Donya (magazine)
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- Taqi Arani
- Iraj Iskandari
- Bozorg Alavi
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| Editor | Taqi Arani |
|---|---|
| Categories | Theoretical cultural magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Founder |
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| First issue | February 1934 |
| Final issue | May–June 1935 |
| Country | Iran |
| Based in | Tehran |
| Language | Persian |
Donya (Persian: دنیا, lit. 'The World') was a Persian-language monthly Marxist theoretical cultural magazine that produced 12 issues between February 1934 and May/June 1935. It was based in Tehran, Iran.
Donya was first published in February 1934.[1] Three Marxist Iranian intellectuals, Taqi Arani, Iraj Iskandari and Bozorg Alavi, who were part of the first cell of the newly founded Iranian Communist Party established the magazine.[2] Arani also served as the editor-in-chief of Donya.[2][3] The magazine was based in Tehran[1] and came out monthly.[4]
Its major goal was to introduce Marxism to Iranians and to provide a basis for a prospective Marxist group.[2] Donya featured articles on politics and history from a Marxist perspective.[5] It supported positivist Marxism and cultural hegemony, but avoided direct discussions of Marxism, class struggle and revolution.[6] Instead, it covered indirect discussions of cultural and philosophical views.[1] The magazine supported the following view of the transgressive thought: "Humankind has reached a stage in the evolution of civilization that it wants to conduct its society according to materialist and logical principles."[7]
Donya published a total of 12 volumes before its closure in 1935.[8] Its last issue was dated May-June.[9]
