Proletären (meaning "the proletarian"; in full Marxist-leninist Proletären) is a Swedish Marxist-Leninist weekly newspaper published by the Communist Party.
History and profile
Proletären was founded in 1970. About a third of the paper is sold in the streets.
Many notable Swedes, such as Jan Myrdal, Peter Birro, and Sven Wollter (who was a member of the Communist Party), have had their articles published in Proletären.
Proletären had a circulation of 3,200 copies in 2013.
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File:Proletären.jpg|Proletären is sold in the streets of Gothenburg, April 1971.
File:Proletaari.jpg|Finnish workers reading Proletären in Finnish (Proletaari) 1972.
File:Prollen2.JPG|Proletären salesman in Örebro, September 2005.
File:Lolloprol.jpg|Proletären saleswoman in Örebro, September 2011.
File:Prollen1.JPG|A man holding a Proletären newspaper in 2005
File:Proletären på Bokmässan 2018.jpg|Proletären at the 2018 Gothenburg Book Fair.
File:Proletärenförsäljning vid Kommunisternas tält på Hammarkullekarnevalen.jpg|A woman with a Proletären newspaper with a stand used by the Communist Party during the in 2018.
File:Proletären logo.png|Logo
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See also
- Proletarian