Front page of The Communist Review, 1 July 1941
Communist Review July 1941

The Communist Review is a defunct Australian magazine that was published in varying frequencies and formats from 1934 to 1966,[1] in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

History

The Communist Review was first published on 13 March 1934, as the official organ of the Communist Party of Australia.[2] The magazine was published continuously through to 1966.[3] However, the paper was published in a variety of different sizes and formats, and several editions during 1941 were issued as typescript duplicates.[4] When the Communist Party of Australia was made illegal by the government of Robert Menzies during 1951, the publication of the magazine continued unabated.[5] Publication of the magazine was eventually ceased after it was replaced by the Australian Left Review,[1] which at the time was considered to have a more accessible political agenda.[5]

Digitisation

The various editions of the paper have been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program, a project hosted by the National Library of Australia.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Australian Left Review". University of Wollongong Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Communist and socialist publications" (PDF). Australian National University. June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Communist Review". State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Communist Review". Communist Review. January. 1941.
  5. 1 2 Symon, Peter (13 April 2005). "The legacy of Laurie Aarons". The Guardian (1223). Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2016.


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