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Soviet books and influence were especially common in the state of Kerala, where we had the first democratically elected communist government. I remember this bo
by jeswin 8y ago
Soviet books and influence were especially common in the state of Kerala, where we had the first democratically elected communist government. I remember this book called Misha (for kids) and Soviet Woman for well, women. They were very high quality prints, and was a joy to read.
Till the 80s Kerala had strong Soviet influence in politics, lifestyle and even in the architecture of buildings. I remember when I visited Vietnam, I was surprised by how similar their cities looked.
- muks 8y agoWe got Misha in Hyderabad too in the 80s. My mother used to buy them for me regularly when I was a kid.
- poorna13 8y agoYup. I got Misha even in a small town in Karnataka. I remember writing to Russian pen pals via Misha.
- Abishek_Muthian 8y agoI'm from Coimbtore, Tamilnadu. Me & my sister loved reading Misha in the early 90's. Some of the stories where deep. Is there an online archive for those magazines? P.S. I'm writing this via kindle & I didn't take any effort to search for it. Edit:typo
- yantrams 8y agoHere you go :) https://mirtitles.org/2018/11/11/misha-stack/ https://mirtitles.org/2018/11/11/misha-stack/
- billfruit 8y agoI think, what made them special was the very smooth, glossy printing, and extremely vivid colours. If you take american comics of a similar time, eg something like Archies: Archies colours look pale and faded, compared with the bright contrasts and lush colours of the Misha.
- Abishek_Muthian 8y agoThank you!