Kalistani Major History

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Kalistani Republic to resume Publication
Nation's Journal of Record goes back on the Record after 34 years
Kaliburg, Ananto
November 8, 4766


Copy Room at the Republic returns to life

Many thing were lost in Kalistan during the Enskalan Interlude.  One of the institutions of this nation, the longstanding newspaper The Kalistani Republic whose primary function is to report the affairs of the day in both government and society, was replaced by the publication Haritza who served primarily the Enskaran speaking population of the country.  As the politics of the day shifted toward ethno-nationalism, and the Enskaran language was promoted officially in Kalistan, the Republic attempted, vainly to attract journalists who wrote in this newly endorsed language of the Republic.  When this failed, and readership dropped, the Republic could no longer afford to keep its doors open and closed up shop in September of 4732.

Following the decline of the Enskalan movement and the return of the Socialist Party, prospects seemed bright once more for Vrassan-Luthori language press.  The Socialists immediately relaunched their own partisan journal, Izquierda, and then in March, the Managers of Izquierda met to discuss the future of the magazine.  They had a number of options in front of them, but the one they chose was to return the "news" department of the magazine to independent control, and return to their traditional role as a pro-SP magazine which focused primarily on editorial and cultural comment. 

A new organization was built, and journalists who had been associated with the Republic in the past made their way back to their old offices in the Republic's building in downtown Kaliburg, now covered in cobwebs and dust of three decades.  After a cleaning and fresh coat of paint on the walls, as well as repairing significant ceiling damage caused by squatters during the liberal period under the Enskalan movement, the Republic's presses were restarted, and the doors were reopened.

On that note of sincere Congratulation to the restoration of an independent, non-partisan press in Kalistan, we, the Editors of The Kalistani Republic, would like to welcome our colleagues back, and invite you, the People of Kalistan, to begin reading our work.  We will strive every day to be worthy of the trust you have placed in our paper for centuries, and we hope you will continue to do so for centuries to come.