Kudos buddy.... I never noticed that....It was purely incidental ... wow..that adds to the excitement...eh..

Heee Heee

A czar remembering a russian magazine. Do you get the connection?

Czars are representative of russia and Misha was a russian magazene.

I wonder if this was intentional or incidental?

blueczar Says

OMG ...I had never thought I will be reminded of MISHA, which I used to read as a kid after so many days...at an MBA forum...this thread has made my day...I have lost all the copies...it was in 92-93.. would love to see some scanned copies...longing to smell the pages of MISHA...

Heee Heee

A czar remembering a russian magazine. Do you get the connection?

Czars are representative of russia and Misha was a russian magazene.

I wonder if this was intentional or incidental?

OMG ...I had never thought I will be reminded of MISHA, which I used to read as a kid after so many days...at an MBA forum...this thread has made my day...I have lost all the copies...it was in 92-93.. would love to see some scanned copies...longing to smell the pages of MISHA...

I remember having subscribed to a kids magazine called "Misha". This was published from the erstwhile Soviet Union.

I have lots of fond memories of the magazine. They had a bear called Misha as the logo.

I believe they had shut down operations, and might have recently restarted.

Anyone remembers Misha? Have a scan or an old copy?

Remember being an avid reader of this book. Used to get it from my Dad's joint from where it was distributed all over the city.

I remember having subscribed to a kids magazine called "Misha". This was published from the erstwhile Soviet Union.

I have lots of fond memories of the magazine. They had a bear called Misha as the logo.

I believe they had shut down operations, and might have recently restarted.

Anyone remembers Misha? Have a scan or an old copy?

even i remeber the good old misha.

i had a lots of copies of it but during the course of time, distributed to others.

but was indeed a good magzine, amongst the first ones that i was able to lay my hands upon.

Hey, gr8 to find a thread on MISHA, i loved it.....although dont remmember much except a few russian alphabets i learnt and i pen friend i mad....gosh, i'e lost the letters, the magazines, everything related to it :(

but its gr8 to see so many fans.....zimbly pagal!

SameerSiddhanti Says

Especially I can never forget its typical smell. It used to smell totally different.

.. i know what you mean! the kind of paper was rather different too. it used to be rather stiff, and the magazine had to be un-bent upon delivery. :)

one of the regular features that i can vaguely remember.. there used to be a robot of some sort. i think it was something similar to 'small wonder' on start-world. but i might be getting them mixed up.

we had a number of the MIR publications at home (we still have some). there were some amazing russian folk tales, some children stories ('when daddy was a small boy' ), some novels ('the amphibian'), and a number of popular science books.

*sigh* those were the days..

Ya.I am a great fan of MISHA. I just joined this group today and I'm so surprised and ahppy to see ppl talking abt MISHA. I and my sis used to run back home after school every Saturday to grab MISHA. As kids we always used t oforegt on which Saturday of the month MISHA wud arrive, MISHA instiled in me the habit of reading, writing......I think I ahve a copy of MISHA dated sometime in 1991.:)

MISHA......I can forget you.:)

Hey yes!! Just You Wait .. The wolf with a long snout.. Faint memories!

hey everybody i didn't knw tht Misha has so many hardcore fans..i used to simply looooooooooooooooove the magazine..
neone remebers..
JUST U WAIT...it was a wolf..and a rabbit I believe..i remeber the wolf though it looked slightly goofy kind..n the rabbit was very cheeky one i believe...i particularly remeber the issue in which they wnet for space travel or sorts...
neways thnx 2 all those guys who gave me the online links..have fun

cheers
prathi:)

Guess what, I stumbled upon this forum just to find out about MISHA, and what I see is all guys moaning like me of the golden years when they used to read this magazine by borrowing, subscribing, stealing , whatever .

I was really looking hard for this magazine for my little child, wanted her to enjoy what I did in my childhood. Found no links or address of the old publishers nor any information. A lot of books from russia use to come in those days. One of the popular publications were from Mir publishers, Moscow. But even they seem to have ceased to sell books in India. They had really good collection of translated, cheap, good quality educational books.

As of other Comics meant Indrajal at those time, Target was for those little grown up a nice mag with detective carton in front pages, an old styled Chandamama, or the rather funny Tinkle.

Really guys, If you do find some information do share. As of other thing I can see if somebody lends his magazine, that they are scanned and PDFed for all of us to share those golded memories of MISHA.

well said...MISHA was one of my childhood favorites.....loved it....too bad they have shut down operations...used to find a lot of these russian books(especially ones by mir publications) in delhi around 13-14 years ago...i remember buying these books frm the roadside in karol bagh...there used to be lots of booksellers at that time....

but last week i was in delhi....went to karol bagh in search of these bookwalas...alas...couldnt find even a single one...have a huge collection of russian books that i used to buy frm such roadside bookwalas....sigh...those were the happy and carefree days...

that was the name i was tryin to recall the other day..
i remember the mag cudnt get a word though
wonder why my dad gt me a subscrptn

Welcome aboard, Bundya!
Misha has again started being published, there are a few email addresses in the thread you might want to write to. But in the '80s there were few quality options other than Misha; now there are many more choices to choose from for kids. Subscribing to Misha these days will be expensive. Also the original artists have changed; some are dead even!

Guess what, I stumbled upon this forum just to find out about MISHA, and what I see is all guys moaning like me of the golden years when they used to read this magazine by borrowing, subscribing, stealing , whatever .:(

I was really looking hard for this magazine for my little child, wanted her to enjoy what I did in my childhood. Found no links or address of the old publishers nor any information. A lot of books from russia use to come in those days. One of the popular publications were from Mir publishers, Moscow. But even they seem to have ceased to sell books in India. They had really good collection of translated, cheap, good quality educational books.

As of other Comics meant Indrajal at those time, Target was for those little grown up a nice mag with detective carton in front pages, an old styled Chandamama, or the rather funny Tinkle.

Really guys, If you do find some information do share. As of other thing I can see if somebody lends his magazine, that they are scanned and PDFed for all of us to share those golded memories of MISHA.

Guess what, I stumbled upon this forum just to find out about MISHA, and what I see is all guys moaning like me of the golden years when they used to read this magazine by borrowing, subscribing, stealing , whatever .

I was really looking hard for this magazine for my little child, wanted her to enjoy what I did in my childhood. Found no links or address of the old publishers nor any information. A lot of books from russia use to come in those days. One of the popular publications were from Mir publishers, Moscow. But even they seem to have ceased to sell books in India. They had really good collection of translated, cheap, good quality educational books.

As of other Comics meant Indrajal at those time, Target was for those little grown up a nice mag with detective carton in front pages, an old styled Chandamama, or the rather funny Tinkle.

Really guys, If you do find some information do share. As of other thing I can see if somebody lends his magazine, that they are scanned and PDFed for all of us to share those golded memories of MISHA.

Yes, Misha the bear is a common Russian Mascot. I think like the old TV serials, perhaps those comics weren't good compared to today's standards, but it's the nostalgia and the memories that make them special for many people who are now our age.

hey iv got a whole load of them..well atleast a dozen or more..
got them bound n gagged at the bottom of my comics cupboard..
may I be honest..I thought they wer a lil how should I say it ..slow n unexciting ..mayb I discovered them late.. dont think this thread of misha lovers gonna take this lying..soorry guys..
Can I redeem myself on this thread if I say that a couple of science fiction stories wer really cool..(they wer few but wer genrally fun)
n yeah the names defntly adorable..Misha...


p.s.i think Misha was also the name for mascot of the moscow olympics..in 82 or 84?! amnesia strikes!

fireinice Says

..and another magazine called Quest ..

There was also another for younger kids, called Junior Quest. I got a copy free once when Misha was not delivered on time!

I remember this magazine . it was just wonderful ! Also remember Target , chandamama ( virtually in every indian language ) and another magazine called Quest .


Misha had all these stories about the erstwhile soviet union . really cute

Those days seem so far away now . DOnt have any of these magazines now , they just remain in my memories !

yeah me 2 loved the book.........too bad its not there anymore
besides the smell n glossy paper
there was also a short story using russisn words which was followed by a crossword....i can remeber vividly one of them abt farmer and son ,that was when i learnt dew was frm heaven,hehe

I too remember this magazine
must be in 4th or 5th standard.
I first read it at a doctor's clinic, and then later
had a subscription for quite a few years.........
.......yeah the paper was of really good quality ...... and yes
it had quite a peculiar smell.

Absolutely loved those mags. I have 3-4 issues in my native place.I remmber there used to be a comic about a wolf and a rabbit.

*Wow* you're the first person over the course of this thread as well as among the hundreds I've asked, to actually own a copy! Would it be possible for you to scan it someday and post it? You would make hundreds of hearts glad!

I know it's asking for too much, but you'd be a hero

They dont make them like those anymore......

Absolutely true, man.. Some things are just perfect.. even now in my mind I can think of those Misha issues.. I remember Winnie the Pooh in it, the Wolf, the School Kid, the Space series.. The articles.. I first learnt what a stencil was when they wrote "Galileo created a perfect circle without a compass.. " I remember another article about kids aeromodelling in a park in Moscow.. Totally fascinated me then!

Such tiny things.. childhood memories. I wonder how I'll react to seeing an actual copy again; especially one I've read before..

hey guyz!!!

gr8 work guyz.......i had almost forgotten abt my first brush with reading( yeah i started out with MISHA)....................neways it was gr8 to relive those moments.................
...........this pagal community is really rocking man........its so gud to see these threads dedicated to MISHA, calvin................keep it up guyz...
cheerz

Absolutely loved those mags. I have 3-4 issues in my native place.I remmber there used to be a comic about a wolf and a rabbit.

They dont make them like those anymore......

Many amazing comics and mags of old have dissapeared......

Target (one of the best)
Chandammama
Indrajal comics.......

In those days there was no cable and books were all we could turn to....but now its a sad state of affairs.........:(

:Fade-col: It used to really cool glossy magazine. Especially I can never forget its typical smell. It used to smell totally different. I liked all the activities (like glueing some stuff etc.) they used to give. And especially the games in the last page...

ya thats for the animal i represent....hehehe....

Me too a hardcore MISHA fan... Google found the following links to me:
Some illustrations for MISHA: http://khatchatrian.ru/en/childraw.html
One specific illustration: http://khatchatrian.ru/en/misha.html
As the site claims, an online shopping option for MISHA: http://shop.russia-on-line.com/periodicals/item.php?id=72847 FYI: Price $59.00 !!!!
This guy Samanth seems to have some copies of MISHA, Check out his Blog: http://samanth.blogspot.com/2005/06/meme-hunts-me-down.html
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Hail Misha !!
Rick.

Great work, Rick!

The Cosplay links are something different .. not the Misha we have in mind..

But you gave me a great lead..
http://www.google.com/search?q=ISSN+0208-1563

Which in turn led to..

http://www.eastview.com/xq/ASP/sku=P6440/Moskva/Russian/qx/russian/periodicals/product.asp
http://misha.voskres.info/


For Google, another thing..
It is also spelt "Misja" and "".


Also East View appears to sell old copies in the US for $21 + $6 postage .. slightly expensive

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misha Says

well Misha was also the name of the mascot of 1980 olympics....and means something very different from anyone in this pgland......

Well it's because Misha is to Bear in Russian what Sheru is to Lion/Tiger in India.

Also "Bear" represents Russia so it's an obvious choice for both animal and name of the mascot

well Misha was also the name of the mascot of 1980 olympics....and means something very different from anyone in this pgland...... ...i wud say all the avid "misha readers".....(hahahahhahhahahhahhahhahahha)....should google and find out......hahahahhahhaha.......







Misha

misha Says

ok..........so a thread devoted to "Misha"......

Well Misha was loved by a lot of Indians.. I'm sure.
It might interest you that Misha was a pet name for "Mikhail" .. and it was the mascot of the magazine.. a bear

misha Says

ok..........so a thread devoted to "Misha"......hahahhahahhaha....this feels so damn funny.....hehehehhehehehe

And that's how this place has become PaGaLLand, okey

BTW, this thread is dedicated to 'MISHA' and NOT to 'misha'

Rick.

ok..........so a thread devoted to "Misha"......hahahhahahhaha....this feels so damn funny.....hehehehhehehehe

Me too a hardcore MISHA fan... Google found the following links to me:
Some illustrations for MISHA: http://khatchatrian.ru/en/childraw.html
One specific illustration: http://khatchatrian.ru/en/misha.html
As the site claims, an online shopping option for MISHA: http://shop.russia-on-line.com/periodicals/item.php?id=72847 FYI: Price $59.00 !!!!
This guy Samanth seems to have some copies of MISHA, Check out his Blog: http://samanth.blogspot.com/2005/06/meme-hunts-me-down.html
One MISHA magazine cover: http://www.cosplaylab.com/cosplayers/costumes/details.asp?costumeid=62379
One more cover: http://www.cosplaylab.com/cosplayers/costumes/details.asp?costumeid=62380
Almost all these links could only be used to revive the memory of MISHA, nothing more than that. But try contacting that Samanth guy, who seems to have some copies of our magazine. Lets see ... !!
Hail Misha !!
Rick.

Omg, I had absolutely forgotten about this magazine until I saw this thread. And as soon as I saw the topic long lost memories came flooding back. I loved this magazine! There was this library near my house, in vizag, which had many copies of this magazine and I used to go and sit therefor hours on end going through them...ah, the joys of nostalgia...

If I remember correctly the last few pages had illustrations by children, pictures of new stamps, addresses of kids who wanted pen-pals. There was also a simple crossword,unfortunately in Russian, beautiful illustrations for the stories.

Er,you do realise that MISHA stopped printing a really long time ago.I am not sure scanners were available back then.And in the ensuing period a lot of them would have given it away. I guess u'll have better luck in hunting for a copy.

catanalyst Says

.... But can't find them now . I have even lost my old copies in shifting ....

Aww. I was really hoping to find a copy. A scan, anything.

Remember them!! LOVED them!! they were really good printed on good quality paper and all.CARTOONS!!!

I also loved to read misha .they were very good magazines . But can't find them now . I have even lost my old copies in shifting . But it was good to find a thread on this topic also .