Republic of Pešcenica
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Željko Malnar
Željko Malnar is a Croatian maverick traveller, writer and a minor television celebrity, best known for his own weekly show Nightmare Stage and his satirical micronation the Republic of Peščenica. He lives and works in Zagreb.-Biography:In last 45 years he has traveled the Middle East, Pakistan...
. It is named after the Zagreb neighbourhood of Peščenica.
Events are aired on anti-TV-show Nightmare Stage
Nightmare Stage
Nightmare Stage , was a late night talk show on Croatian TV station Z1 hosted by maverick traveller and author Željko Malnar....
or Noćna mora, Saturdays from 22:00-04:00 on Z1
Zagrebacka Televizija
Zagrebačka Televizija , also known as Z1 Televizija, is a local commercial television station based in capital city of Croatia, Zagreb. Television started its broadcasting in summer 2004 on one channel, Z1. A notable TV talk show produced and aired on Z1 is the Nightmare Stage by Željko...
, and transmitted via satellite (a pause during the summer). Events are described in short version in Malnar's column in the Globus
Globus (weekly)
Globus is a Croatian weekly news magazine published in Zagreb.The magazine was started in 1990, having some of its first issues published during the Croatian War of Independence. Originally devised as tabloid, it never took an openly chauvinist approach of Slobodni tjednik and always tried to give...
magazine from Zagreb.
For a short period of time, shortened (and censored) versions of previous shows were aired on Croatian national TV
HRT
-Medical:* Habit reversal training* Heart rate turbulence* Hormone replacement therapy , for women* Hormone replacement therapy , for men* Hormone replacement therapy , for trans women...
in May 2007 (as "Privremeni tjednik"; only five episodes).
It is located in Peščenica working-class neighbourhood in Zagreb.
The neighbourhood is on the northern part of the city (northwards from Sava river), southeastwards from very city center.
Anthem is Danijela.
Željko Malnar & Soma Dollara: Dobro jutro, Peščenico (Anthem 2?).
Personalities
- Željko MalnarŽeljko MalnarŽeljko Malnar is a Croatian maverick traveller, writer and a minor television celebrity, best known for his own weekly show Nightmare Stage and his satirical micronation the Republic of Peščenica. He lives and works in Zagreb.-Biography:In last 45 years he has traveled the Middle East, Pakistan...
, the President - Zvonimir Levačić - Ševa, Minister of Defense
- Braco Cigan, "Cro-Rom", fighter for the rights of Roma people in Peščenica. "Cro-Rom" is a parody of the name of worldwide known Croatian MMAMixed martial artsMixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
superstar Crocop - Cezar Legenda, singing legend
- Jajan, newspaperman and TV-news speaker (pronounce: "yayan"). He has a speech problem when pronouncing "r", instead, he says "y", so "Jajan" is the way he pronounces his nickname, Jaran (pron: "yaran"; meaning friend or buddy in Bosnian slang), but may also designate a person with large testicles (CroatianCroatian languageCroatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
"jaja" = eggs, balls). - Stankec
- Tarzan
- Laki, dancer
- Anđa, singer
- Slađa
Cultural manifestations
- Dora Noćna mora, song contest (parody on Croatian Eurovision qualification contest Dora; name is rhyming, made of Dora and Noćna mora, title of the TV-show)
Famous actions
- Voluntary surrender and extradition of Malnar's generals and ministers to the Hague and ICTY ("You go there, so I don't have to go."), a parody on the same events from reality.
- R. Peščenica's (military) returning of Savudrijska vala and giving it back to Croatia ("Because our friendly neighbor Croatia doesn't have balls to do it herself."). Parody on Croatian-Slovenian border dispute about Savudrijska vala (Bay of Savudrija).
- Involving Peščenican personalities into Croatian political life (elections). Includes Jajan's political plan: forming of Flašistička stranka (parody to Fascist -> Flašist, originating from , bottle: "bottleist", "drinkers' party") and leading of Croatia into VrapčeVrapceVrapče is a neighborhood of western Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. It is administratively part of the district Podsused—Vrapče. Vrapče consists of Donje Vrapče and Gornje Vrapče...
(a parody on paroles "leading of Croatia into EU"; Vrapče is a neighborhood in northwest Zagreb known for its psychiatric hospitalPsychiatric hospitalPsychiatric hospitals, also known as mental hospitals, are hospitals specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders. Psychiatric hospitals vary widely in their size and grading. Some hospitals may specialise only in short-term or outpatient therapy for low-risk patients...
)
Literature
- Željko Malnar: Filozofija Republike Peščenice, Birotisak, Zagreb, 2004., ISBN 953-6156-31-8