We are pleased to announce the publication of a new issue of the scholarly journal Retrospektive (Volume VII, Issue 1), featuring six original research articles. This issue covers a wide thematic range, from the transformation of civil service structures after the First World War and Yugoslav cultural diplomacy in Africa, to liturgical struggles in the Adriatic, wartime resistance in southeastern Slovenia, the Iranian Revolution as seen from Yugoslavia, and the history of primary education in a provincial spa town – reflecting the journal’s commitment to archival depth and geographic breadth within Central and Southeastern European history.
Contents of the Issue:
Irena Selišnik, The Fates of Female and Male Civil Servants after the First World War
This article examines changes in the national and gender composition of the civil service in Slovenia following the First World War, drawing on archival sources to trace individual careers and institutional transformations.
Žiga Smolič and Jan Ciglenečki, Organisational Aspects of Yugoslav Participation in the UNESCO Campaign to Save the Monuments of Ancient Nubia (1960–1964)
This article analyses Yugoslavia’s involvement in the international effort to rescue Christian frescoes and monuments in ancient Nubia, situating it within Yugoslav cultural diplomacy and Non-Aligned foreign policy.
Sara Hajdinac, The Struggle for the Glagolitic Liturgy in the Light of Austrian Viceroy Reports from Zadar (1902–1913)
This article sheds light on the fight to preserve the Glagolitic liturgy as an expression of Croatian national identity, drawing on previously underused Austrian administrative sources.
Božidar Flajšman, The Devil’s Dance: The German Offensive on the Liberated Territory of Žumberak and Bela Krajina in July 1944
This article provides a detailed examination of one of the key German offensives against liberated territory in southeastern Slovenia during the Second World War.
Fin Lucu Dražović, The Response of the Slovenian Press to the Iranian Protest Movement in 1978 and 1979
The author analyses how Slovenian newspapers covered the Iranian Revolution and the fall of the Pahlavi dynasty, offering insight into Yugoslav perspectives on global political upheaval.
Patrick Pirš, The Beginnings of Primary Education in Rogaška Slatina
This article traces the history of primary schooling in Rogaška Slatina from its eighteenth-century origins to the construction of modern school buildings.
The complete issue is freely available on the Retrospektive journal website.
