Nova Istra

204 the Istrian amateurs and enthusiasts for cultural and social issues. Upon its re-pub- lication after some time, in 1975, the journal changed its title to Ibor , also becoming the Istrian young people’s gazette (1976-1978), and the Istrian young people’s jour- nal for literary, cultural and social issues (1979). The new series was published by the Literary Club (1969-1974) and the Conference of the Pula Youth Association (1974), while the Istarski borac Literary Club published Ibor . The (non)continuous publication of the journal was not marked properly, that is, the issue numbers also covered the period of five years during which the journal was not published. The three-year activities of Glas mladih were evident due to a single annual file.The new series of Istarski borac started with the eleventh annual file, already included in Glas mladih . The journal was actually published for only 21 years having 21 annual files, but during 26 years, since the last of the total 74 volumes appeared in August 1979. There were many changes in types of periodicals (journal – newspaper – journal), formats, editors, editorial boards, working practices, contents, and regularity of pub- lication. Although it looked “naïve” and juvenile at first glance, it was always under the political attack. This is the list with the editors-in-chief: Ljubica Ivezić, Mari- jan Kalčić, Miroslav Bertoša, Petar Krelja, Ive Rudan, Darko Krušić, Zoran Ivezić, Valnea Dučić, Zlata Fabris, Viktor Mimo Papić, Zdenka Višković-Vukić, Vesna Brnabić, Jadranka Ostić, Edvard Gri, Nevenko Petrić, Boris Biletić, etc. Many well- known poets, prose writers, historians, scientists, reviewers, journalists and others were born professionally due to their activities here. Primary school learners sent poems, stories and reports about their work. However, the largest number of con- tributions was signed by secondary school learners, especially those who attended the Branko Semelić Grammar School in Pula, students, young employees, and even members of military forces.The journal further developed from 1953 to 1979, pre- senting a variety of contributions about literary, cultural, social, sport and political topics. Poetry and prose pieces by young writers, along with essays, sketches and anecdotes, prevailed in Borac until 1961, but later (1962-1964) it became informa- tive presenting more politics but less poetry and prose; essays, surveys and critical reviews were included in the new series of Istarski borac (1969–1974). From 1976 to 1979, Ibor tried to become a more serious journal on literature and culture, in search for a freer spirit of writing, much more dedicated to culture due to the intro- duction of foreign literatures into its content and the nurture of the Istrian, Croa- tian dialectal word. Its contributors and editorial board members intended to avoid the political control at that time, which was one of the reasons why its publication forcefully stopped. Translation: R. Šamo, Pula