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Violent radicalization is a process in which proponents of an ideology become convinced that the use of violence is necessary to bring about societal change. In this master's thesis, I examine how the Finnish red's party press contributed to the process of violent radicalization in 1917. The data consists of 1025 articles from the Työmies newspaper throughout the year. I have analyzed the radicalism and persuasion tactics of the articles using a method based on extremist core frames. I have developed the method by combining the diagnostic, prognostic, and motivational core frame model with modern conception on the communication of extremist movements. My analysis confirms that Työmies' writing emphasizing radicalism and societal crisis increased during the year 1917. Työmies' writing evolved into fear-mongering and intensified social division. In the early year Työmies had hopeful perceptions of the future and the perception of the enemy was based on proponents of the tsarist regime. In the later year this shifted into fear-inducing crisis consciousness and contemptuous attitude towards domestic political enemies. My work demonstrates that the method based on the utilization of extremist core frames is well-suited for studying the radicalization of text-based materials.