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''Lavoro Politico'' () was a Marxist–Leninist magazine published in
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, Italy, in the period 1967–1969. It was one of the radical publications launched during the
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in the late 1960s.


History and profile

The first issue of ''Lavoro Politico'' appeared in October 1967. It was published by Centro di informazione on a monthly basis. Its editor was Walter Peruzzi. Mara Cagol and
Renato Curcio Renato Curcio (; born 23 September 1941) is the former leader of the Italian far-left terrorist organization Red Brigades (''Brigate Rosse''), responsible among other facts of the kidnapping and murder of the former Italian prime minister Aldo M ...
were among the contributors. ''Lavoro Politico'' supported
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as suggested by
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,
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and Mao and became a very prestigious theoretical publication among the radical students in Italy. It particularly praised the
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movement in China. ''Lavoro Politico'' was one of the ardent critics of the
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advocated by other Italian communist publications such as ''
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''. The magazine folded in 1969 after publishing the issue numbered 11–12.


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