Světozor

Šafařík was inspired by the British penny press and the German Pfennig-Magazin.The newspaper, trying to entertain the readers with curiosities, did not incite much interest and closed down in two years.Since 1899 for more than 30 years the magazine was owned by the publishing house of Jan Otto.Between 1933 and 1939 the magazine was owned by leftist journalist and photographer Pavel Altschul (1900–1944).The building serves as a cinema and an arthouse until today: website, history.
Front page of 1893 Světozor with painting by Ilya Repin
Ilya RepinCzech-languagePavel Josef Šafaříkpenny pressPfennig-MagazinJan OttoPraguearthouseAcademy of Performing Arts in Prague