Izseljevanje iz Prekmurja med prvo in drugo svetovno vojno v luči sodelavcev Mladega Prekmurca

The author surveys the reasons and circumstances of emigration from Prekmurje between the First and Second World Wars, on the basis of material, which was published in “Mladi Prekmurec” (Young Prekmurec), a gazette of the younger intellectuals and litterateurs. This was a forum for authors to discuss the economic problems of Prekmurje, as well as its social structure, economic life and the phenomenon of seasonal migration, which in the majority of cases was extended to outright emigration. In the beginning, from about 1850 onwards, seasonal workers would set out for Slavonia, Vojvodina and Hungary; emigrants between the wars, however, went mostly to Germany, France, and North and South America. Their feelings, alongside reminiscences and hopes for the future, were reflected in eight poems, which “Mladi Prekmurec” published. The reasons, intentions and circumstances for emigration from Prekmurje serve as an insightful microcosm of Slovenians’ experiences throughout the country.Avtor je pripravil prikaz vzrokov in stanja  izseljevanja iz Prekmurja med prvo in drugo svetovno vojno na osnovi gradiva, ki je bilo objavljeno v mladem Prekmurcu, glasilo prekmurskih mladih intelektualcev in literarnih ustvarjalcev. Avtorji v glasilu so obravnavali gospodarske probleme Prekmurja, socialno, strukturno, gospodarsko življenje in sezonsko izseljevanje, ki se je v večini primerov podaljšalo v izseljenstvo. Sezonci so na začetku (od leta 1850) odhajali v Slavonijo, Vojvodino in na Madžarsko, izseljenci med obema vojnama pa največ v Nemčijo, Francijo in južno in Severno Ameriko. Njihovo čutenje s spomini in načrtovanimi željami je našlo svoj odraz v osmih pesmih, ki so bile objavljene v Mladem Prekmurcu. Vzroki, nameni  in stanje izseljenstva iz Prekmurja so v grobih obrisih enaki v ostalih predelih Slovenije