Die Neue Zeit

Die Neue Zeit (1883 cover)

Die Neue Zeit ("The New Times") was a German socialist theoretical journal of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) that was published from 1883 to 1923.[1] Its headquarters was in Stuttgart, Germany.[1]

History and profile

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Founded by leading socialist politicians and theorists,[2] the magazine's first edition was released on 1 January 1883. After the abolition of the Anti-Socialist Laws, the magazine was transformed from a monthly into a weekly on 1 October 1890. In 1901 it became the official magazine of the SPD and its property.[2] The magazine's decline and end came with the hyperinflation of the 1920s. It became the most important organ of the SPD, competing with Sozialistische Monatshefte.[3] It was edited by Karl Kautsky and Emanuel Wurm [de] until their withdrawal from the SPD in 1917. Following that, the more right-wing Heinrich Cunow, who supported the First World War,[4] took over as its chief editor.

Eduard Bernstein's "Problems of socialism" articles where published in the periodical from 1896 to 1898, in which he first elaborated his revisionist Marxist position, sharply criticised by the more orthodox Kautsky.[4] He

Die Neue Zeit was succeeded by Die Gesellschaft [de],[3][5] of which the first issue was published on 1 April 1924.[6]

Austrian socialist theoretical journal, Der Kampf, was inspired from Die Neue Zeit.[7]

Notable contributors

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Neue Zeit (Stuttgart 1823-1923)". Marxists. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Literaturkritik in Deutschland an der Universität Marburg" (in German). Archived from the original on 13 January 2004. Retrieved 27 July 2007.
  3. ^ a b Die "Sozialistischen Monatshefte" (1895/96 - 1933)
  4. ^ a b Ostrowski, Marius S (12 May 2022). "'Reform or revolution', redux : Eduard Bernstein on the 1918–19 German Revolution". Historical Research. 95 (268): 213–239. doi:10.1093/hisres/htab043. ISSN 0950-3471.
  5. ^ Home: German Historical Institute London (GHIL) Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Chronik der deutschen Sozialdemokratie. - Band 2. - Stichtag: 1. April 1924
  7. ^ Astrid von Busekist (2019). "After Empire: Karl Renner's Danubian model of pluralism". Nations and Nationalism. 25 (2): 547. doi:10.1111/nana.12464.
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