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A short and divisive memory against the Day of Remembrance
Further reply to Prof. Tomaso Montanari, who is against law 92/2004, which established the Day of Remembrance and which was supported by Senator Miloš Budin, a member of the DS, from the Slovenian minority. All those who would like to abolish the Day of Remembrance, with Prof. Montanari at the forefront, should always be reminded of the voting data expressed in the Chamber: out of 521 deputies present, 502 were in favour, 14 against, 4 abstentions. The political groups that voted in favour were Alleanza Nazionale, Democrati di Sinistra DS, Forza Italia, Lega Nord, Margherita, Unione di Centro UDC, Gruppo Misto. The Rifondazione Comunista and the Italian Communists were against the law....
Defending the Day of Remembrance and the memory of the Foibe and the Exodus
Meeting debate on the foibe and the use of history held in Rome at the Nomentano high school in Rome yesterday afternoon, October 12, with an audience largely composed of teachers. Participants Eric Gobetti (author of the justificationist pamphlet "And then the foibe?"), Tomaso Montanari (new rector of the University for Foreigners of Siena but recent protagonist of statements contrary to the Day of Remembrance and justificationist) and Marino Micich (Society of Fiumani studies - Historical Archive Museum of Fiume). In essence Gobetti and Montanari reiterated their well-known position on the foibe, on the Julian Dalmatian exodus and above all for a good part of the conference the two aforementioned guests have...
Let's take the victory
The Società di Studi Fiumani is pleased to announce the publication, for its editorial series Strumenti, of the volume "Prendiamo la Vittoria. Catalogo dei Volantini e Manifesti a firma di Gabriele d'Annunzio (Fiume 1919-1920)", edited by Emiliano Loria and Renato Atzeri, with a Preface by Giordano Bruno Guerri and an Introduction by Giovanni Stelli. The volume was printed in 250 numbered copies, thanks to the contribution of the Italian Government pursuant to L.72/2001 and sm. This is the complete collection of flyers and posters (94 in total) preserved at the Historical Archive Museum of Fiume of the Società di Studi Fiumani (directed by Marino Micich), in original or in copy...
Hands off Remembrance Day
The Day of Remembrance belongs first and foremost to the Julian-Dalmatian community and obtained the vote of 95% of the Parliamentarians. The historiography of the left linked to the suggestions of the old PCI unloads the historical responsibility of the Julian-Dalmatian exodus first on liberal Italy (for them one fact counts... that the Risorgimento was not made by the popular masses, who did not want Italy to enter the 1915-'18 war for Trento and Trieste) and then very decisively on the fascist regime. Furthermore, they establish in their syntheses a curious cause-effect relationship in reading the history of the eastern border. The various Montanari Barbero, D'Orsi, Gobetti and others do not...
Historic Justice for the People of the Exodus
Here we go again... Julian-Dalmatian exiles amid political disputes Article by Carlo Greppi in Domani “Foibe, fascism, Resistance. For many years we have been telling history backwards”: http://www.editorialedomani.it/idee/cultura/italia-storia-memoria-foibe-fascismo-resistenza-fratelli-ditalia-o0hijdmf Now the Day of Remembrance has, according to Gobetti and many others, become “The Day of Fascist Remembrance”... The legitimate debate on memories, however, must not prevail over the acquired right to remember at a national level the tragedies that struck the Julian-Dalmatian exile community. A mass of over 300.000 people who...
Veltroni and the Julian-Dalmatian exiles in Rome
In January 2021, the second edition of Walter Veltroni's book "Rome. Stories to find my city" (Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, Milan 2021) was published. I acquired the book with great interest also because Walter Veltroni, in his role as mayor of Rome (from 2001 to 2008), had often taken an interest in the community of Julian-Dalmatian exiles present in the capital, promoting conferences in the Campidoglio on the occasion of the Day of Remembrance and supporting some very important projects to remember the tragedy of the foibe. Among these projects, I would like to highlight in particular the support offered by Veltroni to the design and construction of a monument...
Twentieth century of borders
"Novecento di Confine" is a book that in our opinion has received little publicity, which has suffered from the excessive media importance given to Erico Gobetti's pamphlet "And then the foibe...?" Enrico Miletto's book, like his previous books on the theme of the Julian-Dalmatian exodus, stands out for its clear and calm narrative tone as well as for its extensive documentation. A book suitable for anyone who intends to delve into a complex and still debated story, including teachers. A book by an author open to dialogue and not to polemical historiographical comparison. Enrico Miletto's book dedicated to the historical events of the Julian-Dalmatian exodus and the...
Reprint of “For Italy” by Oddone Talpo
The Dalmatian Society of National History - Venice has published a very important and indispensable book, especially for the Dalmatians of Italian language and culture uprooted by nationalistic hatred after many centuries from Dalmatia. A work updated by Franco Luxardo and Giorgio Varisco, which is also very useful for the young generations of Italians and Croatians, so that they know a historical truth of Dalmatia, silenced for many years in universities and academies. A necessary contribution, in my opinion, not only for Italy but for Europe as a whole; because the history of the Italian Dalmatians is ancient and noble, worthy of being known and not thrown into the sea...
The Lion of St. Mark: a noble symbol of cultural identity
The Lion of St. Mark was elevated by the Julian-Dalmatian exiles to a noble symbol of identity during the painful exodus, which occurred after the Yugoslav occupation of the Istrian, Fiume and Dalmatian lands. Remembering the history of this emblem today, April 25, the feast of St. Mark, means wanting to bear witness to the persistence of a historical and cultural heritage, faithfully maintained in exile for the purpose of a renewed European dialogue with the lands of origin. Origins and symbolism The virtuous trinomial Lion-St. Mark-Venice, which is partly found in the dialect expression “San Marco in forma de lion”, was created after a long and complex historical process. The...
“The foibe, the exodus, the memory” in digital format
“Venezia Giulia, Fiume, Dalmatia. The foibe, the exodus, the memory – Essays and documents”, edited by Amleto Ballarini, Giovanni Stelli, Marino Micich, Emiliano Loria, is now available to those interested in reading it also in digital format. The Association for the culture of Fiume, Istria and Dalmatia in Lazio offers the historiographical essay published in 2015 in pdf format. An excellent book for the seriousness of the research and the skills of the authors: 145 pages to read to understand what happened in Venezia Giulia after the Second World War, from the tragedy of September 8th to the communist Yugoslav occupation. And Istria, Fiume. Zara, the reasons for an exodus, the memories...
