opponents rather than allowing conflict to express itself openly. Liberalism, he argued, was anti-fascist insofar as, on his account, it recognised that liberty was achieved through struggle and conflict. In December 1924, Gobetti also began to edit a journal of European literary culture entitled Il Baretti. He used the journal to put into practice his idea of liberal anti-fascism and his conviction that the Italian people could learn to reject the insular nature of fascist culture by means of an education in European culture. Death and legacy For his rigid opposition to Fascism, Gobetti's review was closed down and he himself was assaulted by fascist thugs. He was beaten up in 1925 and escaped to Paris early the next year. He died at age 24 in Neuilly-sur-Seine of a heart attack in February 1926 perhaps brought on by the injuries he had received after the severe beating by Fascist squadristi. He is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery. Following his death and despite his relatively few writings, Gobetti became a symbol of liberal anti-fascism, inspiring intellectuals such as Carlo Levi and Norberto Bobbio. In Florestano Vancini's film The Assassination of Matteotti (1973), Gobetti is played by Stefano Oppedisano. References Ward, David (2010). Piero Gobetti's New World: Antifascism, Liberalism, Writing. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. External links Centro studi Piero Gobetti 20th-century Italian journalists 1901 births 1926 deaths Politicians from Turin Journalists from Turin Italian male journalists Italian social liberals Liberal socialism University of Turin alumni Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery Italian anti-fascists Exiled Italian politicians