Activities - MRC Maribor

Students of the First Gymnasium Maribor in Stalag XVIII D on World Holocaust Remembrance Day

27. January, 2026 by MRC Maribor

We spoke with students of the First Gymnasium Maribor, who visited Stalag XVIII D, about topics from the darkest period of human history. The Holocaust is one of the darkest

Auschwitz – a place on Earth: Auschwitz Album

24. January, 2026 by MRC Maribor

As part of the commemoration of the World Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is celebrated every year on January 27, we opened the exhibition and discussion Auschwitz – a place on

Moscow, exhibition presentation and conference

29. November, 2025 by MRC Maribor

An international conference was held in Moscow between 20 and 21 November to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of the Nuremberg trials (20 November 1945) with over 400

Sašo Gačnik “Svarogov” kicks off international tour “For the sake of life on Earth”

27. November, 2025 by MRC Maribor

Sašo Gačnik “Svarogov” kicks off international tour “For the sake of life on Earth” with unforgettable concert in former Nazi prisoner of war camp STALAG XVIII D Internationally renowned artist

Dr. Daniel Siter in Moscow

26. November, 2025 by MRC Maribor

A conference was held in Moscow between 20 and 21 November to symbolically mark the 80th anniversary of the start of the Nuremberg trials (20 November 1945), attended by Dr.

Visit of the Slovenia-Russia Society

8. November, 2025 by MRC Maribor

Stalag XVIII D was visited by 110 members of the Slovenia-Russia Society, who were impressed by our activities and exhibitions. Director of the Maribor MRC Janez Ujčič warmly welcomed their

Opening of the exhibition on Stalag XVIII D and international wartime law, authored by Dr. Daniel Siter, at the Museum of the Concentration Camp Crveni krst in Niš

13. October, 2025 by MRC Maribor

At the invitation of the senior curator and head of the Crveni krst Museum, Nebojša Ozimić, we opened a new original exhibition titled “In the Shadow of the Overlooked,” dedicated

Numerous Student Visits in September

1. October, 2025 by MRC Maribor

In the past month, the Museum of the Nazi POW Camp Stalag XVIII D was visited by more than 250 students from various secondary schools in Maribor, specifically from the

Visit of the Slovenian Army with the start of the Vranov let march

9. September, 2025 by MRC Maribor

On September 9, members of the Slovenian Army from numerous units visited Stalag XVIII D, thus starting a multi-day march along the 272-kilometer-long international memorial trail of the Alliance Vranov

Interview recorded with Neal Churches by Terry Anzur

15. April, 2025 by MRC Maribor

Video about the famous escape The Crow’s Flight with Neal Churches, filmed by American journalist with Slovenian roots Terry Anzur.

16. Scientific Conference with International Participation: “Victims of War and Lasting Legacy of Tragic Stories”

6. October, 2022 by MRC Maribor

We have successfully conducted our 16. Scientific Conference with International Participation: “Victims of War and Lasting Legacy of Tragic Stories” You can watch it Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdXk9fJBDRQ Thursday, 6 October 2022

INVITATION: Victims of War and Lasting Legacy of Tragic Stories

29. September, 2022 by MRC Maribor

Wars are a major blow and a collective moral defeat for the entire humanity. In the grip of war’s violence and consequences, it is the innocent civilians who are always

MESSAGE FOR PEACE

25. January, 2022 by MRC Maribor

MESSAGE FOR PEACE POSLANIE ZA MIR POSLANICA ZA MIR In the media: https://www.politinformburo.ru/2022/01/27/rukovodstvo-tsentra-po-izucheniyu-vtoroj-mirovoj-vojny-nadeetsya-na-druzhbu-mezhdu-rossiej-i-ssha/...

Invitation to event “Ignored Victims of Nazism” and the opening of “The Train of Memory”

22. September, 2021 by MRC Maribor

Dear Madame/Sir, We are honoured to kindly invite you to Maribor, on Thursday, September 30th, 2021, at 12:00, to European event, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the

Exhibition “Chronicle of the war”

4. May, 2021 by MRC Maribor

Sunday, May 9th, 2021, Great Opening of the exhibition “Chronicle of the war”, which shows reproductions of Russian artists created during the II. WW and in the post-war decades. On

Melje in the first half of the 20th century

16. September, 2020 by MRC Maribor

We invite you to a cycling tour “Melje in the first half of the 20th century: buildings and their stories”, where we will learn about the history of Melje. For most of

75th Anniversary of the Great Victory over Nazism and Fascism

9. May, 2020 by MRC Maribor

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Slovenia, his Excellency Timur Eyvazov joined minister Galina Zamyatina in laying a wreath honoring fallen Soviet POWs in the cemetery of

exfor.si | Proti epidemiji zgodovinskega pozabnega spomina

8. May, 2020 by MRC Maribor

Intervju portala exfor.si.

75th Anniversary of the Great Victory over Nazism and Fascism in the media

6. May, 2020 by MRC Maribor

75th Anniversary of the Great Victory over Nazism and Fascism in the media.

6th Conference »MEMORIES OF THE GREAT VICTORY«

5. December, 2019 by MRC Maribor

The Maribor International Research Centre for WWII hosted on 5 and 6 December 2019 a special international conference entitled “Memories of the Great Victory”, planned in collaboration with the Ministry

5th Conference »A LOOK AT THE FILM ARCHIVES: OUR CHARACTER«

23. May, 2019 by MRC Maribor

We have been working hard to expand the International Research Centre’s scope and range of activities. In May 2019 the Russian embassy with its new organisational structure worked with the

4th Conference »WWII: MYTHS AND TRUTHS«

12. February, 2019 by MRC Maribor

The main topic of discussion at International Research Centre’s February 2019 conference was “WWII: Myths and Truths”. The embassy, which works for the institution, recommended a central topic that would

3rd Conference »NEVER AGING«

10. October, 2018 by MRC Maribor

The international conference “Never Aging” was held on 10 and 11 October 2018 at the Maribor International Research Centre for WWII. It was held in organisation with the Russian embassy

2nd Conference »HISTORY AND CULTURE. THE ROLE OF CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND NGOS IN PRESERVING HISTORICAL MEMORY«

15. May, 2018 by MRC Maribor

In May 2018 the International Research Centre, in collaboration with the Forum of Slavic Cultures, an international NGO in Ljubljana working to represent cultural workers from 13 Slavic countries, hosted

1st Conference »UNDERSTANDING THE PAST FOR A BETTER FUTURE«

5. December, 2017 by MRC Maribor

In tandem with its efforts to resolve organisational, legal, and technical issues concerning the establishment of the International Research Centre, the Embassy in December 2017 held the first international conference

A visit from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

8. July, 2014 by MRC Maribor

On 8 July 2014 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, paid a visit to Slovenia. His state visit saw him travel to Maribor, where, along with Slovenian Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec and Maribor mayor Andrej Fištravec, he attended the ceremony marking the...