Rote Revue was founded by Robert Grimm and Ernst Nobs in 1921.[1] Nobs was its first editor.[1]
From 1921 to 1966, the magazine appeared under the title Rote Revue: sozialistische Monatsschrift (″socialist monthly revue″). From 1967 to 1980 it appeared under the title Profile: sozialdemokratische Zeitschrift für Politik, Wirtschaft und Kultur. From 1980 to 1989 it appeared under the title Rote Revue - Profil: Monatszeitschrift. From 1989 to 2009, it appeared under the title Rote Revue: Zeitschrift für Politik, Wirtschaft und Kultur.[1]
Rote Revue went defunct in 2009.[1][2] All editions have been made available online by the Swiss Electronic Academic Library Service (SEALS) in 2014.[2]