Fashist (Russian: Фашистъ, 'Fascist') was a Russian fascist publication that ran from 1933 to 1941, issued from Putnam, Connecticut, United States.[1] It was published by Anastasy Vonsyatsky.[2] Fashist was distributed among Russian exiles around the world.[3]
 Cover of Fashist, 1939 | |
| Type | Monthly |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Publisher | Anastasy Vonsyatsky |
| Editor | Donat Yosifovich Kunle |
| Founded | August 1933 |
| Political alignment | Fascist |
| Language | Russian language |
| Ceased publication | July 1941 |
| Headquarters | Putnam, Connecticut, United States |
| Circulation | ~10,000 |
Launching
editThe first issue of Fashist was published in August 1933.[3] The first issue was printed in 2,000 copies.[2] Donat Yosifovich Kunle was the editor of Fashist.[1][4] The publication functioned as an organ of the All-Russian Fascist Organization.[5]
Profile
editFashist was published more or less on a monthly basis. Each issue was printed in roughly 10,000 copies.[2] The publication had a newspaper format, but was printed on costly glossy paper. The material of the publication consisted of reports on party activities as well as historical narratives. Fashist dedicated a lot of attention to Civil War nostalgia, praising the role of the White Army and its leaders.[2]
Fashkors
editMany authors of articles in Fashist were kept anonymous, to avoid reprisals from Soviet agents. Instead, they signed the articles as fashkor (фашкор, short for 'Fascist Correspondent', compare with rabkor) followed by their party membership number and geographic location.[2] By using the pseudonyms of many different fashkors, Fashist created the impression of being in the epicentre of a vast global network of émigré Russian fascist agents as well as a network of saboteurs with the Soviet Union.[2][6] In reality, Vonsyatsky could count on only a handful of Russian exiles as correspondents.[6]
Later period
editAs of 1938–39, it served as the organ of the All-Russian National Revolutionary Workers-Peasants Party of Fascists.[1] Donat Kunle, a pilot, was killed in a plane crash in California on June 21, 1941.[7] Fashist ceased publication the following month.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Russian Periodicals in the Helsinki University Library, A Checklist, Library of Congress, 1959, p. 16, archived from the original on 13 May 2016, retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Stephan, John J. The Russian Fascists: Tragedy and Farce in Exile, 1925–1945 Archived 13 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine. New York: Harper & Row, 1978. pp. 124–25
- ^ a b Laqueur, Walter, George L. Mosse, and Gilbert Allardyce. International Fascism, 1920–1945 Archived 20 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine. New York: Harper & Row, 1966. p. 163.
- ^ Stephan, John J. The Russian Fascists: Tragedy and Farce in Exile, 1925–1945 Archived 13 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine. New York: Harper & Row, 1978. p. 212
- ^ Winter, Barbara. The Most Dangerous Man in Australia Archived 25 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Carindale, Qld: IP (Interactive Publications), 2010. p. 131
- ^ a b Hassel, James E (1991), "Exile Community Organisation & Services", Transactions of the American Philosophical Society: Russian refugees in France and the United States Between the World Wars, Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, pp. 64–65, ISBN 9780871698179, archived from the original on 3 June 2016, retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ Civil Aeronautics Journal. Office of Aviation Administration. 1941. p. 50.
- ^ Фашист (Putnam, Connecticut, USA, 1933–1941), RU: Emigrantica, archived from the original on 16 April 2013.