Golden Dawn
CategoriesPolitical magazine
Founded1980
First issueDecember 1980
Final issue1984
CountryGreece
LanguageGreek

Golden Dawn (Greek: Chrysi Avgi) was a neo-fascist magazine published between 1980 and 1984 in Greece. The magazine was media outlet of the political group with the same name.

History and profile

Golden Dawn was launched by an extremist group led by Nikolaos Michaloliakos who also edited it.[1][2] Then, they started a political group with the same name of which the goal was to disseminate their views through the magazine.[3][4] The group adhered to the social nationalism and fascism,[4] and the magazine described itself as a platform of social nationalism.[2] It frequently published articles about Adolf Hitler praising Nazism.[2] Its cover featured the swastika as its symbol.[2]

The magazine was temporarily closed down by the Greek government in 1983.[3] Golden Dawn resumed publication in 1984, but it was banned and permanently folded the same year.[3]

References

  1. ^ Vasileios Migkos (14 December 2013). "The Rise of the Golden Dawn. Right Wing Extremism in Greece". Economic and Political Weekly. Vol. 48, no. 50. p. 18. JSTOR 24479037.
  2. ^ a b c d Gabriella Lazaridis; Vasiliki Tsagkroni (2016). "Posing for Legitimacy? Identity and Praxis of Far-Right Populism in Greece". In Gabriella Lazaridis; Giovanna Campani; Annie Benveniste (eds.). The Rise of the Far Right in Europe. Populist Shifts and 'Othering'. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 208. ISBN 978-1-137-55678-3.
  3. ^ a b c Nikolaos Lymouris (November 2013). "Golden Dawn and the Right-Wing Extremism in Greece" (MPRA Paper). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b Antonis A. Ellinas (2013). "The Rise of Golden Dawn: The New Face of the Far Right in Greece". South European Society and Politics. 18 (4): 548. doi:10.1080/13608746.2013.782838.
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