The material of the publication consisted of reports on party activities as well as historical narratives.

Fashist dedicated a lot of attention to Civil War nostalgia, praising the role of the White Army and its leaders.

[2] Many authors of articles in Fashist were kept anonymous, to avoid reprisals from Soviet agents.

Instead, they signed the articles as fashkor (фашкор, short for 'Fascist Correspondent', compare with rabkor) followed by their party membership number and geographic location.

[1] Donat Kunle, a pilot, was killed in a plane crash in California on June 21, 1941.