Under the Banner of Marxism

Under the Banner of Marxism (Russian: Под знаменем марксизма) was Bolshevik journal published in Moscow from 1922 to 1944. It was published monthly, except for 1933-1935, when it was published bi-monthly.

It was originally created for the philosophical and political persecution of Alexander Bogdanov and "Tektology", Bogdanov's science of organisation:

"Let me remind you of my situation over the past three years. I was subjected not to tens, but, I believe, to hundreds of attacks by influential persons, and even influential circles - in official documents, public speeches, in newspaper, magazine articles, whole books. I once said that the magazine Under the Banner of Marxism is published half against me, while Sholom Dvolajckij, himself one of the closest employees of this journal, corrected me: "Not half, but completely." My attempts at responding were not published; and it would be unthinkable to answer everything." Bogdanov[1]

After the death of Bogdanov and the obliteration of his philosophical heritage at the state level, the publication lost its meaning. However it idi publish Stefan Krivtsov's memories of Bogdanov.[2]

Abram Deborin ran the journal from 1926-1931.[3]

"Among Soviet philosophers, during 1922-1943 there was a magazine called Under the Banner of Marxism. It was born in early 1922, and in its issue No. 3 was printed a program article by VI Lenin "[On the Importance of Militant Materialism]". For 20 years, this magazine published a lot of good militant articles on their pages; but during the war it somehow faded and in the middle of 1943 its existence stopped altogether. It was not closed. No, it just did not have the strength to go out." Bonifaty Kedrov

Problems of philosophy was established in July 1947 as a successor to Under the Banner of Marxism.