…excitement! I usually do not read Russian interior magazines, but as I was playing with my fiance’s iPad I stumbled across a wide assortment of digital interior magazines in the Zinio app. I read a Taiwanese mag, one from Belgium and another one from Mexico. That is, in all sorts of languages I do not understand. Most fruitful, yet very arcane, were the magazines from Russia.

In order to give you some inspiration from a slightly different angle, from an infrequent cardinal direction, I brought some pictures. Let’s have a sneek into the latest (available) issue of Russian magazine Seasons, #66 – 2010.

When I saw these pics I was flabbergasted..! Amazed to find this cool eclectic content. But well, what was I expecting? I know people don’t all live in those richly decorated palaces of the Tsar era, neither in homes filled to the brim with babushka dolls. And there is not nouveau riche all over. It’s trendey!

Upon reflection, it was not too long ago that Russian winds breezed in over the interior design world. Russian folk style and The Mystique of the East are themes that every now and then pop up as interior decor trends. All in all, that’s enriching and inspiring I think: it is slightly different vibe. Now the conclusion from the Russian mag study is: If you wish to have a look at contemporary decor trends from a Russian perspective, Seasons is a good choice.

Some slightly more odd parts from the Russian scene can be found if you

look at these examples. Some kind of food and a Russian house.

I can not in any way express the name of this other Russian magazine I studied (try yourself, below) but it is…let’s say special. Some pages in the magazine featured plumping (or whatever it is!) – that’s great in a gender perspective – but if one doesn’t understand Russian language this magazine don’t make much sense. Top right is what I considered the most ‘west-familiar’ pic..

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  • http://www.facebook.com/inessa Inessa Davidova

    What a surprise to find a piece of Russian here.
    The mag the name of which you don’t understand used to be my favourite. So the name: it’s Domoy or Home (as in come home)
    But now pics from Seasons seems more original to me and I’m considering buying this mag

  • Mia

    Oh, that is very cool – thank you! I was so happy to find digital versions as my newspaper store here in Stockholm not have any Russian magazines at all…Seasons seems great, will continue “reading” that one! :)
    After writing the post I had a look in the Russian ed. of AD, it had some pretty nice things too I think, though not as original & eclectic cool as Season’s.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1077594896 Maja Lind

    Ha ha ha!! Det här inlägget var EXTREMT roligt när man klickat på svenska flaggan. Höll på att dö av skratt när jag kom till “Vissa sidor i tidningen innehöll fyllighet (eller vad det nu är!) – det är bra i ett genusperspektiv” :DDDDD

  • Mia

    Hah, crazy! :D Vad kan man säga, tryck på den lilla flaggan och du får en humorblogg :P

    Tack, förresten. Ska se över det imorgon :)