At long last, the fuse was pulled from the explosive problem of Trieste. In London this week representatives of Italy and Yugoslavia would put their signatures to a settlement dividing the coveted ...

The problem of Trieste, a grey ember caught in the crosswinds of national desire, brightened to an ugly red glow last week.The first gust blew out of Yugoslavia. Dictator Tito, heady from a ...

Trieste is there, lurking in the background, offering ... Before the matter was resolved in 1954 — Italy kept Trieste, and ...

After all, he said, Trieste is more than just a city state under illegal Italian occupation. Once his grand vision comes to fruition, Deschi believes, the city will become the New Jerusalem.

Immediately after World War Two, Trieste, on the border with Yugoslavia, was recognised as a free state under international law, though it remained under military occupation until 1954, when it ...

From 1947 until 1954, Trieste (zone A) was ruled by the allied powers, whereas Yugoslavia was temporarily assigned the administration of the so-called zone B, south of the city.

Trieste, at the head of the Adriatic Sea, ... The Istrian peninsula and adjoining lands were then handed to Yugoslavia, which today lies within the borders of Slovenia and Croatia.

Trieste’s most luxurious hotel is the four-star Savoia Excelsior Palace (Riva del Mandracchio, rooms from €120), just off the main square, with an elegant, minimalist aesthetic.

Research by the historian Federico Tenca Montini, author of 'Yugoslavia and the question of Trieste, 1945-1954', recently published by Il Mulino, confirmed this scenario.