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Peter is the dark brooding type. Leading a vacuous, shapeless life, he longs for the ideal woman, while at the same time, half heartedly continuing with his habitual girlfriend, Marusa , who is considerably older, a fact that Peter is quick to point out. As an ageing actress, struggling for parts in her local theatre, she oozes insecurity and breathes uncertainty. Together, they spend their time in the local restaurant, smoking, drinking and trading verbal blows. "I bet you'll just end up a drunk," she tells Peter each time. Peter just grins and tells her how old she looks. Compounded by a thankless director who soon shows her the door, Marusa finds her identity being squeezed harder and harder against the wall. To escape, Peter and Marusa dream

The sound of the instrumental band Divje jezero (Slovene for 'Wild Lake', the name of a well-known natural monument near Idrija, the band's hometown) can be described as sophisticated jazz rock laced with intriguing rhythms and arrangements that draw inspiration from the performers and bands of the 1970s music scene (both in Slovenia and abroad), such as Predmestje, Jutro, Sončna pot, Billy Cobham Band, Chick Corea, Jeff Beck, and Dixie Dregs, to name just a few.

As simple as burek is a popular phrase used by many young people in Slovenia. In this book Jernej Mleku maintains that the truth is just the opposite.

Following contemporary approaches and current trends in historiography, the book in 18 papersdeals with the history of Slovene and neighbouring territories in the Middle Ages, and Slovene historiography related to the period. It makes the medieval history of this part of Europe accessible to the widest range of researchers.

Following contemporary approaches and current trends in historiography, the book in 18 papersdeals with the history of Slovene and neighbouring territories in the Middle Ages, and Slovene historiography related to the period. It makes the medieval history of this part of Europe accessible to the widest range of researchers.