Unsere Zeit
Unsere Zeit (or UZ) is a newspaper published by the German Communist Party, or DKP. The paper's full name is Unsere Zeit: Sozialistische Wochenzeitung. This translates to Our Time: Socialist Weekly Newspaper.
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| Type | weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Berliner |
| Publisher | German Communist Party |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Political alignment | Communism |
| Language | German |
| Headquarters | Düsseldorf |
| Website | unsere zeit |
History and profile
Unsere Zeit was established in Düsseldorf in 1969.[1] It is the organ of the German Communist Party.[1]
Its circulation was 60,000 copies in 1975.[1] The weekly paper co-operates with the small German newspaper junge Welt.
Festival
UZ-Pressefest in the 1970s
The biannual UZ-Pressefest has been the largest festival of the political left in Germany.[2] Since 1973, it has attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors and nationally famous musicians such as Konstantin Wecker and Hannes Wader.
References
- "Unsere Zeit". The Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- David Robb (2007). Protest Song in East and West Germany Since the 1960s. Camden House. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-57113-281-9. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
External links
- Unsere Zeit (UZ): Socialist weekly newspaper (in German)
- German Communist Party - DKP (in German)
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