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The already mentioned monk Makarije probably learned the printing craft from a Kotor printer, Andrija Paltasic who was working in Venice at the time, and who printed about forty classical Latin works (including Tacitus and Cicero) between 1477 and 1495. Besides the printer Paltasic, Bozidar Vukovic from Podgorica and his son Vincenco, also worked in Venice, producing books in the Cyrillic alphabet. This was of considerable importance since these filled the gap left by the closing of the Crnojevic press in 1496, in consequence of Turkish attacks, and the departure of monk-printer Makarije for Walachia, where he continued his work. The others publishers, copyists, and printers of the time include publisher Jerolim Zagurij from Kotor, printer Jakov Krajkov from Sofia, Kar Trifun from Skoplje (1569-70), and publisher and printer Bartolo Ginami-Alberti from Venice (1638) (Nadezda Sindik, Izdavaci Stampari Prepisivaci, Obod, Cetinje, 1996). The second press in Montenegro was set by Petar II Petrovic Njegos in Cetinje in 1834. During a Turkish siege in 1852, Prince Danilo Petrovic was obliged to melt down the letters and lead for bullets, but in 1858 a new press was obtained. Since that time, books, almanacs with literary contribution, magazines and newspapers have been printed with scarcely an interruption.
Crnogorac changed its name to Glas Crnogorca in 1873. It was published weekly until 1922. In the last five years (1917-1922) it was the voice of the Montenegrin government in exile. In later years two new rebellious journals and one of the opposition started to be published in Niksic: Nevesinje (1898-1899) and Onogost (1899-1900), Narodna Misao (1906-1907). The printing presses of Narodna Misao were demolished by the supporters of the King Nicholas I. In the wake of the WWI, the Cetinje's liberal intelegencia established new papers. The semi-illegal Vjesnik was published from June to September 1914, while the group of intellectuals led, by Milo Vujovic, established Dnevni List which was published from 30. VIII 1914 to 16. III 1915. In addition, the bookshop of A. Rajnvajna attempted to publish Dnevne Novosti (16.VI- 30. VII 1914) which were banned soon, and forced to change the name into Telegrafske Vijesti (15 editions), and subsequently into Najnovije Telegrafske Vijesti (5 editions) which were finally banned on 27. VIII 1914. After the WWI (1918) the Rajnvajna's bookshop started the daily papers Novo Doba (4. XI 1918 - 21. II 1919) which later was published three times a week until 9. V 1919 when it stopped being published. The Novo Doba turned out to be the only Montenegrin daily published between the Great Wars. From 1919 to April 1941, many political papers of various political forces in Montenegro were published:
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Montenet 1997
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