The end of the Second Warld War in Slovenia meant an unavoidable necessity to flee as refugees, for what part of the population that had already opposed the communist revolution during the war. The majority of Slovenes were convinced of the temporary nature of their stay: when conditions at home were settled, they intended to return to their homeland. Sience this expectation proved false, the majority of them dicided to emigrate overseas, while some of them remaihned on the »nearabrod«

The end of the Second Warld War in Slovenia meant an unavoidable necessity to flee as refugees, for what part of the population that had already opposed the communist revolution during the war. The majority of Slovenes were convinced of the temporary nature of their stay: when conditions at home were settled, they intended to return to their homeland. Sience this expectation proved false, the majority of them dicided to emigrate overseas, while some of them remaihned on the »nearabrod«

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.

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.

Bordering Dolenjska and Prekmurje, Bela Krajina is that part of Slovenia, from witch the most people emigrated to the USA during the period up until the Second World War. This emigration was a mutch due to contemporary economic and social contditions as purley personal reasons for emigrating. With their financial assistance and visits home, as well as with their new ways of thinking, emigrants from Bela Krajina also ha dan influence on life of their native villages.

Bordering Dolenjska and Prekmurje, Bela Krajina is that part of Slovenia, from witch the most people emigrated to the USA during the period up until the Second World War. This emigration was a mutch due to contemporary economic and social contditions as purley personal reasons for emigrating. With their financial assistance and visits home, as well as with their new ways of thinking, emigrants from Bela Krajina also ha dan influence on life of their native villages.

In the column »Iz Amerike« (From America) the Slovene Catholic newspaper Zgodnja danica (1849-1902) regularly publishe letters by Slovene missionares in North America, in the area of the Great Lakes. Besides reporting on their activities among Native Americans, the letters deal with other subjects as well they also express missionaries intrest in Slovene economically motivated emigration, within their broader intrest in European emigration to North America. The essay examines the letters in this regard and stressea their main role in fostering early Slovene emigration to this continent. It mainly focuses on group of families who emigrated to Stearns County, Minnesota in 1865, following the advice of the missionary Franc Pric.

In the column »Iz Amerike« (From America) the Slovene Catholic newspaper Zgodnja danica (1849-1902) regularly publishe letters by Slovene missionares in North America, in the area of the Great Lakes. Besides reporting on their activities among Native Americans, the letters deal with other subjects as well they also express missionaries intrest in Slovene economically motivated emigration, within their broader intrest in European emigration to North America. The essay examines the letters in this regard and stressea their main role in fostering early Slovene emigration to this continent. It mainly focuses on group of families who emigrated to Stearns County, Minnesota in 1865, following the advice of the missionary Franc Pric.

The review was published in Slovene language.

The review was published in Slovene language.