''Der Komunist'' ( yi, דער קאָמוניסט, 'The Communist') was a

Yiddish language Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

daily newspaper published from Vilna between December 26, 1918 and April 3, 1919. It was an organ of the

Central Committee Central committee is the common designation of a standing administrative body of Communist party, communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, of both ruling and nonruling parties of former and existing socialist states. In such party org ...

of the Communist Party of Lithuania and Belorussia. The inaugural issue of ''Der Komunist'' was printed completely in red letters. At the time, the editor was Moshe Lunevsky. Semyon Dimanstein was one of the contributors to the newspaper. The newspaper had four pages, in a format of 30x46 cm. Copies of ''Der Komunist'' were sold for 10

kopek The kopek or kopeck ( rus, копейка, p=kɐˈpʲejkə, ukr, копійка, translit=kopiika, p=koˈpʲijkə, be, капейка) is or was a coin or a currency unit of a number of countries in Eastern Europe closely associated with t ...

s. ''Der Komunist'' frequently included attacks on the Zionist movement and different Jewish socialist groups (especially the

General Jewish Labour Bund The General Jewish Labour Bund in Lithuania, Poland and Russia ( yi, ‏אַלגעמײנער ייִדישער אַרבעטער־בונד אין ליטע, פּױלן און רוסלאַנד , translit=Algemeyner Yidisher Arbeter-bund in Lite, Poy ...

). ''Der Komunist'' fell out of favour with the Central Committee of the Communist Party, who resolved to merge it with '' Der shtern'' (a Minsk-based newspaper, whose editorial board was shifted to Vilna). The last issue of ''Der Komunist'', published on April 3, 1919, declared that ''Der shtern'' was the new Central Committee organ. In total, 74 issues of ''Der Komunist'' were published.

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