Kerberos was a Swedish language satirical magazine published in Helsinki, Finland, in the period 1917–1921. ^[1] Its subtitle was Tidskrift för satir och humor ( Swedish: Satirical and humor magazine). ^[2]

History and profile

Kerberos was launched in 1917. ^[3] The magazine had a liberal political stance although politics was not its sole focus. ^[1] Because it also featured artistic writings. ^[1] From 1917 to 1918 it also produced a Finnish language edition which improved the popularity of the magazine. ^[1] The audience of the magazine was cultural elites. ^[1]

Kerberos supported anti-communist and anti-bolshevik views when dealing with the newly founded communist regime in Russia. ^[1] The magazine authors argued that monarchy would be better option for the country and also, for the interests of Finland. ^[1] The magazine folded in 1921 ^[3] and was succeeded by another Swedish language satirical magazine, Garm. ^[1]

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