Kerberos (magazine)
| Categories | Satirical magazine |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1917 |
| Final issue | 1921 |
| Country | Finland |
| Based in | Helsinki |
| Language |
Kerberos was a Swedish language satirical magazine published in Helsinki, Finland, in the period 1917–1921.[1] Its subtitle was Tidskrift för satir och humor (Swedish: Satirical and humor magazine).[2]
History and profile
Kerberos was launched in 1917.[3] The magazine had a liberal political stance although politics was not its sole focus.[1] Because it also featured artistic writings.[1] From 1917 to 1918 it also produced a Finnish language edition which improved the popularity of the magazine.[1] The audience of the magazine was cultural elites.[1] Kerberos supported anti-communist and anti-bolshevik views when dealing with the newly founded communist regime in Russia.[1] The magazine authors argued that monarchy would be better option for the country and also, for the interests of Finland.[1] The magazine folded in 1921[3] and was succeeded by another Swedish language satirical magazine, Garm.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Anni Kangas (2007). The Knight, the Beast and the Treasure: a semeiotic inquiry into the Finnish political imaginary on Russia, 1918-1930s (PhD thesis). University of Tampere. pp. 61–62, 162. hdl:10024/67797.
- ↑ Nikolai Sadik-Ogli (2012). "Finland and Futurism". International Yearbook of Futurism Studies. 2 (1): 349. doi:10.1515/futur-2012.0018. S2CID 181083719.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kerberos: konstnärliga publikationen: tidskrift för satir och humor" (in suomi). finna.fi. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- CS1 suomi-language sources (fi)
- 1917 establishments in Finland
- 1921 disestablishments in Finland
- Anti-communist works
- Cultural magazines
- Defunct political magazines published in Finland
- Finnish-language magazines
- Finnish political satire
- Magazines established in 1880
- Magazines disestablished in 1924
- Satirical magazines published in Finland
- Swedish-language magazines