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A novel in the Fiume tormented by the Ozna
Thanks to Diego Zandel's reviews, OBC Transeuropa readers can keep up to date with much of the fiction that is published in bookstores and is connected to the Balkans. But Diego is not only this, he is first and foremost a writer himself and a tireless cultural animator. We interviewed him on the occasion of the reprint of two of his novels. Both Operazione Venere and Crociera pericolo - recently published by Oltre Edizioni - are two re-editions of the novels published in the historic Segretissimo series by Mondadori and are part of the so-called Esperia trilogy. What does this vessel represent? I consider the two novels an "entertainment",...
The action of the OZNA (later UDBA) continued even after June 1945
TRIESTE – “Liberation Day from Yugoslav Occupation”. June 12, 1945 is only the beginning of a long struggle to re-establish democracy and bring Trieste back to Italy. After June 12, 1945, which marks the beginning of the liberation from the Yugoslav nightmare, there was no real peace and security in Trieste not only for the Italians, but also for elements of the Slovenian minority not in line with Tito's communists. From new archive documents and journalistic sources of the time, it can be deduced how for a long time, in Trieste and in other parts of Italy, the various Yugoslav sections for the Defense of the People (OZNA and then...
