''Hosteni'' (''The Goad'') is a
satire
Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of exposin ...
magazine, published in
Albania
Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to ...
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History and profile
Founded in 1945,
[ during ]communist Albania
The People's Socialist Republic of Albania, () was the Marxist-Leninist state that existed in Albania from 10 January 1946 to the 29 April 1991. Originally founded as the People's Republic of Albania from 1946 to 1976, it was governed by the Pa ...
, it is said that it was named ''Hosteni'' by Nako Spiru
Athanas Spiru, known as Nako Spiru, (4 January 1918 – 20 November 1947) was an Albanian politician and high-ranking official of the Communist Party of Albania (PKSh). He served as Minister of Economy and Industry from 1946 until his untimely de ...
, a young communist politician, then general secretary of the Labour Youth Union of Albania
The Labour Youth Union of Albania (Albanian language, Albanian: ''Bashkimi i Rinisë së Punës së Shqipërisë'') was the youth organization of the Party of Labour of Albania. Founded on November 23, 1941 as the Communist Youth it was official ...
. It was the only satire magazine in the country. Its long-term director was Niko Nikolla, followed in 2010 by Pëllumb Vreka. The magazine was issued monthly and was very loved by its readers in its heyday (1960s and 1970s), when it sold up to 30 thousand copies. As of 2010, it was issued only 4 times a year for around 5-6 thousand copies. Writers such as Dritero Agolli, Sabri Godo, Spiro Çomora, Dionis Bubani, Qamil Buxheli, and Petro Marko have written in the magazine, whereas notable caricaturists
A caricature is a rendered image showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way through sketching, pencil strokes, or other artistic drawings (compare to: cartoon). Caricatures can be either insulting or complimentary, ...
, such as Zef Bumçi, Ilir Pojani, Bardhyl Fico, Dhimitër Ligori, Bujar Kapexhiu, Shtjefen Palushi, Spartak Nasi and Agim Sulaj have given their contributions to the graphics.Tirana
Tirana ( , ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in Albania, largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills, with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest ov ...
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See also
* List of magazines in Albania
References
1945 establishments in Albania
Magazines published in Albania
Albanian-language magazines
Satirical magazines published in Europe
Magazines established in 1945
Mass media in Tirana
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