Moja, tvoja, naπa Slovenija My, Your, Our Slovenia
ObiËajno je, so nas uËili, da slika pove veË kot We have been taught that a picture is worth
tisoËe besed; πe posebej to velja v izrednih
razmerah. Spomnimo se nedavnega potresa
na Japonskem, cunamija na Tajskem, orkana
Katrine v ZDA in njihovih posledic, ki jih je
nemogoËe priËarati z besedami - edini medij, ki
v takπnih primerih lahko pove vse, je fotografija.
Enako velja za vojne; πe vedno nekateri po-
snetki iz vojnih Ëasov, bodisi dvigovanje zastave
na Iwo Jimi ali pa beæeËe vietnamske deklice
po napalmskem napadu, veljajo za najboljπe
fotografije vseh Ëasov. So nepozaben dokument
Ëasa, trenutka, zgodovine in spomina.
NiË drugaËe ni z zgodbo o slovenskem
osamosvajanju. »eprav je vojna trajala “samo”
deset dni in je bilo osamosvajanje in priznanje
relativno hitro in gladko, razvoj od republike
znotraj veËnacionalne SFRJ do predsedujoËe
dræave Evropske unije pa je trajal manj kot dve
desetletji, je bilo v objektive naπih fotorepor-
terjev ujetih na tisoËe odliËnih in nepozabnih
posnetkov, med katerimi je zelo teæko izluπËiti
najboljπe. In takπne, ki bodo natanËno izrazili
duh teh dveh desetletij ter izrisali celotno
zgodbo o osamosvojitvi Slovenije.
A kot vedno smo na koncu morali narediti izbor.
Pri tem nismo æeleli samo obnoviti slovenskih
20 let samostojnosti, ampak dati tudi priznanje
fotoreporterjem, ki so to zgodbo pisali. Ver-
jamemo, da smo ‘zadeli’ v sredico; kar razstava
ponuja na ogled, je imenitna podoba tega
obdobja, izraæena skozi izvrstne fotografske
izdelke. Zmagovita kombinacija, ki ne bo pusti-
la nikogar ravnoduπnega - v to smo prepriËani.
Darijan Koπir Darijan Koπir
direktor Urada Vlade RS za komuniciranje director of Government Communication Office
a thousand words. This is particularly true
in emergency situations. Think of the recent
earthquake in Japan, the tidal wave in Thai-
land, hurricane Katrina in the USA and its
aftermath, which cannot be described in words
- the only medium that can express everything
is a photograph. The same is true in situations
of war - photographs of the flag over Iwo Jima,
or the Vietnamese girl after a napalm bombing
raid, are considered among the best of all time.
They are unforgettable documents of time,
a moment, history and memory.
The story of Slovenian independence is no
di≠erent. Although the war lasted “only” ten days,
independence and international recognition were
achieved relatively quickly, and the evolution
from a republic within a multi-national Yugo-
slavia to the presiding country of the European
Union took less than two decades, the lenses of
our photographers captured thousands of exce-
llent unforgettable images. It is difficult select the
best and those which would precisely express
the spirit of the two decades, while telling the
comprehensive story of Slovenia’s independence.
However, in the end, as always, we had to make
a selection. In doing so, we not only wished to
recapture twenty years of Slovenia’s independence,
but give recognition to the photographers who
have portrayed the story. We believe that we have
achieved this: the exhibition offers an excellent por-
trait of the period through excellent photographic
images. It is a winning combination which will not
leave anyone untouched.  
 Moja, tvoja, naπa Slovenija My, Your, Our Slovenia
20 let zgodovine slovenske dræave.
20 dogodkov, zajetih v fotografskih podobah.
Vsekakor premalo, da bi v njih zajeli vse, kar
nas je spremljalo, navduπevalo in navdajalo s
ponosom v zadnjih 20-ih letih. Gotovo pa do-
volj za kratek sprehod skozi dogajanje, ki so ga
beleæili fotoreporterji, in ki je tako ali drugaËe
zaznamovalo teh 20 let, ter potrjuje, da smo
lahko upraviËeno ponosni na prehojeno pot
mlade dræave.
Æivljenje je sestavljeno iz prijetnih in manj
prijetnih dogodkov. Ostanimo ponosni na svojo
dræavo tudi πe naslednjih 20 + 20 +
20…. In imejmo jo radi!
Fotografsko razstavo je ob strokovni pomoËi
fotoreporterjev Uroπa HoËevarja in Mateja
Leskovπka pripravil Urad Vlade RS za komu-
niciranje, ki se ob tej priloænosti zahvaljuje za
sodelovanje Zavodu Turizem Ljubljana, pred-
vsem pa fotoreporterjem, ki vztrajno skrbijo,
da nepozabni trenutki naπih zgodb ostanejo ne
samo v spominu, ampak tudi na fotografiji.
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20 years of Slovenian history.
20 moments captured in photographs.
Far too few to capture everything that has ac-
companied us, impressed us and made us proud
in the last 20 years. Nevertheless, enough for a
short walk through the photographed events
that in one way or another marked these 20
years and strengthened our belief that we can
be justifiably proud of the path taken by our
young country.
Life is made up of pleasant and less pleasant
events. Let us remain proud of our country in
the next 20 + 20 + 20…years also.
And let us love it!
The photography exhibition was organised by
the Government Communications Office of the
Republic of Slovenia with the expert help of
photographers Uroπ HoËevar and Matej
Leskovπek. We take this opportunity to thank
Ljubljana Tourism, and especially the photogra-
phers, who persistently record the unforgettable
moments of our stories for their cooperation. Joco ÆnidarπiË Joco ÆnidarπiË
Zastava na Triglavu Flag on Triglav
»eprav je 12. junija 1991 ponosno plapolala Although, on 12 June 1991, a flag without a coat
zastava brez grba, ta tudi danes ponazarja of arms was waving in the air, it still represents
vse, o Ëemer smo nekoË lahko le sanjali… everything we could once only dream of …
 Joco ÆnidarπiË Joco ÆnidarπiË Igor Modic Igor Modic

Glasovanje za samostojnost Voting for Independence Razglasitev samostojnosti in neodvisnosti The Declaration of Independence

Na plebiscitu, 23. decembra 1990, je kar 88,5 %
vseh volilnih upraviËencev glasovalo za samo-
stojnost Slovenije. Ta praktiËno soglasna pod-
pora dræavljanov osamosvojitvenim procesom
je bila kljuËna na poti do samostojnosti.
The exceptionally favourable result of the ple-
biscite on 23 December 1990, when as many as
88.5% of voters voted for Slovenian independen-
ce. This almost unanimous support for the inde-
pendence process was crucial to its realisation.
25. junij 1991 - dan razglasitve neodvisnosti
Slovenije je bil dan zmagoslavja in dejanje
velike, a utemeljene ljudske samozavesti,
hkrati pa tudi Ëas negotovosti, tveganja
in odgovornosti, ki jih je prineslo to dejanje.
25 June 1991 - the day Slovenia declared inde-
pendence was a day of triumph and an act of a
great, but justified self-confidence of the people;
at the same time, it was a day of uncertainty,
risk and the responsibility this act entailed.

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 Joco ÆnidarπiË Joco ÆnidarπiË

Diego A. Gomez Diego A. Gomez Pogajanja na Brionih Negotiations at Brioni

ZaËetek vojne za Slovenijo The Beginning of the War for Slovenia
Eden najteæjih trenutkov v dneh po One of the hardest moments in the days
razglasitvi samostojnosti - zaËela se je following the declaration of independence - the
10-dnevna vojna za Slovenijo. beginning of the 10-day war for Slovenia.
V pogajanjih na Brionih, 7. julija 1991, ko se je
odloËalo o vojni in miru, je slovenski strani uspelo
doseËi sporazum, ki je pomenil mirno in demokra-
tiËno pot k dokonËni osamosvojitvi Slovenije in do
mednarodnega priznanja naπe dræave.
After the peace negotiations at Brioni on 7 July
1991, the Slovenian side managed to achieve an
agreement that meant a peaceful and democra-
tic path to the final independence of Slovenia
and international recognition of our country.

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 Aleπ Fevæer Aleπ Fevæer

Igor Modic Igor Modic Poletne olimpijske igre (Barcelona) Summer Olympic Games (Barcelona)

Sprejetje ustave Adoption of the Constitution
Natanko leto dni po plebiscitu - Exactly a year after the plebiscite - on
23. decembra 1991 - smo dobili prvo 23 December 1991 - the first constitution
ustavo samostojne Slovenije. of independent Slovenia was adopted.
Iztok »op in Denis Ævegelj (dvojec brez krmarja)
ter Milan Janπa, Sadik MujkiË, Saπo MirjaniË in
Jani KlemenËiË (Ëetverec brez krmarja) so na
olimpijskih igrah v Barceloni leta 1992 priveslali
prve slovenske olimpijske medalje.
Iztok »op and Denis Ævegelj (coxless pair)
and Milan Janπa, Sadik MujkiË, Saπo MirjaniË
and Jani KlemenËiË (coxless four) won the first
Slovenian Olympic medals at the 1992
Olympic Games in Barcelona.

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 Joco ÆnidarπiË Joco ÆnidarπiË
Oblikovanje in denarne enote Design and Currency Units
Septembra 1992 se v obtoku pojavijo prvi slovenski In September 1992, the first Slovenian banknotes
bankovci. Njihovo podobo je skupaj z Z. Kosove- came into circulation. They were designed by Z.
ljem in R. ©panzlom oblikoval Miljenko Licul. Tudi Kosovelj, R. ©panzel and Miljenko Licul, who also
podoba evrskih kovancev je njegovo delo. Evro je designed the euro coins. The euro has been the
od 1. januarja 2007 naπa nacionalna valuta. national currency since 1 January 2007.
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Borut Krajnc Borut Krajnc
Zimske olimpijske igre (Lillehammer) Winter Olympic Games (Lillehammer)
Neizmerno je bilo veselje na sprejemu za udele- Joy at the reception of the participants of the
æence zimskih olimpijskih iger v Lillehammerju 1994 Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer,
leta 1994, na katerih so Alenka Dovæan, Katja Koren where Alenka Dovæan, Katja Koren and Jure
in Jure Koπir osvojili tri bronaste medalje. Koπir won three bronze medals in skiing.
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Igor Modic Igor Modic
Prvi papeæev obisk The Pope’s First Visit
„Papeæ ma vas rad”, je med Slovenci odmevalo “Papeæ ma vas rad (The Pope loves you),” echoed
πe dolgo po obisku maja 1996. Papeæu Janezu Pa- among Slovenians long after his visit in May 1996.
vlu II. je v treh dneh prisluhnilo veË kot 200.000 In three days, more than 200,000 people listened to
ljudi. Papeæ nas je ponovno obiskal leta 1999. Pope John Paul II. The Pope visited us again in 1999.
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Igor Modic Igor Modic
Prvi obisk ameriπkega predsednika The First Visit of a US President
„Ves svet obËuduje slovenske doseæke pri izgradnji “The whole world admires Slovenia’s success in
svobode in blaginje, sedaj pa od vas priËakujemo, building freedom and prosperity, and now we
da boste pri ustvarjanju boljπega jutri za vso Evropo look to you to play a crucial role as we build a
odigrali kljuËno vlogo”, je 21. junija 1999 v nagovoru better future for all of Europe,” said Bill Clinton
mnoæici dejal ameriπki predsednik Bill Clinton. on 21 June 1999 in his address to the public.
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 Simon Tanπek Simon Tanπek
Prizor iz filma V leru A Scene from Idle Running
Film V leru, reæiserja Janeza Burgerja Idle Running by Janez Burger (produced by
(produkcija Emotion Film in RTV SLO, 1999), Emotion Film and RTV SLO, 1999) introduced
je pomenil sveæ veter v slovenski kinematogra- a breath of fresh air into Slovenian cinema.
fiji. Jan CvitkoviË je za film Kruh in mleko na Jan CvitkoviË, was awarded the Golden Lion
beneπkem filmskem festivalu leta 2001 prejel of the Future at the
Beneπkega leva prihodnosti. 2001 Venice Film Festival.
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Borut Krajnc Borut Krajnc
SreËanje Bush - Putin Bush - Putin Meeting
Brdo pri Kranju postane 16. junija 2001 kraj, On 16 June 2001, Brdo pri Kranju became the
kjer sta se prviË sreËala ameriπki predsednik place where American President George W. Bush,
George W. Bush in ruski predsednik Vladimir and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for the
Putin. „Slovenija je zgodba o uspehu”, first time. “Slovenia is a success story,” both Bush
sta po pogovorih poudarila oba. and Putin emphasised after their talks.
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 Uroπ HoËevar Uroπ HoËevar Borut Krajnc Borut Krajnc

Vstop v EU in NATO Joining EU and NATO Padejo πe zadnje meje The Fall of the Last Borders

Slovenija je leta 2004 postala Ëlanica EU In 2004, Slovenia joined EU and NATO. Nov mejnik v sodobni zgodovini dræave je We reached a new milestone in Slovenia’s contem-
in NATA. Osrednja dræavna slovesnost je The main state celebration took place in the 22. december 2007, ko je Slovenija postala porary history when, on 22 December 2007, Slovenia
potekala na novem skupnem trgu na new joint square on the border between Ëlanica schengenskega obmoËja - Slovenci became a member of the Schengen Area - in which
slovensko-italijanski meji v Novi Gorici. Slovenia and Italy in Nova Gorica. v tem obmoËju potujemo brez mejnih kontrol. Slovenian citizens can travel without border checks.

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 Matej Leskovπek Matej Leskovπek

Nebojπa TejiÊ Nebojπa TejiÊ Energija vseh generacij The Energy of All Generations

Predsedovanje EU EU Presidency
Slovenija je od 1. januarja do 30. junija 2008 Between 1 January and 30 June 2008, Slovenia
kot prva med desetimi novimi Ëlanicami was the first among the new EU member states
Evropske unije predsedovala Svetu EU. to assume the EU presidency.
Pankrti, ki so v 80-ih sproæili veriæno reakcijo
v πirπi druæbeni skupnosti, so tudi v naslednjih
dvajsetih letih ostali v svojih pesmih kritiËni in
zahtevali drugaËne odgovore. V zadnjih letih πe
vedno uspeπno koncertirajo.
Pankrti, who in the 1980s set off a chain
reaction in the broader community, remained
critical in their songs in the following 20 years,
demanding different answers. They still
play occasional gigs.

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 Fotoarhiv podjetja Pipistrel Pipistrel’s Photo Archive
Tomi Lombar Tomi Lombar
Najinovativnejπi v Evropi The Most Innovative in Europe
Slovenska nogometna pravljica Slovenian Football Fairytale
Vodilni svetovni proizvajalec in naËrtovalec In 2010, the leading world manufacturer
“Kdor ne skaËe, ni Sloven'c” - slovenska "Those not jumping are not Slovene" - in ultralahkih letal Pipistrel iz AjdovπËine je and designer of ultralight aircrafts, Pipistrel
nogometna reprezentanca se novembra 2009 November 2009, the Slovenian national football leta 2010 v Parizu prejel nagrado The UKTI of AjdovπËina, received the UKTI Award for
drugiË v zgodovini uvrsti na svetovno team qualifies for the Football World Cup Award for Innovation - priznanje Innovation in Paris - an award for the most
nogometno prvenstvo. for the second time in history. za najinovativnejπe podjetje v Evropi. innovative company in Europe.

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 Matjaæ Krivic Matjaæ Krivic

Piranski zaliv Piran Bay

Po potrditvi arbitraænega sporazuma med
Slovenijo in Hrvaπko junija 2010 se vendarle
zdi, da so veËletni spori med dvema sosednjima
dræavama postali preteklost, Piranski zaliv pa
πe naprej ostaja eden najlepπih kotiËkov
naπe domovine.
After the adoption of the arbitration agreement
between Slovenia and Croatia in June 2010, it
seems that the longstanding conflicts between
the two neighbouring countries have become
the past, while Piran Bay is still one of the most
beautiful pieces of our homeland.

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Urad Vlade RS za komuniciranje Government Communication Office

Direktor Director
Darijan Koπir Darijan Koπir

Uredili Editors
Mateja Malnar ©tembal Mateja Malnar ©tembal
Uroπ HoËevar Uroπ HoËevar
Matej Leskovπek Matej Leskovπek
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