ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF MARIBOR SOCIETY AND CULTURE after 1945
The book spans over a 60-year period and covers three generations: the post-war generation (1945-1965); the second generation, which bloomed during 1965-1985; and the third generation (1985 - present).
The encyclopaedia chronicles the events of the second part of the 20th century – a time, which is all too familiar to 160 authors, not because of books and newspapers, but because of personal experience.
The encyclopaedia is a homage and a gift to our ancestors, contemporaries and those who will try to outlive us for twenty years, as well as those who will struggle to understand us in fifty or a hundred years. Similar to encyclopaedists of the 18th century, who built the basis for scientific and analytical thinking of the 19th and 20th centuries, our encyclopaedia chronicles social groups, individuals, trends and locations from all levels of town life.
Peter Simonič, PhD, editor
About the book
"The post-industrial era left Maribor searching for an identity – be it university education, culture and services, modern creativity or entrepreneurship.
The Encyclopaedia of Maribor Society and Culture is a part of that quest. If it weren’t for the current trend of constantly seeking for something new, we would still have to wait for such an encyclopaedia. By focusing on the recent past, the book opens up the way for new ideas for our future. This is its main value”.
Danilo Türk, PhD
"Maribor has a chance other towns can only long for – to become a place of creativity or a centre of culture. We only need a clear decision, a smart plan and a common goal. We need our young right here in Maribor. That is the only way to keep the town alive.”
Franci Pivec , MSc
"Any time you mention Maribor to a Maribor local, his eyes immediately light up purple. He immediately becomes thirsty, loud and affectionately social. Nobody can understand that but us locals. Even locals cannot completely understand the feeling of belonging, we can, however, feel it very well.
To know Maribor is to love Maribor? Why? Because, that’s why!”
Zoran Predin