Gabriele D’Annunzio’s Fiume Enterprise: 100 Years On
D'Annunzio's Fiume venture was not only an episode of usual nationalism, but also a generational revolt against liberalism, diplomacy and conventions.
The Druso Barracks Of Silandro: From Fascist Barracks To Community Space
The Druso Barracks in Silandro teach us that historical wounds cannot be erased but the spaces that remember them can be regenerated.
The Italians Who Fought For Greek Independence
What motivated as many as 200 Italians to leave their homeland and go to fight for the independence of a country that wasn’t their own?
Violet Gibson: The Irish Woman Who Shot Mussolini
About the woman who almost changed the course of history.
One Region, Two Outcomes: The Failure Of Bolzano’s COVID-19 Strategy
The dramatic epidemiological situation in the autonomous province has revealed how trust and cooperation with the central government is important.
The Fiume Question: A Curtain Raiser To Fascism
Fascism swept through Italy like a storm, but its rise was presaged by a quarrel over a small city on the Croatian coast.
To Be A South Tyrolean: A Never-Ending Search For Identity
There are some places, like South Tyrol, where the politically and socially constructed concept of a national identity do not match with how the people feel and are perceived by others.