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− | The [[Slovene National Study Library]] was officially established in [[established::1947]], although the vibrant history of Slovene and Slavic cultural activity in Trieste dates back to the pre-war period of the 19th Century. | + | The [[Slovene National Study Library]] was officially established in [[established::1947]], although the vibrant history of Slovene and Slavic cultural activity in Trieste dates back to the pre-war period of the 19th Century. Today, the National and Study Library is comprised of two additional departments: the History Department (established in 1951, based in Trieste) and Slovene People's Library ''Damir Feigel'' (established in 1989, based in Gorizia). |
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History in brief
The first Slavic National Reading Room in Trieste was established in 1861, other cultural institutions and societies in the city and it's rural region followed soon after. The development of libraries and worker's organisations was interrupted by the First World War and later the sociocultural life in Trieste was demolished in the year 1920 by Fascist commandos when they burnt the Slav National House to ashes.