"Ricordève" in Istrian dialect means "Remember." My maternal grandmother Iolanda Latcovich often repeated it. She wanted us to remember our roots, but also the compelling and sadly tragic history of these tormented lands of Italy: Istria, the city of Rijeka, and Dalmatia.
Grandma, what are the foibe? Are we exiles? What was the feat? Fiumana? And D'Annunzio?

The stories and conversations between a Fiume exile and her grandson paint a unique picture of a journey down memory lane, where family memories merge with one of the most painful and least-known parts of Italian history.

A book dedicated to children, so they can learn about the tragedy of the foibe and the drama of the exodus, the torn pages of our beautiful lost lands of Fiume, Istria, and Dalmatia, and the fascinating ones of the Fiume Enterprise.

Federico Guidi, Remember. The foibe, the Julian-Dalmatian exodus, and the Fiume enterprise told to children., Eclectic, Massa 2026.

Federico Guidi He was born in Rome in 1966. Married to Lavinia, he has two daughters, Flavia and Isabella, a law degree, and works at a bank. He is particularly attached to his Julian-Dalmatian roots thanks to his maternal grandmother Iolanda Latcovich, an exile from Rijeka. As a city councilor for Rome Capital, he worked to establish the Councils of Exiles, the House of Remembrance, and the tours exploring the Julian-Dalmatian civilization of the Roman schools in Trieste and Rijeka. He organizes the annual Walk of Remembrance in North Rome. He collaborates with the Union of Istrians, the Free Province of Istria in Exile, of which he is the deputy coordinator for Lazio. For some time, he has enjoyed writing books: this is the first on the events of the Exodus and may not be the last.