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Screening in Trieste of the documentary "Trieste è nostra – Trst je naš"
On May 1, 1945, German forces in Italy surrendered: after lengthy secret negotiations with the Allies, German generals ordered all German forces in Italy to cease hostilities and signed a document of unconditional surrender. Italy prepared to celebrate the arrival of long-awaited peace and the joy of newfound freedom. And while everyone smiled at the end of the war, in Trieste—and along the entire eastern border—the drama seemed never-ending, with the arrival of Tito's partisans, who occupied the city as "liberators." The 40 days of terror of Tito's occupation began. "Trieste is ours—Trst je naš" is a...
A seminar for teachers in Carpi to prepare for the Journeys of Remembrance
January 14, 2026 - An overview of the history of the Adriatic border, a visit to the Fossoli camp, a former prison and deportation center and later a refugee reception center, food for thought and new teaching perspectives: insights and experiences that helped shape teachers from central and northern Italy who attended the first training program of 2026 in Carpi (province of Modena) organized by the Ministry of Education and Merit together with the Federation of Associations of Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Exiles. Their colleagues from southern Italy will have the opportunity to undertake a similar experience in Naples at the end of January, while in...
Scipio Slataper's chronicles of the Marsica earthquake
When Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia in the summer of 1914, sparking World War I, hundreds of young Italians still subject to the Habsburg Empire fled to the Kingdom of Italy to avoid answering Emperor Franz Joseph's call to arms. People from Trentino and Trieste, Gorizia and Istria, Fiume and Dalmatia, thus strengthened the irredentist element within the interventionist front, which called for Italy to enter the conflict to wage the Fourth War of Independence, necessary to complete the process of national unification begun with the Risorgimento and interrupted on September 20, 1870, with the Breach of...
The 20th anniversary of the Italian Center "Carlo Combi" in Koper
The "Carlo Combi" Italian Center for Promotion, Culture, Education, and Development, based in Koper, was founded in 2005 by the Coastal Self-Governing Community of Italian Nationalities with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Its purpose was to provide coherence and overall strategic relevance to the cultural activities and initiatives planned, promoted, and implemented by the Italian National Community in Slovenia. The activities and initiatives of the "Carlo Combi" Italian Center are aimed at maintaining, promoting, and developing the identity of the Italian National Community, the Italian language, and culture in the...
The documentary "Fly Dove, Trieste 1954" on the Prime platform
October 26, 2024, marked the 70th anniversary of Trieste's definitive return to Italy (October 26, 1954) under the London Memorandum. To mark this anniversary, the documentary retraces the long and winding path of Trieste's reunion with its motherland, focusing not only on the historical aspects of the affair but above all on the cultural and social aspects that profoundly impacted the evolution of Trieste's customs during those years. Above all, the presence of the Anglo-Americans, who administered the city for nine years (from 1945 to 1954), following the horrors experienced by the people of Trieste during the 40 days of Tito's occupation. A...
The winners of the 58th Istria Nobilissima Art and Culture Competition
The winners of the 58th edition of the "Istria Nobilissima" Art and Culture Competition have been announced. This historic cultural event, organized by the Italian Union of Rijeka and the People's University of Trieste, was created to showcase and promote the artistic and literary production in Italian of the Italian National Community of Istria and Kvarner. Over the years, the competition has recognized not only young talents but also some of the most renowned names in the Italian National Community's artistic and literary scene, authors who have gone on to publish numerous books or hold significant local and international exhibitions. The competition recognizes...
Codarin (President of FederEsuli) on "Pandora's Box" on Radio Capodistria
Renzo Codarin, President of the Federation of Associations of Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Exiles, spoke on Radio Capodistria's program "Pandora's Box." Interviewed by Stefano Lusa, Codarin addressed various topics: the new relationship between exodus associations and the indigenous Italian community in the eastern Adriatic; the significant message conveyed by the experience of GO!2025, the first cross-border European Capital of Culture; the recognition of mutual memories between Italians and Slovenians on the Adriatic border, both victims of the era of totalitarianism; the return of Carpaccio's altarpiece to Piran; the need to expand the...
The February 10th Committee has registered its logo
The Ministry of Business and Made in Italy, Department of Market and Protection, General Directorate for Industrial Property (UIBM), with a provision dated December 15, 2025, signed by Director Alfonso Piantedosi, certified the registration of the Comitato 10 Febbraio logo as a trademark. The trademark, filed on April 1, 2025 (registration number 302025000054204), will be protected for the next ten years. "In agreement with the National Board of Directors, we have decided to protect the Comitato 10 Febbraio name and logo from any plagiarism or improper use," states Silvano Olmi, National President of the C10F. "Unfortunately, in...
A journey to discover the truths of the Foibate with Fausto Biloslavo
Some journeys aren't just simple journeys, but experiences that change the way you see the world. The four-day tour, from February 7 to 10, 2026, offered by the daily newspaper Il Giornale, was created with this very purpose: to offer a unique itinerary between Italy and Slovenia, visiting Redipuglia, Gorizia, Trieste, Kocevski Rog (Slovenia), Basovizza, and Monrupino, offering a firsthand look at the places, stories, and testimonies that profoundly shaped the 20th century Adriatic border. This special journey will be accompanied by Fausto Biloslavo, one of Italy's most authoritative reporters and war correspondents, who will guide participants with his expert eye, his...
Lucia Bellaspiga is the new President of the Polesine exiles.
Lucia Bellaspiga, journalist, daughter of the exodus and new president of the Association of Italians of Pula and Istria - Free Municipality of Pula in Exile, reflects on memory, responsibility and future in an interview given to Rosanna Turcinovich Giuricin for the newspaper The Voice of the People: «We are a kaleidoscope of stories and sensibilities, called to transform the legacy of the past into a shared, creative project open to dialogue» Continue on:
https://lavoce.hr/uncategorized/il-nuovo-inizio-di-lucia-bellaspiga
