Review article
GOSPIĆ CHAPTER OF H RVATSKI RADIŠA 1920–1921
Mira Kolar-Dimitrijević
; Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The Hrvatski Radiša society initially had the mission to place poor children with Croat artisans in order to become good artisans and merchants themselves. The World War I had tragic consequences for the Lika region, even though there was no war operations conducted there. A great number of children were left orphans, and the new Yugoslav administration followed national key in social policy. In order to help children in Lika, the Gospić chapter of Hrvatski Radiša was instituted in 1920, which endeavored to place children with good Croatian artisans in Zagreb. In spite of interferences of some Serbs, the chapter had a good success, primarily because the population wholeheartedly accepted the initiative. The chapter showed some initiative to better the economic situation in Lika, but the government tried everything that this initiative goes in a different direction. This was especially evident after 1922 when Gospić ceased to be regional center. There is mention in the article of many people from Gospić, Lovinac, and other places, who helped the work of Hrvatski Radiša.
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214453
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Publication date:
4.8.1998.
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