The Third Venetia

The Italian government has approved the bill to grant special powers to Rome as the capital, in 48 hours. Eight years after their referendum, Venetians still haven’t received any form of autonomy. Rome gets special powers. Veneto only asked for those already granted by the Constitution. The result? Centralism rewarded, autonomy betrayed. Italy is not a nation. It’s a capital with colonies. People of Venetia must aknowledge it as soon as possibile. https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/cdm-via-libera-ddl-costituzionale-roma-capitale-AHUNJMyB?refresh_ce&nof

Nicholas R. Jeelvy watches a non-Japanese cartoon for a change and concludes that it’s based. https://radicaldose.com/asterix-is-based/ Radical Dose

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North-South Divide - The Political Instability of the italian state: Historical Dichotomies In our previous article on this issue, we pointed out how italian political parties behave as ethnic lobbies on a national scale, attempting to appropriate public funds and influence. In this article, we expand our argument by providing a new lens through which to understand Italy’s historical ideological conflicts, how they relate to its ethnic fragmentation, and what this means for the future. Continue reading on our Substack

Veneto 2025 Regional Elections The 2025 regional elections in Veneto have numerous variables that will test the stability of the Italian government. This is a snapshot of the current situation. Continue reading on our Substack

*The World's First University Chair of the Venetian Language: it's in Brazil* 🦁 🤝 Thanks to the International Cooperation Agreement between *Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) and Academia de ła Bona Creansa (Academia de ła Łengua Veneta)* , in the coming months the Federal University of Santa Maria, located in the heart of Rio Grande do Sul, will offer the *first academic course in Língua vêneta, Łengua Veneta* . 🎓 The Course, in 15 lectures for a total of 45 hours, will feature the _co-doctoring of Prof. Alessandro Mocellin, lecturer, researcher and Director_ of the Academia de ła Łengua Veneta. 📝 After an introduction of Venetian History and the History of the Venetian Language, we will move toward the learners' acquisition of the *foundations of language skills in the Venetian language, in writing as well as in speaking* , starting from scratch and considering the Lusophone environment: the course will in fact be held in Portuguese, with exercises and readings in the Venetian language. For more insights on the topic follow https://t.me/academialenguaveneta

La Lingua veneta diventa disciplina di studio universitario: in Brasile la prima cattedra di Lingua veneta al Mondo.

Cornwall Council calls for Cornwall to be officially recognized as Britain's 5th nation cf. Center for Dialogue Studie. In Europe the awakening of "stateless nations" continues...and what about Venetia? Meanwhile Italy is witnessing a rise of nationalism, both from right and left, against Europe and Italian ethnicities. Italy is always on the wrong side of History.

North-South Divide - The Political Instability of the italian state: Historical Dichotomies Robert D. Putnam’s “Making Democracy Work” distills 20 years of regional data into an Institutional Performance Index: Veneto and Lombardy excel, while Calabria, Campania and Sicily lag behind. Putnam traces the rift to divergent civic traditions developed in the Middle Ages, but the divide goes even deeper. Echoing Banfield and Leonardi, he affirms that the southern family‑bound, low‑trust culture produces a “social capital gap” that limits institutional performance. This deep institutional divide has had very significant implications for economic development: GDP per capita differentials show the South oscillating between 54 and 61% of the Centre‑North average. ISTAT’s 2024 structural‑business statistics reveal that 91% of all patents filed in that year originated in five northern regions, while the South accounted for just 7% of national manufacturing value‑added - less than its share in 1911. Continue reading on our Substack

Łengua Veneta - Debunking the common myths against the Venetian Language Visitors in Venetia often struggle to grasp what Venetian really is, confused by contradicting claims. Widespread myths like “it changes every 10 km”, “it isn’t a real language”, or “it lacks a coherent grammar” - circulate unchallenged in italian popular culture. These ideas, perpetuated by limited education and reinforced through repetition, are unfounded or irrelevant, and crumble quickly under scrutiny. All living languages mutate due to geographical proximity, contact, and politics; only with standardization can a frozen instance of a language create the mirage of stability. Codification masks change, but can’t stop it. Continue reading on our Substack

The Battle of Lissa - The Last Battle of the Serenìsima, and Italian Perfidy The Battle of Lissa, fought on July 20th 1866, was a decisive naval engagement between the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy during the Third Italian War of “Independence”. Austria, represented by Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, sought to protect its maritime interests and thwart Italian attempts to control the Adriatic, engaging the enemy fleet near the island of Vis. The Austrian Navy was mostly manned by Venetic peoples - Venetians, Dalmatians, Histrians and others - sharing not only a maritime tradition rooted in a common Venetian heritage, but also the Venetian language, the lingua franca of the military academy in Venice. Reflecting this, the Austrian Navy was renamed to Österreichisch-Venezianische Kriegsmarine after the fall of Venice. Outnumbered and outgunned, Tegetthoff's fleet leveraged its superior maneuverability by ramming the more technologically advanced enemy fleet, leading to the sinking of two italian ships; 618 italians died vs 38 veneto-austrians. The Austrian Admiral famously remarked: "Men of iron on wooden ships have defeated men of wood on iron ships". A posthumous legend says that, during the battle, Admiral Tegetthoff ordered the ramming to the Venetian helmsman, Vianeło da Pełestrina, in Venetian: '...daghe doso, Nino, che ła ciapemo...' ('...go after it, Nino, so that we'll take it...'). At the announcement of victory, Venetian sailors celebrated by throwing their caps, cheering “San Marco!”, in what would be the “last roar” of the Venetian Lion. The Battle of Lissa occurred in the context of the Austro-Prussian War, where Prussia's victory would, despite Austria's success against Italy, cause Venetia to be annexed to the Kingdom of Italy. The annexation was illegitimate, as the peace established Venetia as a French protectorate until Venetians could vote for self-determination, but the italian army occupied Venetia before the vote. In recognition of their valor at Lissa, hundreds of Venetian sailors would be awarded gold and silver medals. A monument was erected on the island, depicting a dying (or sleeping?) lion holding an austrian flag in its paws. Around it stood four cannons from the sunk italian ships, and on the sides of the plinth were carved the names of the 38 venetian sailors who fell in battle. After Italy's victory in World War I, the monument was gleefully defaced by italian authorities with triumphal inscriptions, before being forcibly "relocated" to Livorno after the island was ceded to Yugoslavia. Despite protests by both Venetian movements and the Croatian government, the venetian lion is still captive. Erected a testament to Venetian heritage, the monument stands today as a mocking symbol of the erasure of Venetian history and identity by the italian state. Still, the memory of the Last Battle of the Serenìsima persists: on the 150th anniversary of Lissa, a special wine, the Serprin, was produced to commemorate the victory, demonstrating its resonance on the modern Venetian consciousness.

The Battle of Lissa - The Last Battle of the Serenìsima, and Italian Perfidy The Battle of Lissa, fought on July 20th 1866, was a decisive naval engagement between the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy during the Third Italian War of “Independence”. Austria, represented by Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, sought to protect its maritime interests and thwart Italian attempts to control the Adriatic, engaging the enemy fleet near the island of Vis. The Austrian Navy was mostly manned by Venetic peoples - Venetians, Dalmatians, Histrians and others - sharing not only a maritime tradition rooted in a common Venetian heritage, but also the Venetian language, the lingua franca of the military academy in Venice. Reflecting this, the Austrian Navy was renamed to Österreichisch-Venezianische Kriegsmarine after the fall of Venice. Outnumbered and outgunned, Tegetthoff's fleet leveraged its superior maneuverability by ramming the more technologically advanced enemy fleet, leading to the sinking of two italian ships; 618 italians died vs 38 veneto-austrians. The Austrian Admiral famously remarked: "Men of iron on wooden ships have defeated men of wood on iron ships". A posthumous legend says that, during the battle, Admiral Tegetthoff ordered the ramming to the Venetian helmsman, Vianeło da Pełestrina, in Venetian: '...daghe doso, Nino, che ła ciapemo...' ('...go after it, Nino, so that we'll take it...'). At the announcement of victory, Venetian sailors celebrated by throwing their caps, cheering “San Marco!”, in what would be the “last roar” of the Venetian Lion. The Battle of Lissa occurred in the context of the Austro-Prussian War, where Prussia's victory would, despite Austria's success against Italy, cause Venetia to be annexed to the Kingdom of Italy. The annexation was illegitimate, as the peace established Venetia as a French protectorate until Venetians could vote for self-determination, but the italian army occupied Venetia before the vote. In recognition of their valor at Lissa, hundreds of Venetian sailors would be awarded gold and silver medals. A monument was erected on the island, depicting a dying (or sleeping?) lion holding an austrian flag in its paws. Around it stood four cannons from the sunk italian ships, and on the sides of the plinth were carved the names of the 38 venetian sailors who fell in battle. After Italy's victory in World War I, the monument was gleefully defaced by italian authorities with triumphal inscriptions, before being forcibly "relocated" to Livorno after the island was ceded to Yugoslavia. Despite protests by both Venetian movements and the Croatian government, the venetian lion is still captive. Erected a testament to Venetian heritage, the monument stands today as a mocking symbol of the erasure of Venetian history and identity by the italian state. Still, the memory of the Last Battle of the Serenìsima persists: on the 150th anniversary of Lissa, a special wine, the Serprin, was produced to commemorate the victory, demonstrating its resonance on the modern Venetian consciousness.

Few Venetians know that ... as a civilization theirs is older than the Roman one (they fought alongside the Trojans against the Greeks - described in the Iliad - "Rome" and the "Etruscans" did not exist at the time). Few Venetians know that… the famous village of Brittany that the Romans were unable to conquer was a Venetian village (Giulio Cesare - De bello gallico book II). Few Venetians know that… it was a Veneto, Tito Livio, who wrote the history of Rome. Few Venetians know that… the victory of the Romans against Hannibal was thanks to the Venetian soldiers. Few Venetians know that ... the Venetians have saved Rome three times - twice against the roosters and the third in their civil war Few Venetians know that… that the first ship with guns on the sides (Galeazza) was their invention. Few Venetians know that… that the “@” symbol was invented by them in the 11th century for commercial reasons. Few Venetians know that ... that in Treviso there is the oldest text in the world of algebra, "the Abacus". Few Venetians know that… the game of football was practiced in the territory of the Serenissima since the 15th century and that there was a real championship. Few Venetians know that… the game of Tennis was practiced in the territory of the Serenissima as early as the 15th century. Few Venetians know that ... the Zeno brothers discovered America before Columbus, and that the latter arrived in America thanks to a copy of Venetian maps. Few Venetians know that ... Elena Cornaro was born in 1646 and was the first woman to graduate in the world. Few Venetians know that… The Suez Canal was designed by them in the 17th century. Few Venetians know that… the US constitution and justice have copied the laws of the Serenissima - Benjamin Franklin spent almost a year in Venice. Few Venetians know that… the first gear clock was made in Padua. Few Venetians know that… Salieri is Veneto. Few Venetians know that… the piano was invented in Vicenza in the 18th century. Few Venetians know that… the most common word in the world, “hello” is Veneta. Few Venetians know that… “Schiavoni” were Dalmatian and Istrian soldiers at the service of the Venetians. Few Venetians know that… the Venetian Republic existed for more than 1100 years. Few Venetians know that ... Istria and Dalmatia are Venetians, not Italians. Few Venetians know that… Cyprus was called Famagusta, and it was Veneta. Few Venetians know that… Petersburg was built by two Venetian architects. Few Venetians know that ... in 1866 they became Italian with the scam of the farce referendum. Few Venetians know that ... in the Vienna Congress of 1815 they were sold off to Austria. Few Venetians know that ... that the beginning of their ills was the birth of the Corsican dwarf called Napoleon Bonaparte. Few Venetians know that… that the first state in the world to officially abolish slavery was the Serenissima in the 16th century. Few Venetians know that… the story of the “Fornaretto di Venezia” was a lie invented by the French in 1797 to justify the war against the Venetian Republic. Few Venetians know that ... Galileo Galilei took refuge in Veneto to escape the Inquisition. Few Venetians know that… the patron saint is San Marco. Few Venetians know that… the word Veneto means meek people. Few Venetians know that… the greatest artists of the Baroque and Renaissance were Venetians. (Titian, Palma il Vecchio, Giorgione, Canaletto, Tintoretto, Bellini, Mantegna, Veronese, it takes a book to list them all) Few Venetians know that ... the bells ring at noon for the victory of the Venetians against the Turks in the battle of Lepanto on 7 October 1571, where the Islamic advance towards Europe stopped. Few Venetians know that ... the famous "Etiquette" was written in the Abbey of San Eustachio del Montello in Treviso. Few Venetians know that… they have a true millenary culture. - in Veneto, Veneto, Italy.

Venetian Emigration - An overview of the Triveneto-Lombard settling of Southern Brazil Between 1797 and the middle of the 20th century, up to half a million souls from rural Venetia, Trentino and Lombardy would reach Southern Brazil. They founded communities characterized by a cooperative ethos that continues to shape the agro-industrial landscape of southern Brazil to this day. In this article, we explore the journey and fate of these people. Multiple factors drove this mass exodus: the collapse of communal contracts, demographic pressures, as well as increased taxes imposed by the Napoleonic and especially Italian regimes. Emigration waves coincided with periodic crises - for example after the annexation to Italy, when a tax-induced famine and pellagra epidemic ravaged the countryside. Continue reading on our Substack: https://thirdvenetia.substack.com/

Radical Dose proudly presents the foreign policy of the National Rebirth Party. https://radicaldose.com/foreign-policy-of-the-national-rebirth-party/

🇺🇦 Strategic agreements for Ukraine: ports, railways, freight villages. Venice and Trieste will become the nerve centre for sending materials and resources to rebuild the lands ravaged by the Russian invasion. 👾 The Venetian business world is already on the move, privately, bypassing political channels. 🇮🇹 While in Rome the government looks for Turkey and Libya, chasing the ambitions of a distant imperial past (or the call of its peers?), the Venetian regions are once again looking East, where the fate of Europe is being decided. 🚞 The war has changed the routes: the Black Sea is mined, Odessa is isolated. Ukrainian export now travels by train trough Central Europe. It is not just logistics, it is geopolitics: whoever controls the East-West corridors tomorrow will lead productive Europe the day after tomorrow. ❓Centralist Italy ignores all this. It holds a conference in Rome because it wants to keep an eye on this development, but sends a minister without a budget to chair it. The usual ambiguous stance in foreign policy adopted by the Italian state, to which the world has now become accustomed. But history is written by whose that act, not by those that wait for authorisation. The New Amber Road is back as strategic project. Source

North-South Divide - The Southern-ization of Italy's Judiciary A new study by Centro Studi Eridania (CSE) mapped the macro‑regional roots of Italy’s judicial elite. Using publicly available data, it scrutinized all 33 members of the Superior Council of the Magistracy (CSM) and the 15 judges who compose the Constitutional Court (CC). The twin organs recruit, discipline and police the italian magistracy, as well as shaping the doctrine and the balance of powers in the italian republic. Instead of relying on official birthplaces - often muddied by internal migration - the study infers family origin from surname geography. The results are stark: 22 of the 33 councillors at the CSM and 9 of the 15 constitutional judges trace their ethnic origin to the South. In other words, roughly 64% percent of these top magistrates come from the South, an area that holds just 35% of the total population. The North, home to 46% of the population and most economic output, supplies a mere 7 seats across the two bodies. Since the late 1800s, Italy’s civil service has become increasingly “southern-ized”, as poorly paid legal posts drew graduates from the former Kingdom of the Two Sicilies more than from the North. Secondly, a comparatively higher southern law-graduate output persists, and 28.5% of southern students move north for tertiary education, but few northerners go south. Finally, generational networks have locked in a geographic imbalance that still shapes the justice system. Southern candidates benefit from a higher concentration of prep schools in the South, peer networks and the Rome-based exam. Public jobs appeal to southern graduates, and offer a pay that is indexed to national scales, with the possibility of returning South after the first posting (where the cost of living is lower). Courts of Appeal are mostly in the South, so promotion paths favor locals, sending more southerners to top posts. The result is a self-reinforcing “Southern bloc” that affects legitimacy and deters northern talent. Yet, the aforementioned factors cannot explain the persistence of such a gap, which has widened even as scholastic and IQ scores in the South lag a full standard deviation behind the North. The decisive mechanism we identified is ethnic nepotism. Offices already packed with southerners favor co-regionals in exams and internships, creating a self-perpetuating loop. Southern “amoral familism” directs loyalty inward to the kin-group rather than outward to abstract institutions; lower average test scores and IQ show that the overrepresentation isn’t merit-based. A deep, ancient North–South genetic divide further entrenches these ethnocentric dynamics. Faced with this reality, any northerner who hopes to climb the ranks of Italy’s civil service must confront institutional and, crucially, informal patterns that have proved resistant to reform. Accepting the dysfunctional relationship between the country's macro-regions is key to abandon the sterile game of national politics and to instead focus on practical policy discussions centered on regional priorities. Subscribe to our Substack to read our full articles, summarized in our posts: https://thirdvenetia.substack.com/