Mladý svět

Mladý svět
FrequencyWeekly
FounderCzechoslovak Youth Union
First issue1959
CompanyA11
CountryCzech Republic
Based inPrague
LanguageCzech
ISSN0323-2042

Mladý svět ("young world") is a popular weekly magazine published in Czechoslovakia from 1959 until 1989, and later in the Czech Republic until 2005, when it was merged into the magazine Instinkt. It contained photographs, editorials, comics, and other works.[1] Mladý svět was revived in 2021 and continues to be published as of 2025.

History

Communist era: 1959–1989

Mladý svět was first published in 1959 by the Czechoslovak Youth Union in its purpose-built publishing house, Mladá fronta.[2] In 1970, it was taken over by the Socialist Youth Union.[3]

In 1972, the magazine published the comics Lips Tullian.[4]

Post-Velvet Revolution: 1990–2005

In 1990, Mladý svět was separated from the publishing house Mladá fronta, and it was registered as a joint-stock company, with Luboš Beniak, Jaroslav Dvořák, Michal Horáček, Jiří Janoušek, Rudolf Křesťan, Vladimír Lederer, and Vladimír Nagaj among its board of directors. Readership had declined following the 1989 Velvet Revolution, however, and the magazine teetered on the verge of extinction. In May 2005, after 46 years of publication, Mladý svět was merged into the magazine Instinkt, which ceased publication in 2019.[3]

Revival: 2021–present

In November 2020, the Mladý svět name was purchased by the media company A11 from its previous owner, Empresa Media, and on 18 February 2021, it began to be published again as a weekly magazine.[5][6]

Enterprises

Bílá vrána award

Mladý svět presented the Bílá vrána award to young artists and writers who excelled in their respective field. Notable recipients include actor Bolek Polívka and writer Alexandra Berková (for her 1986 short story collection, Knížka s červeným obalem).

Zlatý slavík

In 1962, Mladý svět, together with the Slovak newspaper Sme, created the reader's music poll Zlatý slavík, which went on to become an annual award and was held until 1991, after which it was replaced by Český slavík.[7][3]

Mr. Czechoslovakia

In 1970, the magazine organized the first national all-male beauty pageant, modelled on its female equivalent, Miss Czechoslovakia (launched in 1967), and appropriately titled Mr. Czechoslovakia.[3]

Notable staff and contributors

The writer and feuilletonist Rudolf Křesťan worked as an editor of Mladý svět from 1964 to 1993.[8]

The journalists Radek John and Josef Velek were active at the magazine, as were photographers Oldřich Škácha, Pavel Dias, and Karel Cudlín. The illustrator Vladimír Jiránek was a frequent contributor.

Predecessor

A weekly newspaper for young people, also titled Mladý svět, was published from 1929 until 1945.[9] Several vintage editions are available online.[10]

References

  1. ^ Paul, Jan. "Nedůstojný konec starého Mladého světa?" [An undignified end for Mladý svět?]. Britské Listy (in Czech). Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  2. ^ "Mladá fronta". slovnikceskeliteratury.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Máš-li cosi na duši, svěř to strýci Artuši... Pamatujete?" [If you have something on your mind, entrust it to Uncle Arthur... Remember?]. styl.instory.cz (in Czech). 28 May 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Komiksový klenot Lips Tullian vyjde poprvé knižně" [The comic gem Lips Tullian will be published in book form for the first time] (in Czech). ČTK. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  5. ^ "A 11 vrátí na trh časopis Mladý svět, uvede ho příští rok" [A 11 will return the magazine Mladý svět to market and will launch it next year]. mediaguru.cz (in Czech). 30 November 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Mladý svět má vycházet ve čtvrtek, první číslo od 18. února" [Mladý svět to be published on Thursday, the first issue from February 18]. mediaguru.cz (in Czech). 28 January 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Zlatý slavík – nesmrtelná anketa" [Zlatý slavík – the immortal poll]. idnes.cz (in Czech). 4 December 2003. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Rudolf Křesťan" [Dictionary of Czech literature after 1945] (in Czech). Slovník české literatury po roce 1945. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  9. ^ "Staré dětské časopisy" [Old children's magazines]. detske-casopisy.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Mladý Svět". digitalniknihovna.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 6 October 2024.
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