''Gerarchia'' (
Italian: ''Hierarchy'') was a monthly fascist magazine/journal published in Milan, Italy, between 1922 and 1943.
History and profile
''Gerarchia'' was founded in Milan in January 1922 by
Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (; 29 July 188328 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party. He was Prime Minister of Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until his deposition in 194 ...
.
The magazine was the unofficial organ of the regime at that time and was instrumental in making Italy a
totalitarian state
Totalitarianism is a form of government and a political system that prohibits all opposition parties, outlaws individual and group opposition to the state and its claims, and exercises an extremely high if not complete degree of control and regul ...
.
It published monthly reviews.
Mussolini was listed on the magazine's masthead as its editor-in-chief.
[ However, the magazine's actual editor, from its founding, was ]Margherita Sarfatti
Margherita Sarfatti (née Grassini; 8 April 1880 – 30 October 1961) was an Italian journalist, art critic, patron, collector, socialite, and prominent propaganda adviser of the National Fascist Party. She was Benito Mussolini's biographer as we ...
.[ Her name did not appear on the magazine until its February 1925 edition where she was listed simply as "direttore responsabile" (Italian: the personal legally responsible for the magazine).][
]
See also
* List of magazines published in Italy
References
External links
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1922 establishments in Italy
1943 disestablishments in Italy
Defunct political magazines published in Italy
Fascist newspapers and magazines
Italian-language magazines
Monthly magazines published in Italy
Magazines established in 1922
Magazines disestablished in 1943
Magazines published in Milan