Ny Tid (publishing house)

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Ny Tid was a Norwegian publishing house with connections to the Communist Party of Norway.

Between 1924 and 1928, it published works by many of the party's most prominent politicians; translations of writings by Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Grigory Zinoviev, and others; and poems by Rudolf Nilsen. [1] One of the most important publications by a Norwegian was Olav Scheflo's Den røde tråd i Norges historie, which was controversial within the party. [2]

Kristian Aune was responsible for the publishing house. [2]

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References

  1. List of publications in BIBSYS
  2. 1 2 Lorenz, Einhart (1983). Det er ingen sak å få partiet lite. NKP 1923–1931 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Pax. p. 174. ISBN   82-530-1255-1.