O sytuacji językowo-kulturowej w chorwackiej diasporze Triestu
On the linguistic and cultural situation in the Croatian diaspora of Trieste

Summary/Abstract: As a border city between three civilizations (i.e. Roman, German and Slavic), Trieste became a destination for the Migration of Slavs, especially Southern Slavs. The city was already home to the largest urban Slovene agglomeration in the 19th century and more than half of its citizens were of Slavic origin. In the socio-political situation of those times, the Croatians began to play a significant role. The World War I and post-war reality diametrically changed the power structures to the benefit of the Italian Kingdom and Fascism between the wars and during World War II severely threatened the existence of this part of the city’s inhabitants. Post-war political changes (the revolution of the Italian Republic and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) did not facilitate good contacts with the home country. Only the establishment of the independent Republic of Croatia brought about change in the relations between both countries and the diaspora itself.

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