Folkets Dagblad Politiken
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Politiken, later named Folkets Dagblad - Politiken was a Swedish
Communist newspaper that existed from April 1916 to August 1940.
Politiken was launched in 1916, first issue published on April 27 that year, by the left-wing of the Swedish Social Democratic Party
. The left-wing was expelled from the Party in the summer of 1917, and the Social Democratic Left, under the leadership of Zeth Höglund
and Ture Nerman
, became the Communist Party of Sweden, strongly supporting the Russia October Revolution
and the Bolsheviks. Politiken also published many texts by international communist leaders.
Politiken was first published two, later three times a week, but became a daily paper in 1917 and reached its peak in circulation in the early 1930s with approx. 30.000 issues printed every weekday.
When the Swedish Communist Party split in 1929, Folkets Dagblad – Politiken was taken over by the Kilbom-Flyg faction and became the main organ of their Socialist Party
.
Over the years, the policies of Politiken changed and in the hands of Nils Flyg
, Folkets Dagblad – Politiken slowly turned into a pro-German
paper and by the end gave full political support for the German side in World War II
. The last issue was published on August 30, 1940. It was published again 1942-1945.
Editors were:
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Communist newspaper that existed from April 1916 to August 1940.
Politiken was launched in 1916, first issue published on April 27 that year, by the left-wing of the Swedish Social Democratic Party
Swedish Social Democratic Party
The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...
. The left-wing was expelled from the Party in the summer of 1917, and the Social Democratic Left, under the leadership of Zeth Höglund
Zeth Höglund
Carl Zeth "Zäta" Konstantin Höglund was a leading Swedish communist politician, anti-militarist, author, journalist and mayor of Stockholm ....
and Ture Nerman
Ture Nerman
Ture Nerman was a Swedish socialist. As a journalist and author, he was a well-known political activist in his time. He also wrote poems and songs.Nerman was a vegetarian and a strict teetotaler...
, became the Communist Party of Sweden, strongly supporting the Russia October Revolution
October Revolution
The October Revolution , also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution , Red October, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution of 1917...
and the Bolsheviks. Politiken also published many texts by international communist leaders.
Politiken was first published two, later three times a week, but became a daily paper in 1917 and reached its peak in circulation in the early 1930s with approx. 30.000 issues printed every weekday.
When the Swedish Communist Party split in 1929, Folkets Dagblad – Politiken was taken over by the Kilbom-Flyg faction and became the main organ of their Socialist Party
Socialist Party (Sweden, 1929)
The Socialist Party , initially known as the Communist Party of Sweden , was a political party in Sweden active from 1929 to 1948. The party was founded in 1929 by the major faction of the Communist Party of Sweden, led by Karl Kilbom and Nils Flyg, as the party split into two parties with the same...
.
Over the years, the policies of Politiken changed and in the hands of Nils Flyg
Nils Flyg
Nils Svante Flyg was a Swedish Communist politician who turned pro-Nazi during World War II.Nils Flyg was born and raised in Södermalm, a working-class area of Stockholm. Early on he joined the Swedish Social Democratic Party's youth organization, the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League...
, Folkets Dagblad – Politiken slowly turned into a pro-German
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
paper and by the end gave full political support for the German side in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The last issue was published on August 30, 1940. It was published again 1942-1945.
Editors were:
- Ture NermanTure NermanTure Nerman was a Swedish socialist. As a journalist and author, he was a well-known political activist in his time. He also wrote poems and songs.Nerman was a vegetarian and a strict teetotaler...
(1916 – 1917) - Carl LindhagenCarl LindhagenCarl Albert Lindhagen was a Swedish lawyer, socialist politician, and pacifist.Carl Lindhagen was the Chief Magistrate of Stockholm 1903 – 1930...
(1917 – 1918) - Fredrik StrömFredrik StrömFredrik Ström was a Swedish Socialist politician and a prolific writer. He held a seat in the Riksdag from 1916 - 1921, and from 1930 - 1938....
(1917 – 1919) - Zeth HöglundZeth HöglundCarl Zeth "Zäta" Konstantin Höglund was a leading Swedish communist politician, anti-militarist, author, journalist and mayor of Stockholm ....
(1919 – 1924) - Karl KilbomKarl KilbomKarl Kilbom was a Swedish Socialist politician.-Youth:As the son of a blacksmith, Karl Kilbom grew up in a working-class family of Walloon origin in the small town of Österby outside Uppsala, where he started working in the steel mills at an early age.In the year 1900, a socialist agitator visited...
(1924-1936) - Nils FlygNils FlygNils Svante Flyg was a Swedish Communist politician who turned pro-Nazi during World War II.Nils Flyg was born and raised in Södermalm, a working-class area of Stockholm. Early on he joined the Swedish Social Democratic Party's youth organization, the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League...
(1936 – 1940, 1942 – 1943) - Arvid OlssonArvid OlssonArvid Olsson was a Swedish politician and trade unionist. He was one of the foremost leaders of the Socialist Party.-Youth:...
(1943 – 1945)