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Pula Arena in November 2020
The November pages of L'Arena di Pola, now available, are all in full color. The overall wide variety of colors, however, is intentionally toned down on the first page, in keeping with the theme: 45 years since the painful Treaty of Osimo. As always, there are numerous articles on news, history, culture, and current events. The summary offers some previews: - The Treaty of Osimo analyzed by Professor Stefano Pilotto - After 45 years - the editor's brief - The Commemoration of the Dead in Pula - November 21: Our Lady of Health in Istria, by Monsignor Marijan Jelenić, parish priest of Dignano d'Istria - The winners of the 2020 Tanzella Prize - Great success of the volume on...
Pula Arena October 2020
Dear Readers of L'ARENA DI POLA and Members of AIPI-LCPE, the October issue of L'Arena di Pola is now available, featuring a wealth of news, history, culture, and current affairs. Special pages have been dedicated to the inauguration in Milan of the long-awaited Monument in Everlasting Memory of the Martyrs of the Foibe and the Victims of the Exodus. Below are a few previews of the summary: Change at the Top of FederEsuli Antonio Ballarin's Farewell Words Giuseppe de Vergottini is the New President of FederEsuli Preview in Mestre of the Volume on the Ancient Statutes of Pola Covid-19 Has Also Blocked Visits to the Tombs of Our Deceased Award...
Pula Arena September 2020
Dear Readers of L'ARENA DI POLA, dear Members of AIPI-LCPE, September is also a year of anniversaries, like tick marks on the calendar of history, marking dates that profoundly impacted the lives of entire families and individuals; those many people, custodians of a life made up of small stories, which, when assembled, form the larger story. This is discussed in the September issue of L'Arena di Pola, now being distributed. Below is a preview of the summary: - A few days before the inauguration in Milan of the long-awaited Monument dedicated to the Victims of the Foibe Exodus - A roundup of September anniversaries - Recognition for the work...
Pula Arena August 2020
Dear Friends and Readers of L'ARENA DI POLA, dear Members of AIPI-LCPE, the combination of August - holidays and the night of shooting stars is a widespread stereotype. Unfortunately, however, there is the memory of stars rising in the August sky, which brings us back to two sad anniversaries: the hanging of Nazario Sauro and the massacre of Vergarolla, the first major terrorist act suffered in 1946 by the newly formed Italian Republic. We report on it extensively in the issue of L'Arena being distributed. Below are some other previews of the summary: - The painful resignation of a life stopped living in the words of Jolanda Nardin Micheletti, widow of the heroic doctor Geppino - The director's holster -...
Pula Arena July 2020
July 29, 1945 - July 29, 2020 HAPPY 75TH BIRTHDAY TO OUR L'ARENA DI POLA!!!! Dear Readers of L'ARENA DI POLA, dear Members of AIPI-LCPE, in the strange unfolding of 2020, July has also been different, departing from the usual summer stereotypes and enriching the pages of our periodical with news, events, and anniversaries of particular importance. The first thing to note is the publication date of L'Arena di Pola this month: July 29, the 75th anniversary of its founding in Pula in 1945. But what made this month's headlines historic was the meeting in Trieste of the Presidents of the Republic...
Pula Arena June 2020
Dear Readers of L'ARENA DI POLA, dear Members of AIPI-LCPE, in the June issue of our periodical, we should have read, reviewed, and relived the highlights of what is—as is tradition—the eagerly awaited annual gathering of the people of Polesano. The coronavirus pandemic has intervened to ruin these dreams and plans, creating a crescendo of fearful uncertainty. However, as we summarize in the front-page headlines, the meeting has only been postponed, and with patient attention, SEE YOU SOON!!! As always, here are a few previews of the summary: - The Mutilated Republic – Venezia Giulia and the Vote of June 2, 1946: An Unknown Story by Davide Rossi -...
Pula Arena May 2020
Unfortunately, difficult times continued into May. We acknowledge this in the publication of THE POLA ARENA. Despite everything, we continued to keep our window open to the world, including news, history, and current events, even though we were still affected by the health emergency: towards hope, encapsulated on the front page in the photo of the Frecce Tricolori, whose flight symbolically united all the cities of Italy. Below are some previews of the summary: - Covid-19 has once again torn apart the Venezia Giulia region by Lorenzo Salimbeni - Genesis of a poem to Italy by Stefano Pilotto - Covid-19 emergency and generosity. The gesture of...
The Pula Arena Archive
The opening of the Pula Arena on July 29, 1945, in Pula marked a defining moment in the history of the city of Pula, Istria, and its Italian-speaking population. Its publications were marked by expectations and hopes that later turned into bitter disappointments; by the harsh confrontation with a reality that grew more dramatic day by day, culminating in the tragedy of the Vergarolla massacre (August 18, 1946), then the exodus (February-March 1947), and finally the definitive transfer of our beloved city to Yugoslav administration (September 16, 1947); and, more generally, by the transfer of hundreds of thousands of Julian, Istrian,...
Pula Arena April 2020
Dear Readers of L'ARENA DI POLA, dear Members of AIPI-LCPE, how could we describe this month that has just ended? Strange? Unexpected? Hopefully unique? It has brought together many events, situations, and news. We find them summarized in the title of the front page of the April Arena issue now being distributed: BETWEEN EASTER AND THE VIRUS - ANNIVERSARIES AND EXPECTATION. As usual, here are some previews of the summary: • Easter greetings in the drawing by devoted member Silvia Sizzi • Remembrance Day turns 16 • April 25th in Trieste • RAI's historical-geographical blunder on Istria – the correspondence with Lorenzo Salimbeni • April 30, 1945 in Trieste • Toni...
Pula Arena March 2020
In the midst of the tumultuous emergency we are all experiencing in various ways due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the March issue of our Pula Arena is also published, this time with targeted references and information, along with appeals to offer, albeit in our own small way, support to those experiencing widespread existential hardship. The information in our periodical cannot compete with that of a daily newspaper, having to balance the in-depth monthly news overview with the ever-changing nature of current events. This situation is more pressing than ever in these times of emergency. The roundup of news we had gathered for this issue includes...
