Svāri (Latvian: Scales) was an illustrated satirical magazine which was published from 1906 to 1907 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, and then, from 1920 to 1931 in Riga.
| Categories | Satirical magazine |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Müllera drukātava |
| Founded | 1906 |
| Final issue | 1931 |
| Country | Latvia |
| Based in |
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| Language | Latvian |
History and profile
editSvāri was established in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, in 1906 and folded next year.[1][2] The art critic Alfrēds Purics was the editor of the magazine during this period.[3][4] It was restarted in Riga in 1920[2] and was published by Müllera drukātava (Latvian: Müller printing house).[5]
Svāri featured political cartoons and content.[6] It had an anti-Bolshevik political stance.[7] Juris Puriņš, a Latvian satirist working for the magazine, developed an analogy between Bolsheviks and insects.[7]
Rihards Zariņš was one of the cartoonists of the magazine.[1] Svāri folded in 1931.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Rihards Zariņš (1869–1939). What Latvia's Forests are Whispering". Latvian National Museum of Art. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Humors un satīra žurnālos, kalendāros, antoloģijās" (in Latvian). Latvijas Sabiedriskie Mediji. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ Kristiāna Ābele (2021). "Joining Forces for the Art of the Homeland: The Jahrbuch für bildende Kunst in den Ostseeprovinzen (1907–1913) from the Perspectives of Artistic Collaboration, Visual Documentation, Design and Typography". Acta Academiae Artium Vilnensis (101–102). S2CID 245391846.
- ^ Stella Pelše (2017). "Latvian National Art after 1934: Ideology, Practice and Evaluation". Kunstiteaduslikke Uurimusi. 26 (1–2): 54. ProQuest 1927525190.
- ^ "Svari (satīriskais mākslas žurnāls)" (in Latvian). LNB Digitala Biblioteka. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ Catherine Gibson (2023). "Attuning to Emotions in the History of Border-Making: The Estonian-Latvian Boundary Commission in 1920". Journal of Modern European History. 22: 13. doi:10.1177/16118944231221031.
- ^ a b Raimonds Cerūzis (2017). "Eastward Direction of Latvia's Foreign Policy during the Interwar Period". In Diāna Potjomkina; Andris Sprūds; Valters Ščerbinskis (eds.). The Centenary of Latvia's Foreign Affairs. Activities and Personalities. Riga: Latvian Institute of International Affairs. p. 44. ISBN 978-9934-567-00-1.