''Proletaren'' (meaning ''The Proletarian'' in English) was a Norwegian periodical published by the

Communist Party A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of ''The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. A ...

History and profile

''Proletaren'' was started in September 1923 during the fraction in-fighting in the Labour Party which resulted in the breakaway of the Communist Party. Its purpose was to deliver ideological articles to party members. The first

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

was Hans Heggum, with Arvid G. Hansen and

Jørgen Vogt Jørgen Herman Vogt (23 September 1900 – 3 August 1972) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician representing the Communist Party. He edited the newspapers ''Ny Tid'' and '' Friheten'', served four terms in Trondheim city council and one ...

as co-editors. The periodical was never issued fortnightly as was the plan. The periodical stalled around March 1924, but returned in July 1924 with

Eugène Olaussen Ansgar Eugène Olaussen (27 December 1887 – 22 January 1962) was a Norwegian newspaper editor, educated as a typographer, and politician. As a politician he started in Young Communist League of Norway (, and notably edited ''Klassekampen'' fro ...

as new editor-in-chief. The next issue came one and a half month later, and Olaussen even had to take Arvid G. Hansen and Haavard Langseth on board as editors in the autumn because of illness. Hansen and Olaussen were pressured to leave in late 1925. The new editorial board consisted of Langseth,

Halvor Sørum Halvor Enok Sørum (5 April 1897 – 1965) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Communist Party. He was a painter by profession. He joined Norges Socialdemokratiske Ungdomsforbund (NSU) in 1914, the Norwegian Labour Party in 1915 ...

and

Christian Hilt Christian Gottlieb Hilt (29 January 1888 – 5 August 1958) was a Norway, Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party, Labour and Communist Party of Norway, Communist parties. Hilt was born in Bergen, and started stud ...

, but Hansen returned as editor-in-chief in September 1926. Heggum and Sverre Krogh were taken on board, before they all were replaced by a new editor

Henry W. Kristiansen Henry Wilhelm Kristiansen (12 February 1902 – 16 January 1942) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Communist Party. He served as party chairman from 1931 to 1934, and then as editor-in-chief of the party organ ''Arbeideren'' f ...

, who sat from October 1927 to the periodical went defunct in 1929. The party had two other periodicals around the same time: '' Klassekampen'' for the

Young Communist League of Norway The Young Communist League of Norway ( no, Norges Kommunistiske Ungdomsforbund, NKU) was until April 2006 the youth league of Norges Kommunistiske Parti (NKP). The NKP declared on 1 April 2006 that the NKU was no longer its youth organization, an ...

, and '' Gnisten'' for women's affairs.

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