1949 Smena Female Factory Worker Magazine

This is issue #15 of Smena (Смена) from 1949, featuring a young female factory worker operating machinery in a blue uniform. The back displays sheet music for "Наша Смена" (Our Smena) with marching naval cadets. Inside includes a photo essay "На Старом Промысле" (At the Old Industry) documenting oil field workers and drilling operations.

Smena was the Soviet Union's most popular youth magazine, published by Komsomol and reaching over 3 million copies by the 1980s. This 1949 issue showcases post-war labor mobilization across sectors: women in factories, military training, and resource extraction, all central to Soviet reconstruction efforts.

Fair to good vintage condition. Pages show significant yellowing and edge wear with some tearing. Moderate staining throughout. All pages intact with clear photography.