After the occupation of Slovenia in 1941, there was a disagreement among Slovene cultural workers as to whether the conditions for the continuation of their activity and that of cultural institutions still existed. The strongest demand for the respect of Slovene cultural autonomy was presented to the Italian occupying administration on 29 April 1941 in a joint memorandum by six of the nation's most prominent cultural institutions. Among the established literary journals, only Catholic Dom in svet (Home and World) continued to circulate, while the editorial boards of other journals concluded that conditions for the continuation of their work no longer existed. This was an introduction to 'cultural silence'. This silence became one of the political principles of the national liberation movement in which most Slovene cultural workers participated. As early as 1941, two cultural scenes began to emerge in Slovenia. The first one operated legally in compliance with the restrictions set by the Italian censorship, whereas the second, more determined and socially relevant, expressed its principles through the underground press.