''Mladý svět'' ("young world") is a popular weekly magazine published in

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from 1959 until 1989, and later in the

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until 2005, when it was merged into the magazine ''Instinkt''. It contained photographs, editorials, comics, and other works. ''Mladý svět'' was revived in 2021 and continues to be published as of .

History

Communist era: 1959–1989

''Mladý svět'' was first published in 1959 by the Czechoslovak Youth Union in its purpose-built publishing house, Mladá fronta. In 1970, it was taken over by the Socialist Youth Union. In 1972, the magazine published the comics '' Lips Tullian''.

Post-Velvet Revolution: 1990–2005

In 1990, ''Mladý svět'' was separated from the publishing house Mladá fronta, and it was registered as a

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, with Luboš Beniak, Jaroslav Dvořák,

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, Jiří Janoušek, Rudolf Křesťan, Vladimír Lederer, and Vladimír Nagaj among its board of directors. Readership had declined following the 1989

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, however, and the magazine teetered on the verge of extinction. In May 2005, after 46 years of publication, ''Mladý svět'' was merged into the magazine ''Instinkt'', which ceased publication in 2019.

Revival: 2021–present

In November 2020, the ''Mladý svět'' name was purchased by the media company A11 from its previous owner, Empresa Media, and on 18 February 2021, it began to be published again as a weekly magazine.

Enterprises

Bílá vrána award

''Mladý svět'' presented the Bílá vrána award to young artists and writers who excelled in their respective field. Notable recipients include actor

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and writer

Alexandra Berková Alexandra Berková (2 July 1949 – 16 June 2008) was a Czech writer and educator. The daughter of an orchestra conductor and a journalist, she was born in Trenčín and studied Czech literature and applied arts at Charles University in Prag ...

(for her 1986 short story collection, ''Knížka s červeným obalem'').

Zlatý slavík

In 1962, ''Mladý svět'', together with the Slovak newspaper ''

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'', created the reader's music poll

Zlatý slavík Zlatý slavík () was a Czechoslovak music poll and award of the same name established by the magazine '' Mladý svět'' in 1962, and broadcast on television. It was held until 1991, when Český slavík took its place. After the dissolution of ...

, which went on to become an annual award and was held until 1991, after which it was replaced by

Český slavík Český slavík () is an award meant to recognize outstanding achievement and annual popularity in the Czech music industry. It was established in 1996 as the successor to the Zlatý slavík awards, which were established in 1962 in Czechoslova ...

Mr. Czechoslovakia

In 1970, the magazine organized the first national all-male beauty pageant, modelled on its female equivalent, Miss Czechoslovakia (launched in 1967), and appropriately titled Mr. Czechoslovakia.

Notable staff and contributors

The writer and

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ist Rudolf Křesťan worked as an editor of ''Mladý svět'' from 1964 to 1993. The journalists Radek John and Josef Velek were active at the magazine, as were photographers Oldřich Škácha, Pavel Dias, and

Karel Cudlín Karel Cudlín (born 28 June 1960) is a Czech photographer. Career Cudlín was born in Prague and started taking photographs in his teens. Borrowing his father's Exakta and supported by his uncle, a photography enthusiast, Cudlín soon started p ...

. The illustrator Vladimír Jiránek was a frequent contributor.

Predecessor

A weekly newspaper for young people, also titled ''Mladý svět'', was published from 1929 until 1945. Several vintage editions are available online.

References

External links

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