▁with ▁his ▁critical ▁ess ays ▁on ▁literature ▁and ▁politics , ▁including ▁his ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁ess ay ▁The ▁Cultural ▁Problem ▁of ▁Sloven e ▁Identity . ▁ ▁Anti - f asc ist ▁resistance ▁During ▁the ▁Italian ▁occupation ▁of ▁Sloven e ▁territory ▁( l ater ▁an nex ed ▁to ▁Italy ▁as ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁L jub lj ana ), ▁the ▁Anti - Im per ial ist ▁Front ▁( l ater ▁renamed ▁the ▁Liber ation ▁Front ▁of ▁the ▁Sloven ian ▁People , ▁the ▁Sloven e ▁resistance ▁organization ) ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁Vid mar ' s ▁house ▁in ▁Ro ž na ▁Dol ina , ▁L jub lj ana ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁A ▁mem orial ▁now ▁stands ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁house . ▁Vid mar ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁formal ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁organization ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Commun ist ▁period ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁Federal ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Pe op les ▁( l ater ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Republic s ▁and ▁Provin ces ). ▁He ▁was ▁close ▁friend ▁to ▁Cro at ian ▁writer ▁Mi ros lav ▁Kr le ž a . ▁He ▁was ▁very ▁influ ential ▁in ▁Sloven ia ▁from ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 5 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s ▁in ▁the ▁cultural ▁policies ▁of ▁the ▁T ito ist ▁regime . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁L jub lj ana . ▁ ▁Work ▁ ▁Trans l ations ▁He ▁translated ▁works ▁from ▁Russian , ▁French , ▁Italian