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Sin migranata sa Balkana bio je posljednji teritorijalni guverner Aljaske i pomogao da postane savezna dr\u017eava<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ova pri\u010da po\u010dinje u Risnu. Iz tog malog mjesta na obali Bokokotorskog zaliva, Marko \u201eMudri Majk\u201c Stepovi\u0107 krenuo je put Amerike u doba zlatne groznice, gde je postao rudar na Aljasci, zemlji jednako surovoj kao crnogorski kr\u0161, ali hladnijoj i nemilosrdnijoj.<\/p>\n\n\n
\nMajk sa svojom porodicom, uklju\u010duju\u0107i Vuku, Ellen, Nadu, Mi\u0161a i Aleksa Stepovi\u0107a; oko 1944. godine. Ova fotografija je napravljena neposredno prije nego \u0161to je Majk preminuo. Fotografija ljubazno\u0161\u0107u Nika Stepovi\u0107a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Njegov sin, Majkl Entoni Stepovich<\/strong>, ro\u0111en je 1919. godine u Ferbenksu. \u010cetiri decenije kasnije na\u0107i\u0107e se na jednoj od prelomnih ta\u010daka ameri\u010dke politi\u010dke istorije: trenutku kada je Aljaska prestala da bude teritorija i postala 49. savezna dr\u017eava Sjedinjenih Ameri\u010dkih Dr\u017eava.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Majk Stepovich bio je posljednji teritorijalni guverner Aljaske. Istovremeno, bio je sin crnogorskog iseljenika. Ove dvije \u010dinjenice su nas inspirisale da napi\u0161emo pri\u010du o migraciji, ambiciji i identitetu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Porodica sa granice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Porodi\u010dna pri\u010da Stepovi\u0107a je raznolika kao mapa njihovog kretanja. Njegov otac do\u0161ao je iz Crne Gore. Majka, Olga Bari\u010devi\u0107, poticala je iz Hrvatske, sa Bra\u010da. Aljaska, gdje je Majk ro\u0111en, tada je jo\u0161 bila teritorija, surovo i udaljeno mjesto prete\u017eno naseljeno rudarima, trgovcima, vojnicima i drugima koji su bili spremni za \u017eivot daleko od izvjesnosti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Roditelji su mu se razi\u0161li dok je jo\u0161 bio dijete, pa je odrastao uglavnom u Portlandu. Ipak, Aljaska \u0107e definisati njegov javni \u017eivot. Nakon studija na Gonzaga univerzitetu i pravnog obrazovanja na Notr Damu, slu\u017eio je u ameri\u010dkoj mornarici tokom Drugog svjetskog rata. Godine 1947. vra\u0107a se u Ferbenks, gde gradi advokatsku karijeru i tad ulazi u politiku.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n9. jun 1958. godine, naslovna strana \u010dasopisa Time<\/em> na kojoj je Majk Stepovi\u010d II; ljubazno\u0161\u0107u Nika Stepovi\u0107a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Napredovao je brzo. Teritorijalna skup\u0161tina. Senat. Lider manjine. A zatim, 1957. godine, tada\u0161nji predsjednik Dvajt Ajzenhauer imenuje ga za guvernera Teritorije Aljaske.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imao je samo 38 godina. Njegovo imenovanje nosilo je simboliku: mlad, ro\u0111en na Aljasci, sa korijenima u migrantskoj porodici koja je utjelovljavala duh potrage za boljim \u017eivotom van granica zemlje iz koje dolazi. Ipak, njegova stvarna va\u017enost le\u017eala je u pravom trenutku, jer na vlast dolazi kada pitanje dr\u017eavnosti vi\u0161e nije teorijsko. Bilo je hitno i politi\u010dki odlu\u010duju\u0107e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Posljednji \u010dovjek prije stvaranja dr\u017eave<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aljaska je decenijama poku\u0161avala da postane savezna dr\u017eava. Njeni stanovnici tra\u017eili su politi\u010dka prava, reprezentaciju i kontrolu nad sopstvenom budu\u0107no\u0161\u0107u. U Va\u0161ingtonu su i dalje vidjeli tro\u0161ak i rizik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zadatak Stepovicha bio je da taj jaz zatvori. Putovao je \u0161irom Sjedinjenih Dr\u017eava, davao intervjue, dr\u017eao govore i obja\u0161njavao da Aljaska nije samo udaljena teritorija, ve\u0107 funkcionalno dru\u0161tvo sa zna\u010dajem. U kontekstu Hladnog rata, taj argument je dobio dodatnu te\u017einu. Blizina Sovjetskog Saveza pretvorila je Aljasku u strate\u0161ku ta\u010dku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Godine 1958., kada je Kongres usvojio Zakon o dr\u017eavnosti Aljaske, Stepovich je tog dana bio u galeriji Predstavni\u010dkog doma. Ova odluka, dodu\u0161e kao rezultat anga\u017eovanja mnogih ljudi, ipak je Stepovicha stavila u prvi plan kao najzaslu\u017enijeg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Predsjednik Ajzenhauer potpisao je zakon 7. jula 1958. godine. Aljaska je zvani\u010dno postala savezna dr\u017eava 3. januara 1959.<\/p>\n\n\n
\nDelegacija slavi dr\u017eavnost Aljaske poziraju\u0107i ispred zastave sa 49 zvjezdica. Identifikovani su: predstavnik Ralf Rivers (krajnje lijevo), ameri\u010dki sekretar za unutra\u0161nje poslove Fred Siton (pored Riversa, sa rukama uz tijelo), Ernest Gruning (ispod zastave), Bob Bartlet (pored Gruninga u svijetlom odijelu), Bob Atvud (dr\u017ei zastavu), Majk Stepovi\u010d (drugi s desne strane) i Vejno Hendrikson (krajnje desno). Autor: Rou, Ebi Doprinos: Nacionalna slu\u017eba parkova Fotografija iz zbirke Ernesta H. Gruninga, 1914\u2013[1959\u20131969], 1974.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Do tada, Stepovich je ve\u0107 podnio ostavku kako bi se kandidovao za Senat. Izgubio je. Kasnije je poku\u0161ao da postane guverner nove dr\u017eave. Ponovo je izgubio. Politika rijetko nagra\u0111uje one koji zatvaraju jedno poglavlje, a ne otvaraju sljede\u0107e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Svakako da je pri\u010da o Stepovichu va\u017ena jer pripada i Crnoj Gori, ne samo Aljasci. Njegov otac iz Risna bio je dio \u0161ireg talasa iseljenika sa Balkana, ljudi koji su odlazili u rudnike, luke i industrijske gradove, grade\u0107i \u017eivote daleko od doma. Ve\u0107ina je ostala anonimna. Neki su uspjeli. Rijetki su u\u0161li u politiku.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Majk Stepovich stigao je do pozicije koja je bila izuzetna za sina jednog iseljenika. Upravljao je teritorijom ve\u0107om od mnogih evropskih dr\u017eava. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Njegovo ime vezuje se za nastanak moderne Aljaske. To je bio na\u0161 povod koji nas je vodio da ispri\u010damo ovu pri\u010du za koju mnogi ne znaju – crnogorsko porijeklo utkano je u politi\u010dku geografiju Sjedinjenih Dr\u017eava.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Njegov kasniji \u017eivot bio je mirniji, ali ne i bez zna\u010daja. Vratio se advokaturi, ostao vezan za Aljasku i sa suprugom Matildom Bari\u010devi\u0107 imao porodicu sa trinaestoro djece. Njegova porodica kasnije se povezala i sa sportskom istorijom kroz zeta D\u017eona Stoktona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do\u017eivio je da vidi kako Aljaska postaje stabilna dr\u017eava sa globalnim zna\u010dajem, energetskim resursima i politi\u010dkom te\u017einom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Preminuo je 2014. godine, u 94. godini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u010cesto se pri\u010de o odlasku posmatraju kao neka vrsta gubitka. Stepovich nas navodi da gledamo na njegovu pri\u010du iz druga\u010dijeg ugla. Jedan \u010dovjek napu\u0161ta Risan. Njegov sin postaje guverner Aljaske. Taj sin u\u010destvuje u transformaciji teritorije u saveznu dr\u017eavu.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Majk Stepovich zaslu\u017euje mjesto u istoriji Aljaske. I zaslu\u017euje mjesto u sje\u0107anju Crne Gore. Jer njegova pri\u010da nije samo o ameri\u010dkoj sjevernoj granici. Ona govori dokle mo\u017ee sti\u0107i jedno crnogorsko ime i kako mo\u017ee ostaviti trag u istoriji.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sin migranata sa Balkana bio je posljednji teritorijalni guverner Aljaske i pomogao da postane savezna dr\u017eava Ova pri\u010da po\u010dinje u Risnu. Iz tog malog mjesta na obali Bokokotorskog zaliva, Marko \u201eMudri Majk\u201c Stepovi\u0107 krenuo je put Amerike u doba zlatne groznice, gde je postao rudar na Aljasci, zemlji jednako surovoj kao crnogorski kr\u0161, ali hladnijoj […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":35483,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3655,3645,3681],"tags":[4283,4277],"class_list":{"0":"post-35496","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-crna-gora","8":"category-istaknuto","9":"category-svet","10":"tag-aljaska","11":"tag-majkl-entoni-stepovic"},"td_post_theme_settings":{"td_post_template":"tdb_template_35498","td_primary_cat":"3655"},"yoast_head":"\n
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