THE ETHNIC GREEK MINORITY NEWSPAPER IN ALBANIA "ΛΟΓΟΤΕΧΝΙΚΟ ΛΑΪΚΟ ΒΗΜΑ"(“LITERARY POPULAR TRIBUNE”) (1988-1991)

The dictatorial regime in Albania had an undisputable influence on the press of the Ethnic Greek Minority in Albania. The policy of this regime, when it came to the press of the minority in question, was generally undecided, hesitant, sometimes limiting, and sometimes flexible. A clear evidence of this policy is the newspaper “Λογοτεχνικό Λαϊκό Βήμα” (“Literary Popular Tribune”) that had been published for the first time in September 1988 under the subtitle "Edition of the Democratic Front of Gjirokastra District about Greek Minority". The newspaper was published until May 1991. The purpose of this article is the representation of the historical background and some characteristics of the artistic literature published in the newspaper “Λογοτεχνικό Λαϊκό Βήμα”. More specifically, the historical period to which we refer is between 1988 - 1991. We will mainly focus on the general characteristics of the newspaper “Literary Popular Tribune”, on the editorial team objectives, on the circulation frequency, on the staff and its ideology. Furthermore, this article aims to present the features, the shape, the content, and the importance of the newspaper “Λογοτεχνικό Λαϊκό Βήμα” focusing on some of its literary sections.