We are pleased to announce the publication of a new issue of the scholarly journal Retrospektive (Volume VI, Issue 1), featuring six original research articles and one contribution in the New Technologies section. This issue brings together research spanning the history of fascism and occupation, border transformations in the Adriatic region, cultural and religious history, and digital methods in historical research, reflecting the journal’s commitment to methodological diversity and archival depth.

Contents of the Issue:

Monika Močnik, The Development of Photojournalism in Slovenia: The Case of Dnevnik
This article examines the evolution of photojournalism at the Dnevnik publishing house, providing insight into journalistic production through the work of Marjan Ciglič and other photojournalists who shaped the profession in Slovenia.

Blaž Ermenc, The Hinterland of Milje in the Turmoil of World History: The Turbulent Years of Border Changes
This article focuses on pivotal events and circumstances in the Trieste and Istrian region, tracing the impact of border changes on local communities up to the final border shift in 1954.

Žiga Blaj, The Orel Society in Trbovlje (1907–1929)
This contribution explores the lesser-known activities of the Catholic physical education organisation Orel in Trbovlje, covering its organisational structure, activities, and competitive achievements.

Anton Arko, Primary School Readers in the Primorska Region during Fascism
Through an analysis of primary school readers, the author examines ideological content and the construction of the cult of personality around Benito Mussolini and Victor Emmanuel III.

Julija Šuligoj and Peter Mikša, “I Hope I Have Managed to Create What Is Needed to Leave a Good Memory Behind. You Cannot Achieve More in Life!”
This biographical article is dedicated to Mira “Marko” Debelak-Deržaj, one of the most prominent figures in the history of Slovenian alpinism, with particular attention to her climbing achievements in the interwar period.

Ilinka Todorovski, Ancient Monuments from Črnomelj as a Symbol of Fascist Ideology
The author examines a Roman funerary stele from the late 2nd or 3rd century, which was used by the Italian occupying authorities in Črnomelj as a symbol of fascist ideology between 1941 and 1943.

Peter Mikša and Barbara Lampič, A Spatial Database of Concealed Wartime Mass Graves Using ArcGIS Online as a Tool for Historical and Geographical Research (New Technologies)
This contribution presents the use of ArcGIS Online for researching postwar mass killings and concealed wartime graves in the territory of present-day Slovenia.

The complete issue is freely available on the Retrospektive journal website.