Type | Weekly; irregular underground publication during the Second World War |
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Founded | October 5, 1935 |
Political alignment | Communist |
Language | French language |
Ceased publication | 1950 |
La Bretagne ouvrière, paysanne et maritime ('Workers', Peasants' and Sailors' Brittany') was a weekly newspaper published 1935–1950 in Brittany, France. It was a regional organ of the French Communist Party in Brittany. [1] [2]
The newspaper was launched on October 5, 1935, by Auguste Havez. [1] [3] [4] The launching of the new publication was helped by the communist parliamentarian Alain Signor. [5] The newspaper was initially published from Douarnenez. [1] It replaced the publication La République ouvrière et paysanne ('The Workers' and Peasants' Republic'). [6] La Bretagne ouvrière, paysanne et maritime was distributed throughout Finistère, Côtes-du-Nord and a section of Morbihan. [2] [3]
La Bretagne ouvrière, paysanne et maritime was banned, along with all other communist newspapers, by the Daladier government in 1939. [3] Around March/April 1941 it re-appeared as a clandestine publication in Brest, no longer as a weekly. [1] [7] It was distributed in Rennes and Nantes. [7] A handful of copies of the newspaper from this period are archived at the French National Library. [8]
In the post-war era, La Bretagne ouvrière, paysanne et maritime was the organ of the Finistère Federation of the Communist Party. [9] The newspaper was closed down in June 1950. [1]
Type | Weekly; irregular underground publication during the Second World War |
---|---|
Founded | October 5, 1935 |
Political alignment | Communist |
Language | French language |
Ceased publication | 1950 |
La Bretagne ouvrière, paysanne et maritime ('Workers', Peasants' and Sailors' Brittany') was a weekly newspaper published 1935–1950 in Brittany, France. It was a regional organ of the French Communist Party in Brittany. [1] [2]
The newspaper was launched on October 5, 1935, by Auguste Havez. [1] [3] [4] The launching of the new publication was helped by the communist parliamentarian Alain Signor. [5] The newspaper was initially published from Douarnenez. [1] It replaced the publication La République ouvrière et paysanne ('The Workers' and Peasants' Republic'). [6] La Bretagne ouvrière, paysanne et maritime was distributed throughout Finistère, Côtes-du-Nord and a section of Morbihan. [2] [3]
La Bretagne ouvrière, paysanne et maritime was banned, along with all other communist newspapers, by the Daladier government in 1939. [3] Around March/April 1941 it re-appeared as a clandestine publication in Brest, no longer as a weekly. [1] [7] It was distributed in Rennes and Nantes. [7] A handful of copies of the newspaper from this period are archived at the French National Library. [8]
In the post-war era, La Bretagne ouvrière, paysanne et maritime was the organ of the Finistère Federation of the Communist Party. [9] The newspaper was closed down in June 1950. [1]