''Fashist'' (russian: link=no, Фашистъ, 'Fascist') was a Russian fascist publication, issued from Putnam, Connecticut, United States.. It was published by Anastasy Vonsyatsky. ''Fashist'' was distributed among Russian exiles around the world.

Launching

The first issue of ''Fashist'' was published in August 1933.Laqueur, Walter, George L. Mosse, and Gilbert Allardyce.
International Fascism, 1920–1945
''. New York: Harper & Row, 1966. p. 163. The first issue was printed in 2,000 copies. Donat Yosefovich Kunle was the editor of ''Fashist''. The publication functioned as an organ of the

All-Russian Fascist Organization The All-Russian Fascist Organization (VFO) (Всероссийская фашистская организация; ''Vserossiyskaya Fašistskija Organizatsiya") was a Russian white émigré group led by Anastasy Vonsyatsky. It was based in Putna ...

.Winter, Barbara.
The Most Dangerous Man in Australia
''. Carindale, Qld: IP (Interactive Publications), 2010. p. 131

Profile

''Fashist'' was published more or less on a monthly basis. Each issue was printed in roughly 10,000 copies. 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 to

Civil War A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...

nostalgia, praising the role of the

White Army The White Army (russian: Белая армия, Belaya armiya) or White Guard (russian: Бѣлая гвардія/Белая гвардия, Belaya gvardiya, label=none), also referred to as the Whites or White Guardsmen (russian: Бѣлогв� ...

and its leaders.Stephan, John J.
The Russian Fascists: Tragedy and Farce in Exile, 1925–1945
''. New York: Harper & Row, 1978. pp. 124–25

Fashkors

Many authors of articles in ''Fashist'' were kept anonymous, to avoid reprisals from Soviet agents. Instead, they signed the articles as ''fashkor'' (фашкор, short for 'Fascist Correspondent', compare with '' rabkor'') followed by their party membership number and geographic location. By using the pseudonyms of many different ''fashkors'', ''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 the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

.. In reality, Vonsyatsky could count on only a handful of Russian exiles as correspondents.

Later period

As of 1938–39, it served as the organ of the All-Russian National Revolutionary Workers-Peasants Party of Fascists. ''Fashist'' ceased publication in July 1941..

References

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