Glad you posted this info about Krokodil in the Soviet Union. BTW, in addition to the crew from Krokodil I also met the Estonian editor of Pikker which was their own humor magazine. Reason why I remember is I told a funny story about an Estonian friend of mine who had trouble color coordinating his clothes when he came to America from Estonia.
Back in the 2000's, I recall, there was another Russian humor magazine, the Exile, published in English by expatriate Americans living in Moscow. I never saw a dead-tree copy, but the website was a hoot, especially War Nerd's columns. In 2008, it appears, they wore out their welcome with the FSB and ceased publication.