Rare May 1961 Soviet Ukrainian Satirical & Humorous Magazine (No. 9 / 452)

Перець" (Perets) — Rare July 1963 Soviet Ukrainian Satirical Magazine (No. 13 / 504)

An original vintage issue of the prominent Ukrainian satirical and humorous magazine Perets (Pepper), published in Kyiv in July 1963 (№ 13, 504).

• Front Cover: Celebrates the historic dual spaceflights of the Soviet space program (referencing the landmark June 1963 missions of Valery Bykovsky on Vostok 5 and Valentina Tereshkova—the first woman in space—on Vostok 6). Illustrated by K. Zaruba and V. Zelinsky, the cover depicts smiling Soviet cosmonauts wrapping the globe in a red banner with a hammer and sickle, holding a "Peace" (МИР) flag while the moon looks on with the humorous remark: "The Moon to Earth: — Wow, you've got twins again!".

• Back Cover: Features a striking Cold War political cartoon titled "A double-edged sword"by artist V. Zelinsky, commenting on civil rights turmoil and racial segregation in the United States.

12 pages
Text in Ukrainian
32x26 cm (13"x10")

Disclaimer: This item is sold strictly as a historical collectible artifact for educational research, historians, and collectors. It does not contain any modern political propaganda, nor does it promote or support any ideology.

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