Das Neuland

Neuland: Antireligiöse Zweiwochenschrift der Sowjetdeutschen (Russian: Новь; translation of the name: "The Virgin Land", or "The New Land": "Antireligious two-week publication of the Soviet Germans") was an anti-religious magazine in German.^[1] It was published by the Central Bureau of the German Sections at the Central Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine in the city of Kharkiv.^[2][1] The first issue was published in November 1926, No. 2–11 − in 1927. In the years 1928–1929. 12 were published, in 1930–1933 - 24 issues a year, and in 1934 - 12 issues a year. The subscription price in 1928 was 25 kopeks per month. In 1927 the circulation of the magazine was 457, in 1928 - 1200, in 1929 - 1900, in 1930 - 2400 copies. The publication ceased at No. 12 for 1934.^[2] The chief editor of the magazine was Hans Gockel (Johann Gockel-Ehrlich;^[3] Russian: Ганс Гансович Гоккель; (1896–1938))^[4] who was subsequently arrested^[5] in 1937 and shot in 1938,^[6][7] rehabilitated in 1959.^[8] The slogan of the magazine was "The struggle against religion is the struggle for socialism!" (German: «Kampf gegen die Religion ist Kampf für den Sozialismus!»).

Neuland

Cover of the magazine «Neuland» 1930, No. 23.
Editor	Hans Gockel
Categories	antireligious
Frequency	Two times a month / or Monthly
Founded	November, 1926
Final issue	December, 1934
Country	Soviet Union
Based in	Kharkiv
Language	German