Estonian newspaper
Säde ('Spark') was an Estonian language youth publication issued from Leningrad, Soviet Union from 1927 to 1929.[1][2] The first issue was published on 21 June 1927.[1] The newspaper replaced the youth magazine Säde, which had been published from 1924 to 1926.[3]
It was the joint organ of the Estonian sections of the Central and Leningrad Oblast Committees of the All Union Leninist Young Communist League.[1] As of 1927, Säde had a circulation of 10,000.[1] The newspaper quickly built up a wide network of local correspondents.[4] Ten months after its launch, it counted 148 correspondents across the Soviet Union.[4] It played an important role in the communist youth cells in the Estonian settlements of the Black Sea coast.[4] As of 1929 (issues 4 to 51) A. Saar was the director of the newspaper.[1]
Säde was published by the Külvaja publishing house.[1] A total of 105 issues of Säde were published: 19 issues were printed in 1927, 34 issues in 1928, and 51 issues in 1929.[1] Säde was printed at the Komintern printing shop from 1927 to 1928.[1] Issues 1–35 of 1929 were printed at the Tvorchestvo printing shop.[1] Issues 36–37 were printed at Pechatnyy Trud, and issues 38–51 of 1929 were printed at Kirjapaja.[1] Säde was printed in a 53 x 43 cm format, with each issue including four pages.[1] The final issue was published on 31 December 1929.[1]
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