Znanie — Sila (Russian: Знание-сила, Knowledge is Power) is a monthly illustrated popular science magazine for youth. It publishes popular articles in various areas of science and science fiction stories.[1]
The title is the aphorism Scientia potentia est in Russian.
It was established in 1926, targeting teenagers. In 1928, the coverage of life sciences was transferred to the new magazine, while the rest of the sciences continued to be covered by Knowledge is Power. During 1941-1945 (World War II) the magazine was on hiatus. Since 1946, the target audience also included young adults. After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the loss of state patronage the staff of the magazine and its circulation were severely trimmed.[2]
It circulation reached its peak of 700,000 in 1967.[3]
Гущина Г. А., Иллюстрация Юло Соостера для журнала «Знание — сила» как синтез науки и искусства (Illustration by Ülo Sooster for the magazine “Knowledge is power” as a synthesis of science and art), Вестник молодых учёных Санкт-Петербургского государственного университета технологии и дизайна, 2022, no.4, pp. 258—262.