Proletar

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Proletar
Type Weekly newspaper
PublisherProletarian Publishing Co.
Founded1924
Political alignment communist
Language Armenian language
Headquarters407, Fourth Avenue, New York
Circulation 1,100

Proletar ('The Proletarian') was a 4-page Armenian language communist weekly newspaper published in New York City, United States, founded in 1924. The newspaper was published by the Proletarian Publishing Co. [1] The newspaper claimed a circulation of 1,100 copies in 1924. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Solon DeLeon and Nathan Fine (eds.), American Labor Press Directory. New York: Rand School of Social Science, 1925; pg. 21.