Revue des Monats

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Revue des Monats
Editor-in-chiefHubert Miketta
CategoriesGeneral interest magazine
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherDie Revue des Monats GmbH
FounderHubert Miketta
Founded1926
First issueNovember 1926
Final issue1933
Country Germany
Based in Berlin
Language German

Revue des Monats (German: Revue of the Month) was a German language monthly general interest magazine which existed between 1926 and 1933 during the Weimar period in Berlin, Germany.

History and profile

Revue des Monats was first published in November 1926. [1] [2] The magazine was founded by Hubert Miketta and published by Die Revue des Monats GmbH on a monthly basis in Berlin. [3] Miketta was also the editor-in-chief of the magazine [2] [4] which covered articles concerning different topics, including film industry [1] and short stories. [5] The other topics included in Revue des Monats were theatre, fashion, sport, technology, automotive industry and visual arts. [3] Its target audience was both women and men. [3] The magazine folded in 1933 shortly after the beginning of the fascist rule in Germany. [1]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Tim Satterthwaite (2020). Modernist Magazines and the Social Ideal. New York; London: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 79. ISBN   978-1-5013-4161-8.
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  4. "Revue des Monats. 2. Jahrgang Nr. 8 Juni 1928" (in German). ZVAB. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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