“KRAPIVA” (NETTLE) JOURNAL: AN INDEPENDENT CREATIVE COMMUNITY OF NOVICE AUTHORS

The characteristic of the children’s literary and journalistic periodical “Krapiva” (Nettle) is offered. journal has been published in Yekaterinburg since 2017 at Sverdlovsk Regional Library for Children Youth named after Vladislav P. Krapivin, curated by young playwright Anna Baturina. periodicity issues once a year; to date, six have published. editorial board consists children, they also select texts publication, prepare original layout issue its design (drawings, photographs). An analysis statements interviews with curator allow us conclude that publication unique: authors are absolutely free their work; tactic position curators extremely democratic. From very beginning, declared itself not only as journal, but, above all, platform weekly communication, discussion problems concern today’s teenagers. At community meetings, new works participants discussed, meetings writers held, questions theory poetics literature studied. choice name (apart from reference whose library bears) motivated desire aspiring share traumatic experiences like stinging nettles. epigraph magazine words one participants: “Nettle pain childhood”. article characterizes headings identifies dominant themes, makes observations on genre composition works.