Posev

Posev (Russian: Посев, meaning "Sowing") is a Russian socio-political journal and the publishing house of the same name. It was founded on 11 November 1945 as the organ of the People's Labor Union of Russian Solidarists (NTS), an anti-Soviet émigré organization. The first issue was produced in a displaced persons camp near Kassel, West Germany, initially typed on a typewriter and later printed. The journal's anti-Soviet stance and opposition to forced repatriation led to its closure by Allied authorities in 1946, but it resumed publication in 1947 in Limburg an der Lahn. It moved to Frankfurt am Main in 1952 and, after the fall of the Soviet Union, began publishing in Moscow in 1992. Over the decades, Posev has published news, analysis, and literary works by authors such as Varlam Shalamov, Boris Pasternak, and Vasily Grossman, often circumventing Soviet censorship. Its frequency has varied: initially weekly, then biweekly, monthly from 1968, and bimonthly since 2019. The journal's motto is "Not in power is God, but in truth" (attributed to Alexander Nevsky). Today, Posev continues as a publication of the NTS, based in Moscow, with its website at posev.ru.

Posev was founded on 11 November 1945 as the organ of the People's Labor Union of Russian Solidarists (NTS). The first issue, with a print run of 200 copies, was produced in a displaced persons camp near Kassel, West Germany, initially typed on a typewriter. Issues 4–7 of 1946 were printed on the reverse side of forms from a German company. From 10 February 1946, the journal was printed typographically, and by the end of March its circulation had grown to 500 copies. Due to its anti-Soviet direction and opposition to forced repatriation, the journal was closed under pressure from the Soviet Union; the last issue (No. 42) appeared on 31 October 1946. Publication resumed on 4 May 1947 in Limburg an der Lahn with issue No. 1 (50). In its early years, the journal sometimes used Aesopian language to criticize Soviet leaders indirectly. In January 1952, it moved to Frankfurt am Main. The NTS and Posev became major targets of the KGB; a notable episode involved KGB agent N. E. Khokhlov, who was sent to assassinate NTS and Posev leader G. S. Okolovich. In 1972, historian B. Evdokimov was convicted in the USSR for collaborating with Posev. The journal published news and analysis on events in the USSR and beyond, including the 1959 Temirtau riots, the 1962 Novocherkassk massacre, the 1980 events in Poland, and the war in Afghanistan. It also serialized literary works, including Varlam Shalamov's "Kolyma Tales," poems by Boris Pasternak from "Doctor Zhivago," and chapters from Vasily Grossman's "Everything Flows" and A. Bek's "The New Assignment." In 1985, V. I. Filimonov became the journal's artist. Since 1992, the journal has been published in Moscow. Its frequency changed over time: initially weekly, then twice weekly, monthly from 1968 (issue No. 1128), and bimonthly since 2019 (6 issues per year). The journal's motto is "Not in power is God, but in truth" (Alexander Nevsky).

• First issue of Posev published in a displaced persons camp near Kassel, West Germany.

• Journal begins typographic printing.

• Journal closed under Soviet pressure; last issue No. 42 (49).

• Publication resumes in Limburg an der Lahn with issue No. 1 (50).

• Journal moves to Frankfurt am Main.

• Journal becomes monthly (issue No. 1128).

• V. I. Filimonov becomes the journal's artist.

• Journal begins publishing in Moscow.

• Journal becomes bimonthly (6 issues per year).

Anti-Soviet, later Russian socio-political and literary journal and publisher

• Posev journal

  Socio-political journal, organ of the NTS, published since 1945.

• Possev-Verlag books

  Books published by the Posev publishing house, including works by Shalamov, Pasternak, Grossman, and others.

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