"Pepper and pepper!": the task of Soviet satirical publications (on the example of the magazine "Pepper")
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15407/uhj2018.01.126Keywords:
"Perets’", Soviet satire, press, humour.Abstract
The perception of the mission of the activity of the Soviet satirical publications is studied in the article evidence from magazine "Perets’". For the first time the contexts of the Soviet satirical publications’ goal formulation was analyzed. The comparative analyze of the perception of the satirical publications’ goal by the power, members of the editorial board, staff and freelance writers was carried out. The question how the role of the magazine "Perets’" had been explained to its readers was solved. It was concluded that the content of the magazine can be divided into the revealing humour aimed at the criticism of social shortcomings and the humour aimed primarily at achieving comic effect. It was clarified that the more official was the context of the statement about soviet satire’s goal, the more advantage was given to the "humour-arms". But the authors of the magazine also focused on readership interests. Therefore, they also used the "humour-entertainment". The study helps to understand the specifics of the culture of the Soviet popular laugher. The place of humor in the official Soviet culture was cleared. The problem of the specificity of the party directives realization by the press workers was discussed. It was concluded that gradually satirists began to focus more on the reading preferences. Therefore, the proportion of the "humour-entertainment" increased.
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