The Project Leader Borut Klabjan participated in a radio trasmission dedicated tot he Hunderth Anniversary of the arson of the Narodni dom in Trieste. This was the center of Trieste Slovenes and this event represent the beginning of postwar anti-Slovene violence in the region and one of the symbolic starting points of Fascist ascent in Italy. In the transmission the Project leader refered about new archival material, which opens new perspectives on the consequences of this event, especially on the political and social level.
F.29 Contribution to the development of national cultural identity
COBISS.SI-ID: 14612227In the context of the coronavirus outbreak, the contribution comparatively presents the characteristics of the cholera epidemic, which has severely impacted the coastal towns in Istria during the 19th century. The author presents the scale of the epidemic, the reasons that contributed to the spread of the disease, and the preventive measures taken at the time. The socio-economic situation in the town communities, absence of systematic welfare provisions and the lack of knowledge about the characteristics of the disease made a decisive contribution to the spread of the disease.
F.27 Contribution to preserving/protecting natural and cultural heritage
COBISS.SI-ID: 14847235The article presents selected examples of epidemics that had not only severe demographic consequences in the Littoral, but also perceptible social and economic results. Especially in cases of recurrence of epidemic crises at shorter intervals, they also provoked the need to adjust the social mechanisms by which society otherwise responded to these changes. The paper also emphasizes that confronting existential crises is a recurring theme in human history; in the context of the current crisis situation, it therefore makes sense to deal historiographically with these issues.
D.11 Other
COBISS.SI-ID: 14979075