Murzilka

Murzilka () is a popular Soviet, and later Russian, illustrated magazine for children aged 7-13 years old. It has been in continued publication since May 1924.

==History and profile== thumb|left|A 2024 postal stamp dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Murzilka. At the end of the 19th century, the Canadian illustrator and writer Palmer Cox created a cycle of poems about little people from Scottish folklore known as brownies. Later the Russian author Anna Hvolson started writing stories based on his drawings about little forest men. She called the main character, who wore a white tie, had a walking stick and a monocle, "Murzilka".