Tales of Two Cities, a New Border and Migration Decisions

A book about the origins of Nova Gorica will be presented in the context of the border set up in 1947, which cut in half an area that has never had a border before. There were linguistic, cultural, religious and ethnic borders, but there was never a political border that would physically divide space and people. The discussion will address both aspects of post-war migration: the recently created border along the Iron Curtain and the newly built "Town in the Meadow".

Participants: 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐣𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐜̌𝐢𝐜̌ 𝐇𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐧𝐢𝐤 (ZRC SAZU), 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐣𝐚 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 (author of Two Gorizias – One Town? The Construction of the Urban), 𝐍𝐚𝐝𝐣𝐚 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐮𝐬̌𝐜̌𝐞𝐤 (co-author of the documentaries My Border and Town in the Meadow).