The present (1872–1931)

The present was a German magazine that appeared in Berlin between 1872 and 1931 . The subtitle, not for all issues, was weekly for literature, art and public life . The magazine's publishers changed frequently: Stilke (1872–1891), Verlag der Gegenwart (1892–1908), Hillger (1909–1911), Johnke (1912–1914), Collignon (1915–1919).

The founder and first editor was Paul Lindau , who edited the magazine until 1882. His successor was Theophil Zolling , died in 1901. Richard Nordhausen was then editor; from 1912 Heinrich Ilgenstein , who merged " The Blue Book " with the "Present". In the last few years of its publication, “Die Gegenwart” offered a forum for severe criticism, not only of the emerging German National Socialism , but also of other European fascist forces, especially Mussolini's Italian fascism .

The publisher Harald Fischer, who distributes the current microfiche edition, explains the changing tendencies of the magazine on its website.

Microfiche output

• Hg. Humboldt University Berlin, University Library. Harald Fischer Verlag, Erlangen 2003. ISBN 3-89131-444-2 (available in the Berlin State Library and DNB Leipzig)

Web links

Commons : The present  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information about the tendencies of the magazine ( English version with instructive deviations in the text)
• Internet Archive Paul Lindau