SLOVENIANS IN ARGENTINA FROM 1960 TO 1991

Diplomsko delo z naslovom Argentinski Slovenci v letih 1960—1991 je prikaz zgodovine pomembnega dela slovenskega naroda, ki živi izven meja matične države in ga odlikuje nesebično delo pri ohranjanju in širjenju slovenstva v svetu. Glede načina delovanja se je skupnost slovenske politične emigracije v Argentini do osamosvojitve Slovenije močno razlikovala od ostalih izseljenskih skupnosti v svetu. Namen diplomske naloge je predstaviti del velikega duhovnega, kulturnega, političnega in organizacijskega delovanja slovenske politične emigracije, ki je brez primere v naši zgodovini, in je bilo javnosti v domovini petdeset let nepoznano. Naloga predstavlja opis skupnosti in njenih najpomembnejših značilnosti glede političnega delovanja, kulture, jezika in identitete ter medgeneracijskih razlik. Osnovo metodologije za izdelavo diplomske naloge predstavlja proučevanje periodičnih gradiv zbornikov Zedinjene Slovenije, tednika Svobodna Slovenija, objavljenih znanstvenih člankov, razpoložljivih arhivskih virov in literature ter spletnih strani slovenskih društev v Argentini.This diploma paper entitled Slovenians in Argentina from 1960 to 1991 is a historical account of an important part of the Slovenian nation living outside our national borders which is marked by its selfless work in trying to preserve and broaden the Slovenian idea around the world. The Argentinean community of Slovenian political emigrants had differed greatly from any other emigrant communities in the world in how it conducted its work and operations until such time as Slovenia became independent in 1991. The objective of this diploma paper is to shed some light on a part of this great spiritual, cultural, political and organisational activism of Slovenian political emigrants which is unlike any other movement in our history and about which the motherland has been ignorant of for fifty years. The paper discusses the community\u27s structure and its most important characteristics dealing with political activism, culture, language, identity and generational gaps. The methodological basis for this paper consists of studying periodical publications which include scientific paper collection Zedinjena Slovenija, weekly paper Svobodna Slovenija, published scientific articles, available archival documents and literature as well as web pages administered by Slovenian associations in Argentina