The 25th anniversary of Nova revija, an intellectual journal that played an instrumental role in Slovenia's struggle for independence, was marked on Monday with the release of the 300th issue.
Nova revija had always been essentially a journal about thought and poetry, it was never dominated by one-sidedness, said executive editor Tine Hribar.
Since 1982 the magazine has preserved its underlying policy - to bring information about all fundamental trends in the arts, culture and philosophy, Hribar added.
Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, the former editor-in-chief, added that the journal had a cultural and artistic, but also political mission, which the regime was afraid of.
Nova Revija had made efforts to assert the idea of Europe beyond the borders of Slovenia. "If it was up to us, the entire Yugoslavia would have been a member of the EU," said Rupel.
The journal's apex came in 1997 with the publication of the now legendary 57th issue, in which a group of authors called for Slovenia's independence and an end to the Communist Party's monopoly.
This issue was met with disapproval by the authorities, said editorial board member Joze Snoj, adding that the journal had been hindered by the dictatorship of ideology.
Also important was the 95th issue with articles on the topic of Independent Slovenia and a special collection of texts that came out during the 1991 ten-day independence war, called "The Case for Slovenia".
Many of the authors over the years have played leading roles in domestic politics, including Tine Hribar, Niko Grafenauer, Dimitrij Rupel, Ivo Urbancic, France Bucar, Joze Pucnik, Peter Jambrek, Rudi Seligo, Drago Jancar and Viktor Blazic.
Grafenauer, one of Slovenia's most celebrated poets and currently the editor-in-chief of the journal, announced he would resign from the post.
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