Melania Trump‘s memoirs have, as expected, caused a significant stir worldwide upon their release, and the reaction is no different in neighboring Slovenia, where Melania grew up and writes extensively about in her biography. She described, among other things, her childhood in Sevnica, Slovenia, recalling how she began modeling at just six years old. She states that her childhood in Slovenia was happy.
Her mother, Amalija, grew up on a farm where onions were cultivated, later working in a factory, while her father, Viktor Knavs, was a car salesman. Melania writes that her parents took her and her sister Ines to concerts by Elton John and Tina Turner to feel more connected to Western countries, Austria and Italy at that time, reports Jutarnji list.
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“UDBA invaded our home because of my father”
However, Melania also recalled unpleasant moments from her life in the former Yugoslavia, such as the UDBA’s intrusion into their home due to what she describes as her father’s “suspicious way” of living. She emphasized that her neighbors informed on her father. “Someone, a neighbor, colleague, or alleged friend reported my father’s fleet to the authorities,” said a Slovenian source to the British Daily Mail. Melania denied in her biography that her father was a communist, stressing that communism did not reflect his political beliefs. “His membership in the Communist Party was mandatory because the party introduced an automatic monthly membership fee from part of his salary,” the book states, as reported by the Daily Mail.
A source mentioned by the British media previously stated that Melania’s father’s membership in the Communist Party of Yugoslavia brought numerous privileges to the family of the former First Lady. It claims that they received special treatment in the city, first gaining access to basic necessities, and that Viktor Knavs earned much better than other residents of Sevnica. According to British media, citing claims from someone who lived in Sevnica at the time, only five percent of Slovenians were in the Communist Party during Melania’s childhood, and although her father did not publicly emphasize his political orientation, it was evident to both his relatives and neighbors.
Melania further writes that her parents were not particularly politically active, even though they experienced significant political events. “Growing up, I felt more connected to our neighbors in Italy or Austria than to the communist countries of Eastern Europe,” Melania continued. “I skied in the Alps and vacationed in Croatia, on the Dalmatian coast,” she writes, adding: “Indeed, my childhood was filled with happiness, beauty, and positivity, far from the typical story of a girl growing up in a communist society.”
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