''Mushtum'' (

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in Uzbek) is an Uzbek

satire Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of exposin ...

and

humor magazine A humor magazine is a magazine specifically designed to deliver humorous content to its readership. These publications often offer satire and parody, but some also put an emphasis on cartoons, caricature, absurdity, one-liners, witty aphorisms ...

published since 1923. It was founded by Abdulla Qodiriy. In 1927, the magazine began to cooperate with the ''

Krokodil ''Krokodil'' ( rus, Крокодил, p=krəkɐˈdʲil, a= Ru-крокодил.ogg, ) was a Humor magazine , satirical magazine published in the Soviet Union and later Russia. The first issue was published on 27 August 1922 as the satirical supp ...

'', a similar

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n magazine. ''Mushtum'' has been a starting point and an aegis of many Uzbek authors, including

Abdulla Qahhor Abdulla Qahhor (September 17, 1907 – May 24, 1968) was a Soviet and Uzbek novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, and literary translator. He is best remembered as the author of the 1951 novel ''Qoʻshchinor chiroqlari'' (''The Lights of ...

, Erkin Vohidov,

Gʻafur Gʻulom Gʻafur Gʻulom (May 10, 1903 – July 10, 1966) was an Uzbek poet, writer, and literary translator. He is best remembered for his stories ''Shum Bola'' (''The Mischievous Boy'') (adapted for film in 1977) and ''Yodgor''. Gʻafur Gʻulom is als ...

, Said Ahmad,

Samig Abdukakhkhar Sami Abduqahhor (Uzbek Cyrillic: Сами Абдуқаҳҳор; , romanized Samig Abdukakhkhar; February 22, 1922 – February 9, 1990) was a Soviet and Uzbek author and screenwriter. He is regarded as a central figure in the development of th ...

, Asqad Muxtor and Mirmuhsin. During the

Soviet era The history of the Soviet Union (USSR) (1922–91) began with the ideals of the Russian Bolshevik Revolution and ended in dissolution amidst economic collapse and political disintegration. Established in 1922 following the Russian Civil War, ...

, ''Mushtum'' was published by printing house of the Central Committee. Since the Soviet dissolution, the magazine has been published by Sharq Publishing House.

References

External links

Sharq's ''Mushtum'' page
Humor magazines Magazines established in 1923 Mass media in Tashkent Magazines published in Uzbekistan 1923 establishments in the Soviet Union Magazines published in the Soviet Union Uzbek-language magazines {{Uzbekistan-stub