Rosso e Nero

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Rosso e Nero
Categories Political magazine
FrequencyWeekly
FounderAlberto Giovannini
FoundedNovember 1946
Final issue1948
Country Italy
Based in Rome
Language Italian

Rosso e Nero (Italian : Red and Black) was a weekly political magazine that was published between 1946 and 1948 in Rome, Italy. The magazine is known for its founder and editor Alberto Giovannini.

History and profile

Rosso e Nero was established in November 1946. [1] [2] Its founder and editor was the Italian journalist Alberto Giovannini who had edited a publication of the University Fascist Group during the Fascist period. [1] [3] It was headquartered in Rome and came out weekly. [1] The magazine featured Giovannini's articles on his political views and his project of reconciling the experience of the former Fascists with the political lines of the socialists. [4] Ignazio Silone and Ugo Zatterin were among the contributors of the magazine. [5]

Rosso e Nero did not manage to have higher readership and circulation and was eventually closed in 1948. [2]

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