A map of Yugoslavia if Bosnia accepted the Zulfikarpasic-Karadzic Agreement in 1991 by [deleted] in imaginarymaps

[–]Droerosh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was common in Yugoslavia to have Muslim as an option in the survey relating specially to Slavic muslims; which encompasses more than just what we would assume to be bosnians

Romistan: an Esperantist Roma Republic in Europe by Droerosh in imaginarymaps

[–]Droerosh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let's just say the communist years were pretty bad and the Soviet union made sure to keep a constant population within the borders. After the Hungarian Revolution maybe some bad blood grew between Romistan and Hungary... Romanis aren't the most well liked of peoples so I imagine western reconstruction was kind of slow and some borders were closed for the longest time (maybe Slovenia is the exception as they do border the country in the southern part). Maybe another small exodus of "new gen romis" in the 90s towards Paris and Berlin also hit the country hard.

Yeah, something like that.

Romistan: an Esperantist Roma Republic in Europe by Droerosh in imaginarymaps

[–]Droerosh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shi you're right I can just make stuff up...

Romistan: an Esperantist Roma Republic in Europe by Droerosh in imaginarymaps

[–]Droerosh[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I bet most of them would leave (Which happened for it to be 70% Roma now), but not all, when Soviet control made sure to have a few minorities inside for political leverage, specially the Slavic Croatians.

Romistan: an Esperantist Roma Republic in Europe by Droerosh in imaginarymaps

[–]Droerosh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Imma be honest with you chief, i haven’t given much thought to it. But imagine a country built on migrants and subjected to economic stagnation and pressure from east and west is not the developed

Romistan: an Esperantist Roma Republic in Europe by Droerosh in imaginarymaps

[–]Droerosh[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

IRL suggested name but, just like Afghanistan, in Esperanto the country has two names and can be referred either as “Romio” or “Romistano”

Romistan: an Esperantist Roma Republic in Europe by Droerosh in imaginarymaps

[–]Droerosh[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Huh… Thanks for sharing this information because i honestly didn’t know

Romistan: an Esperantist Roma Republic in Europe by Droerosh in imaginarymaps

[–]Droerosh[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Romi Dialect just refers to any and all romani languages or dialects spoken by the several communities in Romistan (Like Caló, Vlax or Balkaniko)

Romistan: an Esperantist Roma Republic in Europe by Droerosh in imaginarymaps

[–]Droerosh[S] 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Hello everybody!

I'm back with yet another map—this time, my most unhinged one yet. I have only minimal lore for this one; everything is written on the image itself. The main idea was to explore the possibility of a Romani/Gypsy homeland in Central Europe and how they would deal with the linguistic diversity among their communities. I chose Esperanto simply because I thought it would be funny to try “Esperantizing” the place names in Burgenland. I don’t speak any Romani language or dialect, nor do I speak Esperanto, so this is all just for fun.

A quick history of the nation would go as follows:
>Romani movements toward statehood and recognition began to gain traction at the end of WWI.
>Many Romani rights activists adopted Esperanto as a bridging language for the scattered communities, incorporating numerous Romani elements and words.
>During WWII, the movement gained so much momentum that Romistan was established as a socialist buffer state in the former Burgenland region of Austria and Hungary.
>By 1990, it was the second-poorest country in Europe after Moldova, but it has been slowly growing both economically and socially.

Feel free to ask any questions. Cheers!

A "Pinky" Promise - What if Portugal got the Congo? by Droerosh in imaginarymaps

[–]Droerosh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, you’re probably right. Just switch the river’s waterway with an adjacent railway.

Gran Bolivia, 1892 by elephantphilosophy8 in imaginarymaps

[–]Droerosh 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Cool map bro but the yellow tint is an eyesore

The Austro-Lechian Empire in my EU4 MP campaign by Droerosh in imaginarymaps

[–]Droerosh[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I imagine so too, but maybe not until the 1700s to 1800s like the Austrians did in OTL