''Rinascita'' (

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: ''Rebirth'') was a political and cultural magazine published in Rome, Italy between 1944 and March 1991. It was one of the media outlets of

Italian Communist Party The Italian Communist Party ( it, Partito Comunista Italiano, PCI) was a communist political party in Italy. The PCI was founded as ''Communist Party of Italy'' on 21 January 1921 in Livorno by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) ...

(PCI).

History and profile

''Rinascita'' was founded in 1944. The founder was

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, the leader of the PCI. He launched the magazine upon his return to Italy from exile in

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. He also edited the magazine until his death in 1964. ''Rinascita'', published on a monthly basis, was headquartered in Rome. It was an official organ of the PCI. ''Rinascita'' was established to serve as an

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guide for militants and to revive the Marxist movement. The magazine described the party as the one, which had the most comprehensive vision of the nation's interests. It attempted to develop a connection between

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and

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. Following the death of Stalin in 1953 ''Rinascita'' described him as the perfect example of Marxists. From 1962 the magazine was published weekly. At the end of the 1980s ''Rinascita'' temporarily stopped publication due to the low circulation figures. It was soon relaunched, but again ceased publication in March 1991. Alberto Asor Rosa was the last editor of the magazine.

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