Rim 45 pr. Kr., Milano 395 po Kr., Metlika 1999 po Kr.: neprijetnost in nujnost spomina na državljansko vojno
Rome 45 BC, Milan AD 395, Metlika AD 1999: The Inconvenience and Inevitability of the Commemoration of Civil War
Author(s): Aleš MaverSubject(s): Cultural history, Ancient World, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), History of Communism, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: Študijski center za narodno spravo
Keywords: civil war; triumph; Suhor; Caesar; Theodosius the Great;
Summary/Abstract: The article discusses three cases of public commemoration of a civil war victory, one from the present-day Slovenia and two from the antiquity. The article’s starting point is the decision of the Metlika municipal council from 1999 to re-establish the 26th of November as a municipal holiday even though it is connected with a victory by the communist-led Partisans in the civil strife among Slovenians. It explores the reasons for the public display of civil war successes over compatriots throughout various historical periods. It is fairly clear that both the communist victory in the civil war among Slovenians during the Second World War and Caesar’s victory in the civil war in the 1st century BC decisively shaped relations in the respective communities. The victors in both cases felt compelled to make this clear to the community as a whole and to the adherents of the losing side in particular.
Journal: Dileme: razprave o vprašanjih sodobne slovenske zgodovine
- Issue Year: 4/2020
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 217-237
- Page Count: 21
- Language: Slovenian