Echo des Ostens explained
| Echo des Ostens |
| Chiefeditor: | Martin Hoffmann (1922-1926) |
| Foundation: | 1922 |
| Political: | Communist |
| Language: | German language |
| Ceased Publication: | 1933 |
| Headquarters: | Königsberg |
| Circulation: | 22,800 (1930) |
| Oclc: | 648876822 |
Echo des Ostens ('Echo of the East') was a newspaper published daily from Königsberg. It was the organ of the East Prussia district organization (bezirk) of the Communist Party of Germany 1922-1933. Echo des Ostens replaced an earlier Königsberg party publication, Die rote Fahne des Ostens.[1] [2] The young Martin Hoffmann was the editor of Echo des Ostens until 1926.[3] [4] As of 1930, it had an estimated circulation of 22,800.[5]
Notes and References
- Archivalische Forschungen Zur Geschichte Der Deutschen Arbeiterbewegung, Vol. 6, Eds. 1. Akademie-Verlag., 1968. p. 452
- Jahrbuch, Vol. 20. Albertus-Universität zu Königsberg i. Pr. 1970. p. 99
- Strauss, Herbert A., Werner Röder, Belinda Rosenblatt, Hannah Caplan, Sybille Claus, and Beatrix Schmidt. Biographisches Handbuch Der Deutschsprachigen Emigration Nach 1933 = International Biographical Dictionary of Central European Emigrés 1933-1945. München: Saur, 1980. p. 310
- Broué, Pierre. The German Revolution, 1917 - 1923. Chicago: Haymarket Books, 2007. p. 633
- Borowik, Józef. Przeciw propagandzie korytarzowej. Toruń: Instytut bałtycki, 1930. p. 156
