Neues Leben
| Categories | Youth magazine | |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly | |
| Founded | 1953 | |
| Final issue | 1992 | |
| Country |
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Neues Leben (
German unification
. It was briefly published in Germany until 1992.
History and profile
NL was launched in 1953 and came out monthly in East Berlin.[1][2] The magazine was modeled on the West German magazine Bravo.[1] The target audience of NL was East German youth.[1] Its publisher was the Free German Youth which was the official youth organization of the ruling party, Socialist Unity Party.[1] The goal of NL was to reinforce the official views of the state among young people through articles about sex, relationships, pop stars and young workers.[1] During the early 1980s it featured a regular column for the readers who asked questions about sexuality.[3]
Ingeborg Dittmann was the editor of NL from 1973 to its closure in 1992.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Josephine Hüetlin (28 July 2020). "Pop stars, sex and communism: the story behind an East German youth magazine". Coda. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "DDR-Zeitschriften zum Themenfeld Gestaltung" (in German). Stiftung Industrie und Alltagskultur. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- S2CID 142792121.