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The lost homeland in the CRP of Laterina
The Lost Homeland is the new book on the refugees of Venezia Giulia written by Elio Varutti, of the ANVGD of Udine, with the precious collaboration of Claudio Ausilio, of the ANVGD of Arezzo, for the publisher Aska of Florence. Those who lost their homeland, after the Second World War, were the Italian citizens of Fiume, Pola and Zara and a part of those of Gorizia and Trieste. Their lands, their homes and their belongings were given to Yugoslavia as compensation for the damages of the war wanted by the Duce and the King. 350 thousand were expelled, or had to leave with regular documents, to pour into the rest of stepmother Italy, with the fear of the foibe. Many passed through the Centers...
“Traces of Exile” at the CRP of Laterina
Never before have we seen such a flourishing period of books on the Julian-Dalmatian exodus. Essays, historical research, testimonies and novels: various authors are throwing themselves into this investigation that has been relegated to silence for too long, since the Second World War. They are not just memorials afflicted by victimism, as the justificationists, reductionists and deniers of the foibe theme dare to claim. You can also find extensive academic studies, journalistic investigations, stories, poems, archival research, with interviews and field visits. This is also the case with this book. Giuliana Pesca, Serena Domenici and Giovanni...
The Refugee Collection Center of Laterina
by Elio Varutti - 27/03/2020 Source: http://eliovarutti.blogspot.com/2020/03/lesodo-da-rovigno-laterina-di-riccardo.html There are 4.695 names listed in the Alphabetical List of Julian Refugees, kept in the Archives of the Municipality of Laterina. The list opens with the name of Abba Lucia, which bears these indications: "n° 167 of the file, date of elimination 4.6.1957; Municipality of new residence: Rome". It ends with: "Zonca Silvana, n° 1428 of the file, date of elimination unknown, untraceable". Of course, it is a directory with few indications. In fact, the date and place of birth are unknown, but it is very useful for defining the number of people who passed through the CRP of...
