today's magazine was developed in the autumn of 1996, which was spontaneously christened Basar ( Persian : market ).
In December 1996 they agreed on a samovar and registered the publisher so that in March 1997 the first issue of the magazine could appear publicly. At the time the magazine had 32 pages and cost 2.90 DM . The magazine appeared nationwide. However, a special focus was placed on Russian shops and airports in order to be able to address the target group - the German-Russians - in a targeted manner.
With a constantly increasing number of subscribers in the following years, the magazine Samowar wanted to draw attention to itself for the first time through trade fairs . In cooperation with the German Red Cross , editor-in-chief E. Fröse presented their satirical works in an exhibition on April 28, 2001. The motto of the evening was: " Humor helps ... ". This event was well attended by Germans and was a success.
In November 2001, after the success, there was another exhibition by editor-in-chief E. Fröse. This time in the youth center Das Neue Haus der Stadt and with the motto Russian pancakes on a German pan .
In January 2002, due to the introduction of the euro , the decision was made to sell the magazine beyond the Federal Republic of Germany . The magazine was now officially published in Austria , Belgium and the Netherlands . Occasionally it was also found in France or Italy .
Due to the success of the first two caricature exhibitions in 2001, editor-in-chief Fröse set up a stand in the Bad Salzuflen exhibition hall in May 2004 . This event was also a great success.
On October 18, 2007 it was decided to discontinue the publication of the magazine with the October issue.
In January 2008, the magazine was partially taken over by another publisher - under a different name and layout .
information
The last edition was around 12,000 copies in October 2007. The outlets were mostly train stations , Russian shops and airports . The price was EUR 2.30 in Germany (EUR 2.40 abroad).
From 1997 to 1999 the magazine was mostly 32 pages long, from 1999 to 2004 the number of pages rose to 48, before it peaked at 56 pages in the period from 2004 to early 2006. From the beginning of 2006 until the end of production in October 2007, the number of pages was reduced to 36.
The contents of the magazine were mostly related to the everyday life of Russian-German immigrants. In addition to satirical reports on political events in Germany, Europe and the world, there were also useful tips for everyday Russian-German life, with crossword puzzles and exciting stories - such as crime novels - also playing a major role.
The magazine was printed from March 1997 to March 2007 in Szczecin, Poland, and from April 2007 to October 2007 in Ostrava, Czech Republic .