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Problematika prognanoga slovenskog stanovništva s prostora koji je tijekom Drugoga svjetskog rata okupirao Treći Reich prisutna je u hrvatskoj, slovenskoj i srpskoj povijesti, ali je prije svega povezana s
iseljavanjem i progonom drugoga (u prvom redu srpskoga) etničkog stanovništva. Ta etapa slovenske povijesti u Hrvatskoj nije dovoljno poznata široj javnosti. Upravo stoga radom se želi upozoriti na veliki broj Slovenaca koji su Drugi svjetski rat preživjeli na prostoru Hrvatske i Bosne i Hercegovine, odnosno tadašnje Nezavisne Države Hrvatske, koja je imala drugačije granice od današnje Hrvatske i Bosne i
Hercegovine. U dosad objavljenim radovima o progonu slovenskoga stanovništva u Hrvatsku i Bosnu i Hercegovinu često se zaboravlja na dodatni kulturni šok koji su prognanici doživjeli. Osim opisa djelovanja
legalnih institucija koje su bile zadužene za skrb o prognanom slovenskom stanovništvu, u radu su predstavljeni pojedinačni slučajevi iz kojih je vidljiva teška situacija i problemi s kojima su se suočavali
stanovnici prognani iz slovenskih krajeva.

U radu se prikazuje djelovanje Pavla Horvata, Slovenca koji je bio aktivan u kontekstu povijesno-političkih događanja prije svega u vrijeme
Drugoga svjetskog rata u Hrvatskoj. O njegovu životu i djelovanju ne zna se mnogo. U radu se donose nove informacije o njegovu političkom djelovanju, posebice na temelju napisa u slovenskom tisku, a potom se ta
saznanja uspoređuju s književnom obradom istoimenoga lika u romanu Fara sv. Ivana (Župa sv. Ivana) autora Miška Kranjca.

Autori u ovom radu donose informacije o organiziranim prisilnim iseljavanjima Slovenaca s područja Štajerske i Dolenjske, na područje NDH, Njemačke i Srbije, na temelju sjećanja kazivača, članova sekcije izgnanaca Slovenskog doma u Zagrebu. Na temelju objavljene literature i polustrukturiranih dubinskih intervjua, autori donose podatke o prisilnom iseljavanju, odvođenju u logore i životu u progonstvu te povratku kućama. ; Based on the testimonies of individuals from the Zagreb Section of the Society of Slovenian Exiles, the authors record various data on the forced exile from Slovenia in 1941. Following the short military conflict in April 1941, Slovenia was divided between Hungary, Germany and Italy. The Germans had a plan wherein they would forcibly deport the local Slovenian population from Styria (and in part Lower Carniola), then resettle migrants of German nationality (primarily from Gottschee) into their homes. The storytellers, most of whom were at the time children, recount their preparations for this forced exile, leaving their homes, and being brought to the labour camp Brestanica/Rajhenburg (ger. Reichenburg) and to Maribor, after which they were deported to Germany, the Independent State of Croatia or Serbia. Life in camps in Germany was very hard for most storytellers, and only few of them were lucky enough to be placed in German homes as help. In German camps, the Slovenians underwent heavy Germanisation, which is recounted by most of the witnesses, who were children at the time. After being forcibly moved to the Independent State of Croatia and its camp in Slavonska Požega, the Slovenians were then reallocated to the estates of Serbs who were previously forcibly deported to Serbia. Research shows that the position of the izgnanci in Croatia was worse than that of the izgnanci in Germany, as they were, for the most part, left to their own devices in Croatia. After the end of the war, most of the exiled Slovenians returned to their original homes. Upon return, they largely found ruined and abandoned houses, and were forced to start their lives over with nothing. Today, there are almost no living izgnanci who were older than 15 at the time of the exile and deportation. Therefore, the statements given by the witnesses in 2019 and 2020 were mostly given by persons who were no older than 8 at the moment of the exile. Collecting their memories is a challenge and it is high time to record their statements about these events from those witnesses who are still alive.