The architecture of knowledge

Wistana GmbH is not a traditional publishing house. We see ourselves as a company specializing in the management and refinement of unique intellectual property.

The company’s most valuable asset is the knowledge archive built up over decades by Friedrich Pfad. This comprehensive collection of primary sources and the resulting analyses form the foundation of all our activities.

To make our in-depth knowledge accessible, we publish in two formats: While Wistana Verlag publishes the German-language editions as source-based reference books and concise short books, our international showcase at www.wistana-publisher.com focuses on the short books in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. The German-language blog at www.geschichtsmanufaktur.info also serves as a place for in-depth analysis and direct dialogue.

In doing so, the publishing house follows a two-tier principle of transparency and accessibility:

1. The foundation: Source-based reference books document the depth of the research and present the facts in a way that is comprehensible to everyone.
2. The essence: The short books concisely summarize this in-depth knowledge, making it quickly accessible and easy to understand.

Wistana GmbH thus stands for a modern media model. In order to secure this valuable intellectual heritage for the future and preserve it from censorship, it is being transferred to the digital archive at www.cryptoarchive.io. A decentralized NFT approach also creates a new form of participation and exclusive access.

This synthesis of serious archival work, classic publications, and visionary Web3 technology defines our understanding of a sustainable IP company of the 21st century.