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Article from a western news paper on Bulgislavia

The small communist state of Bulgislavia didnt really have a large film industry. it didnt even have a good music industry either. As of 1946 every film ever made was either glorifying the leaders or about attrocities committed by enimies during the Great Patriotic Liberation War (WW2) and some movies about inspiring factory workers or farmers. All music was censored and had to reflect the state and party in a good way.

now that The Comrade General Secretary Alia has allowed reforms and has even eliminated some of the most rediculous and repressive laws in the censorship rules new musicians are popping up everywhere. New film directors and people are working together and new film scripts some of which would never have been made under Provoçe rule infact of the most controversial scripts would of seen its writters inprisoned.

One of the latest songs released is by a Solo guitarest who sings about the daily grind in an inefficient communist system. The Party banned the song for a few weeks before Alia allowed it to play saying that
"In the spirit of these reforms we must give everyone a voice now"

The song is currently one of the most played songs on the newly created "Voice of theYouth Radio" Bulgislavia's first free radio station that is not under state control. even the youth of Terevesti sing it as they walk down the street. During Provoçe's rule to sing such a song would of meant immediate interrogation from Cigouriva agents and possible Imprisonment

In this new era of openess people are finding more oppourtunities thanks to the Comrade General Secretary Alia Prekov

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Another industry also seemed to pop out of nowhere since the reforms and that is a new fashion and modeling industry. Now that people can express themselves alot more people are opening up new shops and with the flow of foriegners into the country most notably returning refugees a new fashion has emerged. It seemed the only sort of clothes you ever saw in Bulgislavia made you think of the 1950's with uninspiring skirts, dresses and men in white long sleve tops and black pants but now western and foriegn clothes are seeping into Bulgislavia

There are even reports of Bulgislavian's offering a whole months wage to buy some clothes of some of the foriegn tourists.

Out of all these new industries brought in with the reforms a new face has come to represent them and that is 17 yearold Nadia Silivus.
She has become an icon and symbol of the new free culture flooding into Bulgislavia.

Picked up last month to model new western fashions in Bulgislavia her face has appeared on the cover of 3 Bulgislavian magazines and just recently the state news paper the Voice of the People mentioned her as "Bulgislavia's most unforgattable female of the year"

She has also been picked up to star in a new film called "Lena" which is a film based on Bulgislavia's most famous female gymnast in the 1956 olympics in Melbourne. Nadia is set to Play Lena at 16 years old, Bulgislavia's youngest olympic athlete. The film focuses on Lena's horrid experience training for the olympics.

Just yesterday Nadia met the real Lena who is now a 68 yearold. Surrounded by an eutourage Nadia said of Lena
"An inspiring woman and a credit to Bulgislavia"
Lena also shared what she thought of the young up and coming star
"Nadia is a beautiful young woman who will do great things and I'm sure her portrayal of me in this film will be accurate and good.

Nadia spent today out in the street of Terevesti where Bulgislavian's got a view of the up and coming talent
She has long curly and flowing dark brown hair, an Olive, tanned complection with dark brown eyes and an hourglass figure, quite thin.

Nadia's agent spoke to a reporter for some new Bulgislavian magazines saying

"Nadia will be very busy over the coming year with one major film project as well as her modelling on the side. Nadia also has an extremely beautiful voice and hopefully you will also hear more of here incredable voice on the radio too"

The situation in Bulgislavia was quickly improving. New stores were opening up. there was however a flipside and that was the Private stores were fully stocked but expensive while the state controlled stores were empty but cheap.
Power outages were also not as frequient due to a nation wide effort to reduce power while doubling power output.
Wage increases and incentives were also offered to the hardest working citizens to improve industrial produciton which since the reforms had alread jumped from a pathetic 16% to 35% and still growing.

Most of the hardliners were either arrested, expelled from the party or under tight surviellence to ensure they didnt plan a coup against the reformers.

Cigouriva had also scaled back thier operation. The labour camps were slowly being emptied. In January the number of political prisoners in the camps was reported at 2,500. Now they only numbered 400. The government had also shut down the "Family Camps" (The family members of criminals were also arrested) all the family prisoners were now released.

Corruption in the government had also significantly decreased thanks to the removal of the mostly corrupt hardliners. and party members were being moved from lavish town houses into modest flats like every other citizen.

The Party recently announced a new period in which they would adopt western techniques in thier work. Old machinary that was heavily outdated would be sold off for scrap and new western machines would be imported to improve quality of goods. For the first time ever the government would also allow high levels of importation os foriegn goods (as Bulgislavian goods were crap)

TV would now no longer be restricted for just 2 hours each day and new private TV stations were now opening up and filling up the TV schedule with new programs. now the news held a mixture of free views (though state censors still made sure nothing to negative was said of the party) and a mixture of state propaganda.

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Nadia was now preparing herself for an interview on a new Bulgislavian talk show. The show was called "New Bulgislavia" and the host was a charasmatic little man with big eyes and slicked back hair and a modest suite, his name was Mikhail.

Nadia was waiting out back. Her father Bogdanovitch Silivus was encouraging Nadia
"Now remember your Bulgislavia's newest star, these reforms will now recognize talent the system has become more flexable and this platform will help shoot up your status"

Mikhail the host began speaking to a small crowd of Bulgislavians that were invited to the show.

(Seeing as the show was so new and so were the reforms the Talk SHow studio was actually in Mikhail own rooftop loft this shows how budget the show is to start with though as one of the first talk shows its getting extreme coverage and large viewing numbers)

"Now fellow Bulgislavians we have a special guest, Infact our first ever high profile guest ever in the shows short history. infact this is only our third show now please everyone give a round of applause to Bulgislavia's newest celebrity NADIA SILIVUS!" said Mikhal enthusiastically

The small crowd of only about 20 to 30 people gave an applause and some cheering

Nadia walked out onto the set wearing a nice blue buttoned backet, a grey scarf around her neck and some black jeans with brown high heal boots.
(The latest fashions imported into the country) Her hair was also curled so it made long flowing curls coming down just below her shoulders

She took a seat on a red sofa opposite Mikhail who sat at a desk with a peice of paper on his hand

"Well welcome to the show Nadia, wow its good to see some new fresh talent in this country, well done Nadia"

"Well thankyou, and its good to be here its actually very exciting" replied Nadia

"Now firstly, 'Lena', film due out in November this year"

"Yes thats true"

"Now you portray one of Bulgislavia's most famous athletes, and for those of you out there that are not aware of this film, Nadia will Portray famous Bulgislavian Gymnast from the 1950's our own Lena Velsek, now Nadia... can you tell us what are you thoughts on having to portray such a famous Bulgislavian icon"

"Well its actually a bit scary cause you know I want to be able to do her justice and she is such an inspiration to our country and you know I dont want to let her down and yeah"

"Yes indeed, now youre only 17 right? now that is incredably young, infact you only just turned 17 on March 1st so you havnt even been 17 for long... is this work actually quite stressful for such a young person, how are you coping?"

"Well I dont think its that stressful for me, maybe its more stressful on my parents'and agent *Laugh* they organize everything and tell me where to go and what to do"

"So your coping with this new fame quite well then?"

"Its actually quite strange, that just at the beginning of the year I could walk down the street and lives like a normal person and now here I am sitting on a Bulgislavian talk show, people recognize me down the street it actually happened quite fast"

"Now Nadia we have also been told at what a great voice you have and its true your also going to release an album?"

"Um well thats an extremely new Idea, I mean I love to sing and I can play the piano and My agent and parents think I can do it so hopefully I can sing for the whole country too one day but you know its not definate"

"Well Nadia we actually dont have a piano here now but you know as soon as we get one we are going to re-invite you onto the show and hopefully you can perform for us"

"Oh yes! please do *laughs*"

"So let me get this straight you Model, you are a Model.."

"Yes"

"Your also an actress and you sing too?"

"*laugh* yeah..." The crowd then erupted into cheering and applause

"Ladies an gentleman this is Bulgislavia's new star isnt she talented! what a talent!" said Mikhail with more applause and cheering from the audience

"Now Nadia you also recieved some very incredable news yesterday do you want to share it with the rest of the country?"

"Well... I've just been approached to star in another film after we finsih shooting Lena...." Nadia was cut off with some more applause and cheers from the crowd

"Yes and its going to be shot overseas...." Nadia was once again cut off with some more applause and cheering

"Yes everyone Nadia will be shooting a film abroad with a Bulgislavian director and the film will begin shoot in..."

"August after we finish filming Lena" said Nadia

"Now I understand the director has a problem with the film am I correct?"

"Well I cant say to much but it will be an Action film and the Director and film producers are debating on where to film overseas and they are debating a few places but at the moment its all top secret so yeah *laughs*"

"Ok Lena would you mind telling us about modelling cause its an extremely new um...industry I guess can you tell us what its like. and Ladies and Gentle man if your not familiar with the April 3rd Edition of the Voice of the Peoples News paper i actually have a copy here" Mikhail pulled out a news paper and showed a page with a big picture of Nadia on it with an Article rating her
"Bulgislavia's most unforgettable woman of the year"

The crowd erupted into cheers and applause and Nadia shrunk back into her arms in a sort of embarrasement

"Yes so already its all happened so fast. now, Back to modelling what is this new industry like?"

"Well I think my first ever contact with a foriegner was in the studio. the head photographer was from western europe somehwere and some of the stylists and crew were too. I'd say that, its so new foriegners have actually come over to help it get off the ground which I think is actually very good"

"Yes well we all know that this wouldnt be possible if it werent for our Comrade General Secretary Alia Prekov and the Bulgislavian Reforms, Um have you ever met the Comrade General Secretary?"

"No, no but I actually really want to, I mean this country so much better under him"

"And our late leader Comrade President Provoçe did you ever meet him"

"Well I dont actually remember but apparently I was 6 years old in the young pioneers uniform and I got a pat on the head from him *laughs* but its on one of those documentaries on the Comrade President"

"Now Nadia were actually out of time so thank you very much for coming onto the show its been a great pleasure I cant wait to see your films as well as some others that your sure to make, and your music too I hope to hear that"

"*laugh* well thank you I loved it on here thank you very much the pleasures mine"

The crowd then applauded and cheered and Nadia waved and walked off the stage

"Next week on the show we will be introducing Bulgislavia's most controversial solo singer he goes by the name of Nikki and recently his song was just Un-censored and allowed to play on air thank you very much ladies and gentleman"


OOC: If any country is interested they can apply to host a Bulgislavian film crew and would allow it to film at any exotic locations please write down a great cinematic location in your country a description cause that is where Nadia's 2nd film will be shoot.