Slovene National and Study Library in Trieste
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: Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste was established in 1902. 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.