''CKM'' is a men's magazine, (shortened to

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''Cool Kind of Men'',

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''Czasopismo każdego mężczyzny'', Hungarian ''Céltudatos Kalandvágyó érfiakMagazinja'' and Serbian ''Cice, Kola, Medvedi''). The Polish title literally means ''Every Men's Magazine'', but read as an abbreviation (correct spelling: ''ckm'', in lower case) it also means ''ciężki karabin maszynowy'' ("

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").

History and profile

''CKM'' was established by Marquard Media in 1998. It is a family of cultural semi- erotic monthly magazines for

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, focused mainly on entertainment and factography. It encompassed editions in

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and

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. The latter was launched in 1998. Both Polish and Hungarian editions were part of the Marquard Media. There is also a ''CKM'' -

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n edition launched in September 2003. Piotr Gontowski is the

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of the Polish edition. The written tone is outspoken, provocative, at the same time finding humour and dealing with the most serious issues. The magazine also covers articles on lifestyle topics.

International editions

(starting at the accompanying date, or during the accompanying date range) * Polish (1998-2019), original edition * Hungarian (1998-2013) * Serbian (2003-2014)

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Polish edition
(pl)
Hungarian edition
(hu)
Serbian edition
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