Molossia: The smallest republic in the world, or, fantasy?
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It consists of Baugh's house (known as Government House), backyard and front garden, as well as two other properties in Southern California and Pennsylvania. According to author John Ryan, Molossia is "a hobby... that has been pushed... to the nth degree."[1] Originally established as a childhood project in 1977, Molossia subsequently evolved into a territorial entity in the late 1990s.
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Micronations generally have a number of common features:
- They often assert that they wish to be widely recognized as sovereign states, but are not so recognized.
- They are small; those that claim to control physical territories are mostly of very limited extent. While several micronations claim hundreds or even thousands of members, the vast majority have no more than one or two active participants.
- Some issue government instruments such as passports, stamps, and currency, and confer titles and awards; these are rarely recognized outside of their own communities of interest.
It consists of Baugh's house (known as Government House), backyard and front garden, as well as two other properties in Southern California and
According to author John Ryan, Molossia is "a hobby... that has been pushed... to the nth degree."
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Originally established as a childhood project in 1977, Molossia subsequently evolved into a territorial entity in the late 1990s.
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Amusing images of the republic? of Molossia.
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And if you do encourage your students to use the Molossia website as an example of a false website, please ask them to be nice about it. Some comments that I have read on student blogs are quite rude, and that is NOT called for. And rest assured, if I read a student's report on the web, and they are rude, or just incorrect, I WILL write them directly to set them straight.
Thank you.
His Excellency President Kevin Baugh