Published by the Soviet Latvian Writers’ Union during the Communist period it was a semi-official publication.
[1] Karogs was launched as a monthly publication in 1940 just after the occupation of Latvia by the Soviet Union.
[3] From its start in 1940 to the late 1980s it was the supporter of the Communist regime featuring the Soviet literary work.
[2] The magazine strictly followed the slogan of the Communist Party: "Art has only one goal: the building of Communism.
[3] The founding editor-in-chief of Karogs was Andrejs Upīts, and full list of its editors-in-chief is as follows:[2] Under the editorship of Andrejs Upīts the editorial board members included Vilis Lācis, Jūlijs Lācis, Arvīds Grigulis, Jānis Niedre, and Žanis Spure were the major contributors of Karogs.