Problemi opskrbe i trgovine na području Zone B Julijske krajine u Istri 1945. – 1947. godine
PROBLEMS OF SUPPLY AND TRADING IN THE ZONE B OF VENEZIA GIULIA IN ISTRIA FROM 1945 TO 1947

Summary/Abstract: The author deals with the economic and social history of Istria in the immediate post-war period from 1945 to 1947, that is with some problems of supply and trading in the area of the Venezia Giulia Zone B in Istria, which he studied through archival sources of funds belonging to the District National Committee for Istria and the National Committee of Buje District for the period from 1945 to 1947, of the State Archive in Pazin. The archives were very interesting and written in an unusual combination of Cakavian dialect, Croatian, Serbian and Italian language, and they quite vividly depicted the status of the Istrian economy and social mentality of that period. Probably the biggest problem in the attempt to restore trading and supply, as well as the oversight of those activities besides the already existing social and political crisis, were incompetent but politically and socially eligible personnel who were placed on their duties on „the merits“ of friendly and family relations. In addition to unqualified personnel, there was also an arbitrariness problem of District National Committees which had no interest in reviving small businesses, since some individuals saw their own opportunity to work in their self-interest. Along with the problems of trade and supply, the first post-war contours of the criminal underground and the formation of the black market also appeared. Given the fact that the new government could not, without difficulties, provide basic living conditions, the people „took care“ for it on their own. Even though it was forbidden, they ensured their daily existence by the exchange or selling of the surplus. The most profitable, but also the most risky job was smuggling and reselling of tobacco products, so the whole families and sometimes even the rural communities were engaged in that business.

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