Zigzag Venture Group, 254 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10001, (212) 725-6700 Published six times a year, Military Parade is a slick, fact-filled, colorful defense magazine, like a lot of others, except for one important fact: it's published in Russia. Yes, the times have changed. In an effort to foster exports of defense equipment, the Russians are publishing a magazine chock full of drawings, specifications and color photos of all their frontline equipment. The May-June issue pictured here has articles on the Smerch multiple rocket system, Russian naval mines, the Nona-SVK self-propelled gun, the Igla man-portable SAM series, the Sturm-S antitank weapons system, the Su-27, the Tu-160, Mikhr-series fast-attack craft articles on aerospace design and aerodynamics, the 125mm SPRUT antitank gun, an engineering reconnaissance vehicle, the Be-200 WIG craft, conversion of Russian nuclear subs into research ships, and many more. Here's the kicker. Subscriptions run $360 a year. Maybe they're trying to cure their economic problems with this magazine. I split the cost with a friend and we just share the issues. Three or four people going together would lower the pain threshold even more. If you can afford the price, get it. BT Back to The Naval Sitrep #1 Table of Contents Back to Naval Sitrep List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1994 by Larry Bond and Clash of Arms. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history and related articles are available at http://www.magweb.com