''Gioventù Fascista'' ("

Fascist Fascism is a far-right, Authoritarianism, authoritarian, ultranationalism, ultra-nationalist political Political ideology, ideology and Political movement, movement,: "extreme militaristic nationalism, contempt for electoral democracy and pol ...

Youth") was a

magazine A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...

designed for youth in Italy under

Benito Mussolini Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (; 29 July 188328 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party. He was Prime Minister of Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until his deposition in 194 ...

's Fascist state. Its features included stories and

cartoon A cartoon is a type of visual art that is typically drawn, frequently animated, in an unrealistic or semi-realistic style. The specific meaning has evolved over time, but the modern usage usually refers to either: an image or series of images ...

s praising the regime and inculcating the tenets of Fascism. Most of the magazine covers feature the

fasces Fasces ( ; ; a ''plurale tantum'', from the Latin word ''fascis'', meaning "bundle"; it, fascio littorio) is a bound bundle of wooden rods, sometimes including an axe (occasionally two axes) with its blade emerging. The fasces is an Italian symbo ...

, and sometimes other Roman imagery; the style of its illustrations was heavily influenced by

futurism Futurism ( it, Futurismo, link=no) was an artistic and social movement that originated in Italy, and to a lesser extent in other countries, in the early 20th century. It emphasized dynamism, speed, technology, youth, violence, and objects such ...

. The paper was founded on 23 March 1931 (the 12th anniversary of the creation of the '' Fasci Italiani di Combattimento'', the precursor of the National Fascist Party). Its first editor was

Carlo Scorza Carlo Scorza (15 June 1897 – 23 December 1988) was a prominent member of the National Fascist Party of Italy during World War II. He built his reputation in the Italian Fascist paramilitary group known as the Blackshirts, and later rose to the ...

, replaced by Achille Starace later in the first year of the magazine's existence. During its existence, ''Gioventù Fascista'' published contributions by notable Fascists, including Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Italo Balbo,

Giovanni Giuriati Giovanni Giuriati (4 August 1876 – 6 May 1970) was an Italian fascist politician. Biography Giuriati was born in Venice in 1876. A law graduate and lawyer, he associated in 1903 with the irredentist group ''Trento e Trieste'' ("Trento and T ...

, and Giuseppe Bottai. It was no longer in print after December 1936.

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''Italian Life Under Fascism'' - Fascist Youth OrganizationsPresentation at Libreria Ivo Ferraguti
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