''Monde'' was a weekly French international communist magazine. The magazine featured articles about international culture and politics. It was published in

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, from 1928 until 1935, the year of the death of its founder, the writer

Henri Barbusse Henri Barbusse (; 17 May 1873 – 30 August 1935) was a French novelist and a member of the French Communist Party. He was a lifelong friend of Albert Einstein. Life The son of a French father and an English mother, Barbusse was born in Asnièr ...

History and profile

The first issue of ''Monde'' appeared on 9 June 1928. The magazine was started as an alternative to mainstream communist publications in France. Henri Barbusse was the founder of the magazine which was published on a weekly basis. He also served as the director of the magazine. Augustin Habaru was the first

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. The magazine had its headquarters in Paris. ''Monde'' had an editorial board of which the members were elected by the stakeholders of the Societe Anonyme ''Monde''. The magazine published some articles by George Orwell while he was living in Paris including his first article as a professional writer, "La Censure en Angleterre", which appeared on 6 October 1928.''A Kind of Compulsion'' (1903–36), p.113

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