Preliminary communication
Vjekoslav Spinčić and the Question of Language-Ethnic Border between Croats and Slovenes in the Austrian Region of Istria
Željko KLAIĆ
; Varaždin
Abstract
The question of the language-ethnic border between Croats and Slovenes in the Austrian region of Istria was not the most important one for Istrian national leaders since Croats and Slovenes depended on each others in their mutual actions against the claims of the ruling Italian liberals. This is corroborated in the acknowledgement of Vjekoslav Spinčić to the Political Society Edinost from Trieste on the occasion of its 60th anniversary. However, the letter to Vjekoslav Spinčić sent by the linguist Josip Ribarić suggests existing disagreements in Croatian-Slovenian language-ethnic relations. Though, in 1926 — in completely new historical circumstances Spinčić clearly expressed his attitude towards language-ethnic border. Thus, his opinion concurred with the statements of the geographer and historian Nikola Žic. Both Ribarić and Žic emphasize the importance of Croatian and Slovenian primary schools in shaping the national awareness.
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Hrčak ID:
155005
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Publication date:
2.2.2015.
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