Author: Ossietzky, Maud von ; & Leonard, Hans ; editors:
Title: Die Weltbühne : Wochenschrift für Politik, Kunst, Wirtschaft: VII. Jahrgang, Nummer 1-2, 4-18, 20-22, 24-53 [Jan. - Dez- 1952]
Description: Berlin-Pankow, Verlag der Weltbühne, 1952. orig. wrappers. 21x14cm, ca.1600 pages. FIFTY [50] ISSUES. Weighs 1.85 kilos. Each issue separately bound in original wrappers.. Some wear. Some pencilled notes. Good. ¶ Lacking 3 issues otherwise complete for this period. ["In 1 946 Die Weltbü hne was re-established by Maud von Ossietzky and Hans Leonhard and published by the Weltbühne publishing house in East Berlin....In the years after the war, the magazine also found many buyers in the western occupation zones. In the 1950s and 1960s Die Weltbühne was therefore seen as a bridge to intellectual circles in the West, as well as an opportunity to influence these circles...'It should be particularly emphasized that,for these reasons, influencing the intelligentsia at home and abroad, and especially in West Germany, was seen and accepted as one of our tasks...'.When in doubt, the editorial team decided in favor of the current political requirements and against the tradition of the magazine, as can be seen from an internal characteristic from the mid-1950 s: 'In the past -before 1 933 - Die Weltbühne, especially under the direction of Carl v. Ossietzky and Kurt Tucholsky, unfortunately unreservedly paying homage to pacifist tendencies. Since our weekly magazine bears the name “Die Weltbü hne” and also the name Carl v. Ossietzkys leads, it is important to use the nimbus of these names and the tradition of the world stage as far as possible for the progressive endeavors of today outlined at the beginning without slipping into unconditional pacifism...supports the politics of the German Democratic Republic without, for example, being externally recognizable as a party organ..." - translation from wikipedia].

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