From his courageous opposition to totalitarian regime to his passionate defense of democracy, Matteotti illuminated the path to a free and progressive Italy. His memory continues to inspire courage and determination in the fight against all forms of oppression
In the book "I accuse you" dedicated to Giacomo Matteotti, the journalist Concetto Vecchio talks about the relationship that exists today between the country and the socialist deputy murdered at the hands of the fascists in 1924: "The meaning is above all that of a removal...
The Italian Republic Day, celebrated every June 2, commemorates the institutional referendum of 1946, marking the transition from the monarchic to the republican era after 22 years of fascist regime. It was also the first time Italian women participated…
The condominiums of the building in Rome where the socialist and anti-fascist martyr Giacomo Matteotti lived refuse a plaque which indicates the fascists as instigators of his assassination which even the very prudent Giorgia Meloni described as "fascist squads". Shame!
The Head of State forcefully evokes the courage and resilience of the Italian people during the darkest periods in the country's history, underlining the brutality and absence of mercy in the fascist regime. Matteotti's emotional praise and…
April 25, 1945: a date that marks the beginning of a new era for Italy. The country was finally freed from Nazi oppression and the fascist regime READ ALSO The metamorphoses of the Resistance: Cominelli's analysis
Roman greetings and hymns to the Duce from the Lazio ultras in Munich in Hitler's beer hall and songs from the Roman fans against the Jews returning from Monza. It's time to say enough and banish them forever from…
Open stage applause, standing ovations and even some choirs accompanied the speech by the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella at the meeting in Rimini. “Social friendship is a dimension that binds the community in facing the challenges of history, and we don't want…
A life lesson, even before that of politics, that of Maestro Piovani in an interview in La Stampa. Is life still good? "It could be more if we focused on what really matters, leaving out a little superfluous". Music for…
"What is Meloni waiting for to pronounce the word anti-fascism?" asks the former leader of AN, Gianfranco Fini - The reluctance to fully come to terms with the past and the disbanding of his party and government companions are…
One hundred years ago, on October 28, 1922, the march on Rome by the fascists. The darkest phase of Italy opens. An analysis of the responsibilities of the monarchy and the mistakes and divisions of the democrats that facilitated the rise of Mussolini
The hesitations on sanctions against Russia which invaded the Ukraine revive the history of the Nobel Peace Prize 1933-34 and the ambiguities of that time. Here is what the historian Giuliano Procaccii wrote
An inter-party formation founded on national unity, the CLN coordinated and directed the Resistance, fighting alongside the Allies to free Italy from Nazi-fascism
The 28 leaders of the Grand Council vote and approve Dino Grandi's agenda. Its approval by a large majority effectively marks the end of fascism, after the landing of the Allies in Sicily
Cardiff's mayor has denied a visa to a statue honoring Guglielmo Marconi, the genius inventor of the radio, claiming he was a fascist in his day and discriminated against Jewish academics. Two indelible marks also for…
8 September 1943 is an unforgettable date in the history of Italy: the day of the announcement of the armistice with the Allies and the shameful flight of the king and many generals from Rome - That day the civil war began, but also the …
On 10 June 1924 Giacomo Matteotti was kidnapped and killed, who as a deputy had denounced the violence of the fascist regime. A few days before him, his famous speech in the Chamber which signed his death sentence wanted by Mussolini. Not…
April 25, 1945 was the day of the Liberation from fascism and the democratic rebirth of Italy but it is a celebration that has often divided the country as the world war and the civil war divided it - Here…
On 9 June 1937, in a small French village, Mussolini's regime killed Carlo and Nello Rosselli, founders of the anti-fascist movement "Giustizia e Libertà", based on the ideals of liberal socialism, still very topical today
On 3 June 1920 the Ministry of Labor was born, which was then suppressed by fascism, but rebuilt after the Liberation by the Parri government
The 75-year struggle for liberation from fascism gave Italians the strength to rebuild the country: it is the same strength needed today to beat the pandemic and redo Italy.
Established by the Fascist regime 93 years ago, it affected over 3 million still unmarried Italians until it was abolished in 1943 - but it was a flop: during that time the birth rate even decreased.
On September 19, 1955, the Argentine Armed Forces carried out, with the support of conservatives and socialists, the coup d'état that overthrew the controversial president Juan Domingo Peron who in 1946 had given birth to the so-called Peronism, a movement now…
On 7 September 1938 the Royal Decree n. 1381, entitled "Measures against foreign Jews" - Here's what it foresaw - The nightmare lasted six years
Fake news also existed at the beginning of the twentieth century and ended up accompanying the advent of Fascism - The news reported here is taken from Giampaolo Romanato's book "A different Italian. Giacomo Matteotti" published by Longanesi in 2011
In a heartfelt commemoration of the martyred workers of Franco Tosi di Legnano, deported to Mathausen by the SS, the general secretary of the Cisl metalworkers attacks "the shameless flourishing of groups that invoke fascism" and relaunches the values of democracy…
The new essay by Mario Avagliano and Marco Palmieri, published by il Mulino, which tells the story of "L'Italia di Salò" and, documents and testimonies in hand, fills a void in national historiography on one of the most painful pages of the…
After weeks of silence, Berlusconi intervenes in the referendum debate to pronounce a "convinced NO" - Alemanno, Gasparri, Storace and Brunetta take the lead of a committee for the NO.
We publish the second part of Michele Giocondi's essay in the volume "Schermocracy. Book or ebook" published by goWare, which reviews the major Italian literary cases ranging from the period between the two wars, with the…