The member of the project group participated in a highly respected publication, presented at the end of 2017. The book (and exhibitions) on the visits of Peter II of Yugoslavia in the Slovenian Alps mainly deals with his ascension to Triglav, where the border between Yugoslavia and Italy ran from 1920 and 1945 (and between Italy and Third Reich from 1941 and 1943). Several guest exhibitions were organized between December and March: Rogaška Slatina (COBISS 65854050), Beograd (COBISS 65869922), Celje (COBISS 66297442). In any case, the most significant exhibition occurred in December in the White Palace in Dedinje, Belgrade, hosted by HRH Crown Prince Alexander II Karadjordjevic. 300 eminent guests from cultural and political life in Serbia attended the opening of the exhibition.
F.28 Organising an exhibition
COBISS.SI-ID: 292920832Rivers are natural geographical dividers whose shifting courses hamper permanent administrative demarcation, especially in flat areas exposed to frequent flooding. After Slovenia’s independence in 1991, the former Yugoslav-internal (i.e., less important) border between Slovenia and Croatia became an important international border, over two-fifths of which follows rivers (the Drava, Sotla, Kolpa, Dragonja, and others). Historical maps (the Josephinian military map from the late 18th century and the Franciscan land register maps from the 19th century), modern cartography, and precise digital relief models were used to analyze the dynamics of changing river courses for several Slovenian border rivers, and maps were created showing the changes in these watercourses during the past two centuries. In line with time analysis of shifting courses, limitations are highlighted for defining borders on rivers, which have their origin in natural geographical conditions that often remain overlooked in political decision-making. Even though changes in “small” watercourses that are characteristic for Slovenia are less distinct, under exceptional circumstances (such as flooding) their courses can also change. It is precisely because of these shifts in their courses that rivers, especially in flat areas, are not the most suitable choices for political demarcation.
B.03 Paper at an international scientific conference
COBISS.SI-ID: 41617709Peter Mikša, a member of the project group, was a pedagogical mentor for history students within the project Exploring the heritage of Rupnik Line (namely the project called Creative Path to Knowledge (PKP). The research topic focused on the remains of the defensive fortifications of the so-called Rupnik Line (the correct term is the Western Front) of the Yugoslav side of the Rapallo border. An exhibition (COBISS 64404834) and a publication were created within the project.
D.01 Chairing over/coordinating (international and national) projects
COBISS.SI-ID: 64404066