Falce e Martello (English: Hammer and Sickle) was an Italian-language communist weekly newspaper published as the organ of the Communist Party of Switzerland in Ticino.[1][2][3][4]

Falce e Martello
TypeWeekly newspaper
Founder(s)Walter Barrizi
EditorE. Arnold
J. Rausch
F. Wieser
FoundedJuly 1925 (in Lugano, Switzerland)
Political alignmentCommunist
LanguageItalian
Ceased publicationOctober 1936 (in Zurich, Switzerland)
HeadquartersVarious locations during its history:
Lugano, Switzerland (founded)
Basel, Switzerland
Zurich, Switzerland (last)

History edit

It was founded in 1925 by a Ticinian worker, Walter Barrizi.[3][5][6]

The newspaper was published in Lugano from July 1925, then moved publication to Basel in 1928 and to Zurich in October 1934. After moving to Zurich, publication would return to Lugano, and then return to Zurich again.[6]

Officially, it was produced by a group of German-speaking Swiss communists as its editors, E. Arnold and J. Rausch and F. Wieser. In reality, however, the newspaper was managed by Italian-speaking communists.[6]

The newspaper ceased publication in October 1936, because of financial constraints.[6] It would be replaced by the newspaper Il Popolo.[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Jeanneret, Pierre (2002). Popistes: histoire du Parti ouvrier et populaire vaudois, 1943–2001 (via Google Books; in French). Lausanne: Éd. d'en Bas. p. 33. ISBN 978-2-829-00272-4.
  2. ^ Carazzetti, Riccardo; Huber, Rodolfo (1993). Svizzera e Italia negli anni trenta: la presenza dei fuorusciti : atti del convegno internazionale di studi, Locarno, 15 novembre 1991 (via Google Books; in Italian). [Locarno]: Dadò. p. 58. ISBN 978-8-885-11587-3.
  3. ^ a b Colloquio sulle fonti per la storia dell'emigrazione. L'emigrazione italiana, 1870–1970 atti dei colloqui di Roma, 19–20 settembre 1989, 29–31 ottobre 1990, 28–30 ottobre 1991, 28–30 ottobre 1993 (via Google Books; in Italian). Rome: Ministero per i beni e le attività culturali Direzione generale per gli archivi, 2002. p. 334. ISBN 978-8-871-25209-4.
  4. ^ Ceschi, Raffaello (2000). Storia del Cantone Ticino (via Google Books; in Italian). Bellinzona: Casagrande. p. 741. ISBN 978-8-877-13278-9.
  5. ^ Ceschi, Raffaello; Associazione cultura popolare Balerna (1985). Per conoscere la Svizzera italiana: ciclo di 16 conferenze organizzate dall'Associazione cultura popolare di Balerna (via Google Books; in Italian). p. 79.
  6. ^ a b c d Colloque sur l'Internationale Communiste (1991, La Chaux-de-Fonds). Centenaire Jules Humbert-Droz: Colloque sur l'Internationale Communiste, La Chaux-de-Fonds, 25–28 septembre 1991 : actes (via Google Books; in French). 1992. p. 229. ISBN 978-2-882-51032-7.