''La Fraternité, Journal moral et politique'' ( English: ''The Brotherhood, Moral and Political Journal'') was a

socialist Socialism is an economic ideology, economic and political philosophy encompassing diverse Economic system, economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership. It describes ...

political

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founded in

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in May 1841 by journalist

Richard Lahautière Auguste-Richard Lahautière (May 21, 1813 – June 27, 1882) (also known as Richard de la Hautière) was a French socialist, journalist, poet and lawyer. He is commonly grouped with Théodore Dézamy, Albert Laponneraye, Jean-Jacques Pillot and o ...

History

It was for a brief time the primary publication of the pre-Marxist Neo-Babouvist movement. The movement was influenced by the revolutionary activities of

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and the writings of

Philippe Buonarroti Filippo Giuseppe Maria Ludovico Buonarroti (11 November 1761 – 16 September 1837), more usually referred to by the French version Philippe Buonarroti, was an Italian-French utopian socialist, writer, agitator, freemason, and conspirator. ...

and supported

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and economic collectivism. Unique among socialist publications of the early 1840s, ''La Fraternité'' was well informed about the burgeoning communist movement in the

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. Lahautière retired as

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in October 1841 and was replaced by a librarian named Pinault. The shoemaker and communist activist André Marie Savary was a frequent contributor to the journal.

References

Defunct political magazines published in France French-language magazines Magazines established in 1841 Magazines disestablished in 1843 Magazines published in Paris Neo-Babouvism Socialist magazines {{Europe-poli-mag-stub