Categories | Literary magazine |
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Founder | |
Founded | 1933 |
First issue | Summer 1933 |
Final issue | 1934 |
Country | Spain |
Based in | Madrid |
Language | Spanish |
Octubre ( Spanish: October) was a Communist literary magazine which was published in Madrid between 1933 and 1934. [1] The subtitle of the magazine was Escritores y artistas revolutionarios ( Spanish: Revolutionary writers and artists). [1]
The founders of Octubre were Rafael Alberti, his wife María Teresa León and César Arconada. [2] [3] [4] The magazine was started in Summer 1933 [5] after the visit of Alberti and León to the Soviet Union. [6] Some of the contributors included Antonio Machado, Emilio Prados and Luis Cernuda. [1] [7]
Octubre was published on high-quality paper and frequently featured photographs most of which displayed scenes from Soviet life. [1] The magazine had a Marxist orientation. [8] It also adopted a Soviet-type avant-garde literary approach [1] and had a Stalinist political stance. [9] Although the magazine was not financed by the Comintern, it featured some articles, essays, and photos provided by the Soviets. [10]
Categories | Literary magazine |
---|---|
Founder | |
Founded | 1933 |
First issue | Summer 1933 |
Final issue | 1934 |
Country | Spain |
Based in | Madrid |
Language | Spanish |
Octubre ( Spanish: October) was a Communist literary magazine which was published in Madrid between 1933 and 1934. [1] The subtitle of the magazine was Escritores y artistas revolutionarios ( Spanish: Revolutionary writers and artists). [1]
The founders of Octubre were Rafael Alberti, his wife María Teresa León and César Arconada. [2] [3] [4] The magazine was started in Summer 1933 [5] after the visit of Alberti and León to the Soviet Union. [6] Some of the contributors included Antonio Machado, Emilio Prados and Luis Cernuda. [1] [7]
Octubre was published on high-quality paper and frequently featured photographs most of which displayed scenes from Soviet life. [1] The magazine had a Marxist orientation. [8] It also adopted a Soviet-type avant-garde literary approach [1] and had a Stalinist political stance. [9] Although the magazine was not financed by the Comintern, it featured some articles, essays, and photos provided by the Soviets. [10]