Młot ('Hammer') was a Polish language newspaper. It was published as a daily in Minsk in the 1920s.[1]
The first issue was published in Minsk on 18 December 1918.[2] The newspaper continued publications, albeit at times irregularly, until 1926, with the place of publishing shifting thrice in 1919; to Vilna, back to Minsk, then Smolensk and yet again back to Minsk in 1921.[3][2] It was one of the main Polish newspapers in the Soviet Union.[4]
During its first issues, Młot was an organ of the Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania (SDKPiL).[5] On 30 December 1918 Młot became an organ of the Communist Workers Party of Poland (KPRP) in Russia.[5] On 23 February 1919 the newspaper became a joint organ of the Central Executive Committee of KPRP and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Lithuania and Belorussia.[5] On 9 March 1921 the newspaper became the organ of the Polish Bureau of the Central Bureau of the Communist Party (Bolshevik) of Belorussia.[5] In February 1924 Młot became the organ of the Polish Bureau of the Provisional Belorussian Bureau of the Central Committee of the Russian Communist Party (Bolshevik).[5] Between 3 April 1924 and 17 May 1924, Młot was an organ of the Provisional Belorussian Bureau of the Central Committee of the Russian Communist Party (Bolshevik).[5]
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