Первый советский журнал на ромском языке: к проблеме датировки выпуска
The first Soviet magazine in the Romani language: on the problem of the date of issue

Summary/Abstract: The first issue of the magazine Romany Zorya (The Romani Sunrise) attracts our attention for a number of reasons. Its publication was scheduled for November 1927 and this date is shown in the magazine. Formally, the next issue appeared after about 2 years. Such a long break is not usual for periodicals; it may indicate some sort of difficul-ties. The article argues that the first issue had been most likely delayed hence the very important aim of its publi-cation (to be timed to the 10th anniversary of the October revolution of 1917) has failed. In search of the reasons for this delay, the author found evidence of a later than for-mally shown publication date (this conclusion is possible because a person who played a leading role in creating, preparing for printing, and publishing the first issue of the magazine, Alexandr Germano, has given controversial in-formation about the date of issue, as one can suppose, try-ing to hide some sensitive facts) Alexandr Germano, who played a leading role in creating, preparing for printing and publishing the first issue of the journal, provided con-flicting information about the date of issue, as you might guess, trying to hide some delicate facts), or a very strange period of official of disregard for the first issue of the first Soviet Romani magazine. It was not mentioned among Romani publications in 1929. The latter could be linked with a serious “political mistake” the absence of the main proletarian slogan Workers / Proletarians of all countries, unite! in the title page header).

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