Slovenia's Fragmented Past
Slovenia's Fragmented Past

Summary/Abstract: This article examines the impact of Second World War events on the Slovenian territory in today's public discourse in the country. Specifically, the debate revolves around those Slovenian units that opposed the communist-led national liberation movement and to this end, collaborated with the Nazi and Fascist occupiers. Because of the extrajudicial killings of its members in the summer of 1945 and the faults of the communist regime as a whole, historical revisionists attempt to justify their choice to cooperate with the occupiers, a narrative that established itself after Slovenia gained independence in 1991. Today, in the light of Slovenia's independence and integration into the European Union, historical revisionists attempt to change the meaning of certain decisions, acts, or events to justify them. Despite numerous attempts at national reconciliation, the on-going disagreement in collective historical memory and value systems associated with such memory is used by individual politicians to push their political agenda. In that manner, it remains fairly present in the political and social life of Slovenia.

• Details
• Contents