 Cover ofFashist, 1939 | |
| Type | Monthly |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Publisher | Anastasy Vonsyatsky |
| Editor | Donat Yosifovich Kunle |
| Founded | August 1933 |
| Ceased publication | July 1941 |
| Political alignment | Fascist |
| Language | Russian language |
| Headquarters | Putnam, Connecticut, United States |
| Circulation | ~10,000 |
Fashist (Russian:Фашистъ, 'Fascist') was a Russianfascist publication that ran from 1933 to 1941, issued fromPutnam, Connecticut, United States.[1] It was published byAnastasy Vonsyatsky.[2]Fashist was distributed among Russian exiles around the world.[3]
The first issue ofFashist was published in August 1933.[3] The first issue was printed in 2,000 copies.[2] Donat Yosifovich Kunle was the editor ofFashist.[1][4] The publication functioned as an organ of theAll-Russian Fascist Organization.[5]
Fashist was published more or less on a monthly basis. Each issue was printed in roughly 10,000 copies.[2] The publication had a newspaper format, but was printed on costly glossy paper. The material of the publication consisted of reports on party activities as well as historical narratives.Fashist dedicated a lot of attention toCivil War nostalgia, praising the role of theWhite Army and its leaders.[2]
Many authors of articles inFashist were kept anonymous, to avoid reprisals from Soviet agents. Instead, they signed the articles asfashkor (фашкор, short for 'Fascist Correspondent', compare withrabkor) followed by their party membership number and geographic location.[2] By using the pseudonyms of many differentfashkors,Fashist created the impression of being in the epicentre of a vast global network of émigré Russian fascist agents as well as a network of saboteurs with theSoviet Union.[2][6] In reality, Vonsyatsky could count on only a handful of Russian exiles as correspondents.[6]
As of 1938–39, it served as the organ of the All-Russian National Revolutionary Workers-Peasants Party of Fascists.[1] Donat Kunle, a pilot, was killed in a plane crash inCalifornia on June 21, 1941.[7]Fashist ceased publication the following month.[8]
