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Folkeviljen
''Folkeviljen'' ("People's Will") is a former Norwegian language, Norwegian newspaper, Labour Party (Norway), Labour Party organization and was established by parish priest and later Parliament of Norway, Member of Parliament Kristian Tønder in Sjøvegan 1911, and published in Harstad from 1917. Among its later editors were Harald Langhelle, Alfred Skar, Sigurd Simensen, Alfons Johansen and Erling Hall-Hofsø. The newspaper ceased publication in 1956. References 1911 establishments in Norway 1956 disestablishments in Norway Defunct newspapers published in Norway Labour Party (Norway) newspapers Mass media in Harstad Norwegian-language newspapers Newspapers established in 1911 Publications disestablished in 1956 Mass media in Troms {{italic title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigurd Simensen
Sigurd Simensen (19 February 1888 – 27 April 1969) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour and Communist parties. He was born in Vestfossen. He started his career as an iron and metalworker, working at Thunes Mekaniske Verksted. He first joined the Union of Iron and Metalworkers in 1907, and was politically organized from 1908. He became a leading member of Norges Socialdemokratiske Ungdomsforbund, and was elected to their central board in 1916. He became subeditor of their newspaper ''Klassekampen'' in 1917. In 1918 he was elected to the Labour Party central board, and was hired as travelling secretary for Northern Norway. He also chaired the national association of ''worker's councils'' which sprang up in the same year, post-Russian Revolution The Russian Revolution was a period of Political revolution (Trotskyism), political and social revolution that took place in the former Russian Empire which began during the First World War. This period sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
