La Nouvelle Revue d'Histoire
La Nouvelle Revue d'Histoire was a French bimonthly history magazine published from 2002 until 2017.
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Overview
La Nouvelle Revue d'Histoire was a French history magazine established in July 2002 by Dominique Venner. It presented historical subjects through a distinctly right-wing political and intellectual perspective, placing the publication within France's ideological and polemical magazine culture as well as within the broader market for popular historical periodicals. Its editorial approach used historical discussion as a means of examining political traditions, civilizations, national identity, and long-term cultural change, although the available reference material does not provide a full account of its regular sections, circulation, readership, or commercial structure. The magazine was published on a bimonthly basis, making it a continuing periodical rather than a one-off historical publication. Venner was involved in the editorial direction and remained one of the magazine's editors until his death on 21 May 2013. Gilles Mancheron served as editor-in-chief. Venner's death, which occurred by suicide inside Notre-Dame de Paris, became an important event associated with the publication because of his role in its founding and editorial leadership. La Nouvelle Revue d'Histoire continued publication after Venner's death and released its final issue in 2017. The editing company was also closed during that year, marking the end of the magazine's publishing operation. It is therefore a defunct media brand rather than an active contemporary magazine. Publicly documented information in the supplied sources is limited, and details such as the precise publishing company, circulation, staff beyond the named editors, financial performance, and distribution arrangements remain unconfirmed.
History
La Nouvelle Revue d'Histoire was founded in France in July 2002 by Dominique Venner. It was conceived as a recurring history magazine and appeared every two months. The publication's identity was shaped not only by its subject matter but also by its political orientation: reference material characterizes it as right-wing. This positioning placed the magazine in a contested area of French public debate, where historical interpretation, political identity, civilization, and national memory often overlap. Venner was both the founder and a continuing editorial figure. He served as one of the magazine's editors until 21 May 2013, when he died by suicide inside Notre-Dame de Paris. His death was a significant event in the publication's history because of his founding role and continuing association with its editorial direction. The available sources do not establish how the magazine's editorial management changed afterward, although Gilles Mancheron is identified as its editor-in-chief. The magazine continued to exist after Venner's death and remained a bimonthly publication for several more years. Its historical coverage and interpretive approach formed the core of its product: periodic issues devoted to historical topics rather than books, broadcast programming, or a general news service. No verified circulation figures, subscription totals, financial data, publisher ownership information, or detailed distribution records are provided in the reference material. La Nouvelle Revue d'Histoire released its final issue in 2017. The editing company was closed in the same year, ending the brand's publishing activity. It should therefore be treated as a defunct French magazine brand. The supplied documentation supports the basic chronology, editorial leadership, political positioning, and termination of the publication, but does not support a more detailed reconstruction of individual issue themes, campaigns, commercial performance, or post-closure successor operations.
- 2017
Final issue and company closure
[1]The publication's final issue appeared in 2017, and the editing company was closed during that year.
- 2013
Death of founder and editor Dominique Venner
[1]Dominique Venner died by suicide on 21 May 2013 inside Notre-Dame de Paris. He had remained one of the magazine's editors until his death.
- 2002
Magazine established
[1]Dominique Venner established La Nouvelle Revue d'Histoire in July 2002 as a French bimonthly history magazine.
Products and positioning
A French bimonthly history periodical with a right-wing editorial orientation, combining popular historical coverage with ideological and political interpretation.
Bimonthly history magazine · 2002
La Nouvelle Revue d'Histoire
The brand's principal and apparently sole documented product was a bimonthly French history magazine. Its editorial identity combined historical articles and analysis with a right-wing perspective, addressing historical and political themes for readers interested in interpretive, essay-driven historical journalism. The magazine continued publishing from its establishment in 2002 until its final issue in 2017.
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