This thesis deals with the collecting of objects from the First World War and intends to show the importance of individual collectors in preserving the legacy of the Battles of the Isonzo. The thesis begins with a short theoretical introduction, which presents reasons for the start of the First World War, the course of the Battles of the Isonzo, and the practice of preserving the heritage of the Isonzo battlefield. The main part of the thesis concerns collectors of objects from the First World War. Firstly, it focuses on collecting in general and later describes the largest association, which was established to study history and preserve the legacy of the Isonzo Front. After that follows the introduction of the legislation of the Republic of Slovenia, which manages the system of searching and storing of objects. The thesis concludes with presentations of various collectors and their private collections.
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