| Editor: | Alberto Asor Rosa |
| Previous Editor: | Palmiro Togliatti |
| Category: | Political magazine |
| Founder: | Palmiro Togliatti |
| Founded: | 1944 |
| Finaldate: | March 1991 |
| Country: | Italy |
| Based: | Rome |
| Language: | Italian |
| Oclc: | 222152942 |
Rinascita (it|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 (PCI).
Rinascita was founded in 1944.[1] [2] The founder was Palmiro Togliatti, the leader of the PCI.[3] [4] He launched the magazine upon his return to Italy from exile in Moscow.[4] He also edited the magazine until his death in 1964.[4] Rinascita, published on a monthly basis, was headquartered in Rome.[2] It was an official organ of the PCI.[2] [5] [6]
Rinascita was established to serve as an ideological guide for militants and to revive the Marxist movement.[4] It argued that the Communist Party had the most comprehensive vision about the nation's interests.[7] The magazine attempted to develop a synthesis between Gramsci and Stalin.[8] Following the death of Stalin in 1953, Rinascita described him as a perfect Marxist.[9]
One of the frequent topics featured in Rinascita was the resistance against Fascists. It also published a special issue about the resistance, and Gisella Floreanini was among its contributors.[10] The other leading contributors included Carlo Bernardini, Giovanni Berlinguer, Fausto Bertinotti and Giulio Quercini.[11]
From 1962 Rinascita was published weekly.[3] [12] In the 1960s the magazine provided detailed analyses on the Sino-Soviet split.[13] During the same period it featured many articles containing discussions about the relationship between socialism and democracy and between state and party.[14] These articles, although written by different authors, commonly concluded that centralized rule, censorship, ideological dogmatism, and administrative coercion should be condemned.[14]
The magazine frequently featured articles on environmental issues in the 1980s.[11] Rinascita temporarily stopped publication due to the low circulation figures in the late 1980s.[15] It was soon relaunched, but again ceased publication in March 1991.[15] Alberto Asor Rosa was the last editor of the magazine.[15]