The paper introduces and confronts the respective historiographies of the slovenian-italian border area, comparies the research carried out by university researchers belonging to institutions from either side of the border, who deal whit the history of the Northern Adriatic area in the 20th century. In represents a kind of balance sheet in the historiography of the border on the one hand; on the oder hand, it establish a starting point for reflection on the applications of analytical strategies and methodological concepts with which we could overcome the present situation in which we still talk of the existence of »two separate national historiography«.
COBISS.SI-ID: 2285011
The contribution exemplifies the continuing validity of claims made in the national interpretation of historical events at the slovenian-italian border in the 20th century. It describes how the encounter of different languages, cultures, historical myths have left their mark on the "between two ethnic groups divided city" of Triest, in the building of imaginary boundaries. It focuses on representations and uses of history in collective remembering through historical discourse (such as Foibe massacre at the end of World War II), which tended to be used to increase division in this multi-ethnical region.
COBISS.SI-ID: 2265555
The article examined how commemoration practices and rituals characteristic of the post-World War I period took place in the multinational territory of the slovenian-italian border. In light of this, the present study aims to provide an analysis of how Slovenes living in the region annexed to Italy by the Treaty of Rapallo in 1920 responded to Italian commemorations of the 'Unknown Soldier'.
COBISS.SI-ID: 2265299