''ABC-Zeitung'' was a German monthly children's magazine published between 1946 and 1996.
History and profile
Founded in 1946, ''ABC-Zeitung'' was the first children's magazine of
East Germany
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, and at one time it had a circulation of 885,000 copies.
Published by Volk und Wissen until 1950, and then by
Verlag Junge Welt, the magazine was the voice of the
Free German Youth
The Free German Youth (german: Freie Deutsche Jugend; FDJ) is a youth movement in Germany. Formerly, it was the official youth movement of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and the Socialist Unity Party of Germany.
The organization was meant ...
, targeting
Young Pioneers and school-age children aged six to eleven.
It was issued at a price of 30 Pfennig in schools or at kiosks. The magazine was also read by children as part of their school work.
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In 1958 ''ABC-Zeitung'' became the official media outlet of Young Pioneers.][ Following it the magazine covered articles to entertain children as well as to teach them about nature, customs and children in other countries.][ It was also an antifascist propaganda tool for children.][
After the fall of the ]German Democratic Republic
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**Ger ...
, the magazine continued to be issuedRastatt
Rastatt () is a town with a Baroque core, District of Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located in the Upper Rhine Plain on the Murg river, above its junction with the Rhine and has a population of around 50,000 (2011). Rastatt was an ...
.
See also
*List of German magazines
The following is an incomplete list of current and defunct magazines published in Germany. Their language may be German or other languages.
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*''11 Freunde''
*''1000°''
*'' 5vor12''
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*''ABC-Zeitung''
*'' Abenteuer Archäologie''
*'' ABI ...
References
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1946 establishments in Germany
1996 disestablishments in Germany
Children's magazines published in Germany
Defunct magazines published in Germany
Mass media in East Germany
German-language magazines
Monthly magazines published in Germany
Magazines established in 1946
Magazines disestablished in 1996