The memories of a number of convicts in the Nagode Trial in 1947 as a first-hand source for examining human rights in history lessons Cover Image

Spomini nekaterih obsojencev iz Nagodetovega procesa leta 1947 kot vir iz prve roke za poučevanje o človekovih pravicah pri pouku zgodovine
The memories of a number of convicts in the Nagode Trial in 1947 as a first-hand source for examining human rights in history lessons

Author(s): Vilma Brodnik
Subject(s): Education, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Political history, Social history, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), History of Communism
Published by: Slovenski šolski muzej
Keywords: didactics of history; history lessons; memories – first-hand source; Nagode Trial; human rights;

Summary/Abstract: The article talks about the strengthening of the revolutionary authorities in Slovenia after World War Two using the example of a show trial against Črtomir Nagode and fourteen others. This was a political trial involving false accusations, in which the authorities dealt with political opponents who during the war had not collaborated with the occupiers, but wanted to restore the multi-party system on the basis of the Tito-Šubašič Agreement. In history lessons, this theme is dealt with in connection with the wider theme about Slovenians in the 20th century and the seizing of power by the Communist Party. Curricula recommend the inclusion of historical sources in lessons. Considering that the memories of some of the convicts or their family members have been preserved, the article shows the possibility of independent learning using fragments of these memories and first-hand sources, in this way developing critical thinking, encouraging respect for human rights and freedoms, learning how to act in line with them, as well as how to live in a pluralistic and democratic society.

  • Issue Year: 31/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 82-98
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Slovenian
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