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On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, at 11:00 a.m., the Institute of Contemporary History will host a presentation of the digitised collection of stenographic minutes of the former Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia (1945–1992) in Slovenia. The stenographic minutes represent valuable historical material that opens up new possibilities for researching the work of the Yugoslav Federal Assembly, …

Our colleagues Dr Bojan Godeša and Dr Jure Gašparič, appeared on RTV SLO’s programme Sledi časa. The episode focused on the political situation of the late 1930s, when a new geopolitical reality was clearly beginning to take shape in Europe. The Versailles peace order, which had defined the period after the First World War, was …

On 7 and 8 May 2026, the Institute of Contemporary History hosted the sixth BeNaSta workshop, entitled Becoming National against the State. The two-day workshop was dedicated to discussions on nationalism, national movements, and the formation of national identities in various local and regional contexts of East Central Europe. Special attention was given to the …

On Victory Day and Europe Day, many questions arise about how we understand the past, who uses it today for political and social purposes, and who benefits most from constant disputes about old stories. These topics were discussed in a new episode of the Metina lista podcast by our colleague Dr Marko Zajc from the …

Our colleague Dr Mojca Šorn took part in an event marking Victory Day, held on 8 May 2026 at the Fužine Home for Older People. In her contribution, she presented the importance of the project Memories Live On for historians and historiography. The project Memories Live On draws attention to the exceptional value of personal …

On Wednesday, 6 May 2026, the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia hosted a presentation of the stenographic minutes of the former Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia (1945–1992) in Slovenia. The event presented the results of several years of work on the digitisation, processing, and preparation of this valuable historical material for research and public use. …

On 6 May 2026, the Institute of Contemporary History hosted the second day of the ERA SP-Careers meeting, dedicated to the kick-off meetings of working groups in the field of research careers. The event was held in a hybrid format at INZ, Privoz 11, Ljubljana. At the beginning of the meeting, participants were welcomed by …

On Monday, 13 April 2026, the presentation of the volume Memories Live On II took place at the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia. The volume brings together scholarly contributions and personal testimonies that offer insight into the experience of the Second World War from individual perspectives. It focuses on memories of everyday life during …

You are invited to the presentation of the stenographic records of the former Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia (1945–1992) in Slovenia, which will take place on Wednesday, 6 May 2026, at 13:00 at the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia (Poljanska cesta 40). The event will present the results of several years of work on the …

On 8 April 2026, as part of the History on the Edge lecture series, we hosted a new lecture at the Institute of Contemporary History. The speaker, Isabel Jacobs, presented the lecture “Webs of Life: A History of Symbiogenesis from Boris Kozo-Polyansky to Lynn Margulis”, exploring the development of the concept of symbiogenesis and its …

At the final conference of the TeachXR project – XR as a Competence of the Future, project partners presented the results achieved, exchanged experiences in roundtable discussions, and showcased concrete examples of the use of XR technologies in education in the foyer. A colleague from the Institute of Contemporary History, Robert Vurušič, presented the project …