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The "Revolutionary Celebration" arrives in cinemas in Rijeka.
Previewed at the 20th Rome Film Fest in the Grand Public section, Arnaldo Catinari's film "At the Feast of the Revolution," loosely based on Claudia Salaris's book "At the Feast of the Revolution. Artists and Libertarians with D'Annunzio in Fiume," published by il Mulino, which is currently distributing a new edition, opens in theaters on April 16. The cast includes Valentina Romani, Nicolas Maupas, Maurizio Lombardi, Darko Peric, and Riccardo Scamarcio. The film is produced by Fulvio and Federica Lucisano, an Italian International Film production with Rai Cinema. The story is set in 1919, in the heated political climate preceding...
Training seminar for teachers in Puglia on the history of the Adriatic border
March 28, 2026 - Regional training seminars on the history of the Adriatic border, for teachers and promoted by the Working Group of the Ministry of Education and Merit - Associations of Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Exiles, have resumed. The regional seminar for Puglia, "The Events of the Adriatic Border and the World of Education," will be held on Tuesday, March 31, at the "Cappuccini" High School (via Don Luigi Guanella, 2 - Brindisi) (livestreamed on the CDM - Arcipelago Adriatico YouTube channel). PROGRAM 9:00 am Participant Registration 9:30 am Institutional Greetings 10:00 am Italianness in the Abyss: The Foibe – Prof. Raoul Pupo 10:45 am From the Exodus to...
Koper remembers Santorio Santorio
Koper, a city with a significant history, boasts a gallery of illustrious figures whose fame is anything but local, yet who are, in reality, little known to its citizens today. After the symbolic 1500th anniversary celebrated in 2024, it's time for Santorio Santorio (Koper 1561 - Venice 1636), one of the pioneers of modern medicine based on measurement, a professor at the University of Padua and the inventor of instruments such as the thermometer and the pulse oximeter, instruments that clinical practice would never abandon. To bring his figure to a wider audience, the Municipality has prepared a comprehensive calendar of events, in collaboration with the city's main institutions, some of which...
The 2026 Concert of Remembrance at the Tartini Conservatory in Trieste
The Concert of Remembrance took place on Saturday, March 21st at the Giuseppe Tartini Conservatory in Trieste, under the patronage of the Federation of Istrian, Fiume, and Dalmatian Exile Associations. In his introduction, Renzo Codarin, president of ANVGD and FederEsuli, emphasized the now-established synergistic relationship between the Federation and the Tartini Conservatory, thanks to which a major concert in Zadar is being organized in the coming months: "Thanks to music," Codarin stated, "doors open that otherwise wouldn't open, connecting with a world interested in learning about history through music. This concert in Trieste is the stage of...
The names of Vergarolla's victims on a memorial stone in Pula
It is with deep emotion that I announce that on Tuesday, March 24, a new memorial stone was unveiled in Pula, dedicated to the Vergarolla massacre, the 80th anniversary of which will be celebrated in August. The memorial bears the names and ages of all 64 identified victims! This is a momentous event, unimaginable just a few years ago. As president of Aipi-LCPE, the Italians of Pula and Istria, I sincerely thank the city of Pula's administration, represented by Mayor Grbin and Deputy Mayor, our dear Vito Paoletić. My gratitude also goes to those who have worked for decades to achieve this milestone: our exiles from Pula, Lino Vivoda and Livio Dorigo,...
The Race of Remembrance 2026
It was founded in 2015, with the first edition held in Rome. In 2025, the tenth anniversary year, it was held in eleven cities. We're talking about the Corsa del Ricordo, an event organized by Italian sports and social associations that, through sport, helps shed light on the tragedy of the foibe and the Julian-Dalmatian exodus. Organized by ASI Roma and the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia (ANVGD) and supported by exile communities throughout Italy, with the ANVGD Rome Provincial Committee, led by Rome President Donatella Schürzel, the new season opened in the capital on Sunday, February 8th, with the race starting from...
The silent memory of those who remained resurfaces
Last Thursday, the Italian Community of Rijeka hosted the presentation of Marino Kuhar's thesis, "Silent Memories: The Italian Witnesses Remaining in Istria After 1945," a presentation presented as part of the Master's Degree in Historical Sciences at the University of Padua. The historian was welcomed by the president of the Italian Community, Enea Dessardo, who explained that the thesis is the fruit of extensive research, not only on the materials but also through interviews and conversations with the Italians who remained in these regions after the Second World War. Marino Kuhar expressed his honor and excitement to be in the splendid Palazzo Modello,...
The Dalmatian of February 2026
The February 2026 issue of Il Dalmata, the newspaper of the Association of Italian Dalmatians in the World - Free Municipality of Zadar in Exile, can be freely consulted online or downloaded in PDF format: Il Dalmata 128b_February 2026. Ample space is dedicated to the ceremonies for Remembrance Day 2026, with particular reference to the speech by Antonio "Toni" Concina, Honorary President of ADIM, in the Chamber of Deputies: a passionate oration (reproduced here in full), historically accurate and proactive for the future, also appreciated by the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, who shook hands with the exiled Zadar native. SUMMARY Page 2 The...
1946: the National League is reborn
During the 42 days of Yugoslav occupation, Trieste had endured the traumatic experience of an annexation that, under the banner of communist terror, sought to erase its identity, replacing Italian Trieste with a Balkan Trieste. On June 12, 1945, the men with the red star were forced to leave. The Allies, the Anglo-Americans, had taken over. The terror was over, but it was replaced by a strong sense of uncertainty and, above all, the anguished question: "What if Tito's men return?" It was in this context that the National League was reborn in 1946. Its mission was clear: to defend the identity of the city of San Giusto,...
A “cloud city” called Fiume
The presentation of "Fiume, città nuvola. Polvere dei nostri pensieri," published by the Association of Italians from Fiume in the World, took place at the headquarters of the National League in Trieste. The book, edited by Rosanna Turcinovich and discussed with Franco Papetti, president of AFIM, served as the starting point for a broader reflection on what it still means today to speak of Fiume's identity after the exodus, encompassing memory, literature, and the need for continuity. The meeting was opened by National League President Paolo Sardos Albertini, who commented on the book's evocative title and reiterated the value of a memory we must not give up...
