Säde (1927)

Säde ('Spark') was an Estonian language youth publication issued from Leningrad, Soviet Union 1927–1929.[1][2] The first issue was published on 21 June 1927.[1] The newspaper replaced the youth magazine Säde, which had been published 1924–1926.[3]

Säde

Format	53x43 cm
Publisher	Külvaja
General manager	A. Saar (1929)
Founded	21 June 1927 (1927-06-21)
Political alignment	Communism
Language	Estonian language
Ceased publication	31 December 1929 (1929-12-31)
City	Leningrad
Country	Soviet Union
Circulation	10,000 (as of 1927)[1]
Media of the Soviet Union

It was the joint organ of the Estonian sections of the Central and Leningrad Oblast Committees of the All Union Leninist Young Communist League.[1] As of 1927, Säde had a circulation of 10,000.[1] The newspaper quickly built up a wide network of local correspondents.[4] Ten months after its launch, it counted 148 correspondents across the Soviet Union.[4] It played an important role in the communist youth cells in the Estonian settlements of the Black Sea coast.[4] As of 1929 (issues 4 to 51) A. Saar was the director of the newspaper.[1]

Säde was published by the Külvaja publishing house.[1] A total of 105 issues of Säde were published - 19 issues were printed in 1927, 34 issues in 1928 and 51 issues in 1929.[1] Säde was printed at the Komintern printing shop 1927–1928.[1] Issues 1-35 of 1929 were printed at the Tvorchestvo printing shop.[1] Issues 36-37 were printed at Pechatnyy Trud, whilst issues 38-51 of 1929 were printed at Kirjapaja.[1] Säde was printed in 53x43 cm format, each issue carrying four pages.[1] The final issue was published on 31 December 1929.[1]