Rodina (magazine)

Rodina

1993 issue, on World War I
Categories	Popular science History
Founded	1989
Country	Russia
Language	Russian

Rodina (Russian: Родина, lit. 'Motherland') is a Russian illustrated popular science history magazine headquartered in Moscow. It was established in January 1989 as a continuation of the magazine with the same name established in the Russian Empire in 1879. The founders of the magazine are the Government of the Russian Federation and the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation^[1]

In July 2005 the Higher Attestation Commission of Russia included Rodina into its "List of Leading Peer-Reviewed Journals and Publications". (This list is for the journals where the major results from theses for the higher scientific degrees (kandidat and doktor) must be published.^[2])

In August 2007 the magazine was awarded with the state honorary badge "For Active Work on Patriotic Upbringing of the Citizens of the Russian Federation" ("За активную работу по патриотическому воспитанию граждан Российской Федерации").^[2]

In 2021 it was awarded the Belyaev Prize [ru]. It is awarded for the best popular science work and for educational activities in science in general.^[3]