Original scientific paper

Željko Krušelj orcid.org/0000-0002-3890-1045 ; Univrsity North, Koprivnica, Croatia

Abstract

The paper analyzes the beginning, development stages and termination of Koprivnica's youth magazine LOK in the period between 1979 to 1989. Written on the basis of archival materials, newspaper articles and interviews with the participants of these events, the author explains how the key motivator for starting LOK was the decision of the SSOH's magazine Polet to back down from the republican concept. The role of LOK was not just to inform the public about events and initiatives related to the young generation. The magazine was also a tool for political activism, making ideological principles and programmes of the youth organization more appealing to potential members. The author explains that the magazine, as well as Polet from Zagreb, promptly broke out of the given framework and became a serious critic of social processes and an advocate for faster democratization of the political system. Major role in that had its "street language". The paper explains in detail why LOK, although not even nominated, won the prestigeous award "Sedam sekretara SKOJ-a" in 1980, and why the issue of regular funding was never resolved. The focus is directed also to the accompanying activities of the magazine, such as the launch of the youth radio show "Vruća juha" and youth gatherings "Izlok". The conceptual similarities and differences in the magazine conducting through the mandates of all five main editors are presented, as well as how it came to personnel intertwining of LOK and Polet.

Keywords

youth press; Polet; Koprivnica; LOK; political activism; criticism of the system; democratization; street language

Hrčak ID:

148953

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/148953

Publication date:

1.6.2015.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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