''Cuvântul'' (, meaning "The Word") was a daily newspaper, published by philosopher
Nae Ionescu in
Bucharest,
Romania, from 1926 to 1934, and again in 1938. It was primarily noted for progressively adopting a
far-right
Far-right politics, also referred to as the extreme right or right-wing extremism, are political beliefs and actions further to the right of the left–right political spectrum than the standard political right, particularly in terms of being ...
and
fascist
Fascism is a far-right, Authoritarianism, authoritarian, ultranationalism, ultra-nationalist political Political ideology, ideology and Political movement, movement,: "extreme militaristic nationalism, contempt for electoral democracy and pol ...
agenda, and for supporting, during the 1930s, the revolutionary fascist
Iron Guard
The Iron Guard ( ro, Garda de Fier) was a Romanian militant revolutionary fascist movement and political party founded in 1927 by Corneliu Zelea Codreanu as the Legion of the Archangel Michael () or the Legionnaire Movement (). It was strongly ...
.
Notable staff members of ''Cuvântul'' during its initial run included
Mircea Eliade,
Mihail Sebastian
Mihail Sebastian (; born Iosif Mendel Hechter; October 18, 1907 – May 29, 1945) was a Romanian playwright, essayist, journalist and novelist.
Life
Sebastian was born to a Jewish family in Brăila, the son of Mendel and Clara Hechter. After c ...
,
Victor Ion Popa
Victor Ion Popa (; July 29, 1895 in Bârlad – March 30, 1946 in Bucharest) was a Romanian dramatist.
He went to primary school in the village of Călmăţui, a village in the Grivița commune, in the former Tutova County, where his father was a ...
,
Perpessicius
Perpessicius (; pen name of Dumitru S. Panaitescu, also known as Panait Șt. Dumitru, D. P. Perpessicius and Panaitescu-Perpessicius; October 22, 1891 – March 29, 1971) was a Romanian literary historian and critic, poet, essayist and fiction wri ...
,
Mac Constantinescu
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* Mac (computer), a family of personal computers made by Apple Inc.
* Mackintosh, a raincoat made of rubberized cloth
* A variant of the word macaroni, mostly used in the name of the dish mac and cheese
* Mac, ...
,
Ion Călugăru,
Dem. Theodorescu,
George Breazul, and
Paul Sterian
Paul Sterian (May 1, 1904–September 14, 1984) was a Romanian poet and civil servant.
Born into a cultured family in Bucharest, his parents were physician Eraclie Sterian and his wife Alexandrina (''née'' Gulimănescu); he was married to . F ...
. Editor Nae Ionescu died in March 1940.
It resumed publication in October 1940, after the establishment of the
National Legionary State, under the directorship of
Petre P. Panaitescu
Petre P. Panaitescu (March 11, 1900 – November 14, 1967) was a Romanian literary historian. A native of Iași, he spent most of his adult life in the national capital Bucharest, where he rose to become a professor at its main university. A ...
. The relaunched paper became an official organ of the Iron Guard, carrying the subtitle "Newspaper of the Legionary Movement" ("Ziar al Mișcării Legionare"). After the
Legionnaire's rebellion and the ousting of the Iron Guard from government in January 1941, it ceased publication again.
References
Newspapers published in Bucharest
Romanian-language newspapers
Fascist newspapers and magazines
Iron Guard
Newspapers established in 1926
Publications disestablished in 1938
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