Politička aktivnost istarskih Hrvata okupljenih oko lista Istarska riječ u Trstu 1923. – 1929.
THE POLITICAL ACTIVITY OF ISTRIAN CROATS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEWSPAPER ISTARSKA RIJEČ IN TRIESTE, 1923-1929

Summary/Abstract: Published in Trieste (1923-1929), the Istarska riječ, in difficult circumstances for the survival of Croatdom in Istria, continued the journalistic tradition established by the Istrian newspaper Naše sloge (1870-1915). Istarska riječ was published weekly, as a newspaper devoted to “the education, the economy and the politics of the Istrian people.” From the start of its publication (11 January 1923), to 3 July 1924 its publishers were Stojan Brajša and Ivan Stari, while the chief editor was Ivan Marija Micheluzzi. From 10 July 1924 until the end of its publication (10 January 1929), the newspaper’s director, chief editor, and publisher was Ivan Stari. The authors of mostly anonymous articles were primarily Mirko Vratović, Ante Iveša, and Ive Mihovilović. As a political newspaper it was infused with Croatian patriotism and anti-fascism. Repression by the Italian Fascist regime, directed against this Croatian newspaper, was the reason it ceased to be published. During the six year period of its existence 316 weekly issues were published. The newspaper had an important political, cultural and educational mission. Its importance lies in the fact that the newspaper was published in Croatian in the face of a comprehensive effort of assimilation of Croats in Istria on the part of the Italian fascist regime.

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