Der Komunist (Kharkov)

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Der Komunist (Yiddish: דער קאמוניסט, 'The Communist') was a Yiddish language newspaper published from Kharkov, Ukraine 1920–1922.[1] In the midst of the Russian Civil War, Der Komunist was printed on blue wrapping paper (normally used for packing sugar).[2] By March 1921, it was estimated to have had a circulation of 2,000 copies.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gennady Estraikh (21 March 2005). In Harness: Yiddish Writers' Romance with Communism. Syracuse University Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-8156-3052-4.
  2. ^ Jonathan Frankel (19 May 2005). Dark Times, Dire Decisions: Jews and Communism. Oxford University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-19-534613-8.
  3. ^ David Shneer (13 February 2004). Yiddish and the Creation of Soviet Jewish Culture: 1918-1930. Cambridge University Press. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-521-82630-3.