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[[File:Vorwaerts nr 1.png|thumb|First issue of ''[[Vorwärts]]'', October 1, 1876]]The name '''''Forward''''' carries a special meaning in |
[[File:Vorwaerts nr 1.png|thumb|First issue of ''[[Vorwärts]]'', October 1, 1876]]The name '''''Forward''''' carries a special meaning in socialist political terminology. It has been frequently used as a name for socialist, communist and other leftwing newspapers and publications. For example, ''Vpered'' ([[Russian language]] for 'Forward') was the name of the publication that [[Lenin]] started after having resigned from the ''[[Iskra]]'' editorial board in 1905 after a clash with [[Georgi Plekhanov]] and the [[Menshevik]]s.<ref>Ismael, Tareq Y., and Jacqueline S. Ismael. ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=lTWdeUAfHWAC&pg=PA246 The Communist Movement in Syria and Lebanon]''. Gainesville [u.a.]: University Press of Florida, 1998. p. 246</ref> |
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Forward was used by the US President [[Barrack Obama]] as his 2012 presidential campaign slogan. The slogan was used to look back at the begining of his Presidency and the situation he inherited, and the bold strides taken over the four years of his term in office, and as a message towards his reelection. <ref> Knox, Oliver. ''[http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-campaign-video-focuses-achievements-ignores-romney-140409923.html New Obama campaign video unveils Forward slogan]''. The Ticket: Yahoo News. </ref> |
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==Publications named ''Forward'' (in different languages)== |
==Publications named ''Forward'' (in different languages)== |
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The name Forward carries a special meaning in socialist political terminology. It has been frequently used as a name for socialist, communist and other leftwing newspapers and publications. For example, Vpered (Russian language for 'Forward') was the name of the publication that Lenin started after having resigned from the Iskra editorial board in 1905 after a clash with Georgi Plekhanov and the Mensheviks.[1]
Forward was used by the US President Barrack Obama as his 2012 presidential campaign slogan. The slogan was used to look back at the begining of his Presidency and the situation he inherited, and the bold strides taken over the four years of his term in office, and as a message towards his reelection. [2]
Publications named Forward (in different languages)
- Avante!, of the Portuguese Communist Party
- Avanti!, organ of the Italian Socialist Party
- Eteenpäin, Finnish-language newspaper in the United States
- Forverts/The Forward, a Yiddish/English newspaper from New York
- Új Előre ('New Forward'), a Hungarian-language newspaper in the United States
- Voorwaarts!, organ of the Communist Youth Movement (Netherlands)
- Vorwärts, organ of the Social Democratic Party of Germany
- Vorwärts!, published from Paris in 1844 and associated with the Communist League
References
- ^ Ismael, Tareq Y., and Jacqueline S. Ismael. The Communist Movement in Syria and Lebanon. Gainesville [u.a.]: University Press of Florida, 1998. p. 246
- ^ Knox, Oliver. New Obama campaign video unveils Forward slogan. The Ticket: Yahoo News.