Portrait of a Slovenian family


Family Vidic is a hardworking peasant family, in many ways representing the best of what many peasant families in Slovenia are trying to achieve

Paule - did training for locksmith after primary school
Stefka - finished 4 years of highschool for food technology (all together 12 classes of education )
Peter - 13 years - 7 grade primary school
Barbara - 12 years - 6 grade primary school
Tomaz - 7 years - 1 grade primary school

Family VIDIC

Paule Vidic originates from a peasant family of eight children, some 50 km away. For a small country as Slovenia is, distance of 50 km means a different region with different dialect and habits. Stafka Vidic, wife of Paule was born in this house.. Actually when Paule got here , farm was small and could not provude for a small family . They build new house , stables rented more land …, and now after 15 years of hard work they live conformable life: new big family house, building smaller house in vineyard , modern machinery for work in the fields, 30 cows and modern system for milking -collecting milk, 10 ha of his own land and 16 ha renting…. carpenters workshop, two good cars …. Stefka beside all the work at home and occupation with three children is also doing full time job of food technologist for milk control . Paule is peasant, but beside that he has also supplementary carpenters trade where he produce pieces of furniture for nearby big furniture industry NOVOLES, Paule started his career as doorman at the factory …

Entering EU -YES it is positive for having opportunity for commerce , BUT for country and peasants, Slovenian culture will disappear - our collective conciseness and social life will disappear…

STEFKA AND PAULE ANSWERING QUESTIONS ON HOW THEY SEE TRANSITION TO EU :

And what about the fall of the system in Russia and fall of the wall in Germany… :
Before 91 did you ever travel :
How do you see Europe : does it look different than Slovenia for you ?
Which country would you think of first when you say Europe …
AND what is your opinion about NATO ?
What could you say positive about EU - and our future in it …
What do you think the futere will bring ?

…………. Yes it will be positive for our government since 400 Slovenes will go to live in Brussels for a very good pay…



text Bojan Brecelj