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DIARY OF KERUBIN ŠEGVIĆ 1943 – 1945
Stjepan MATKOVIĆ
orcid.org/0000-0002-2465-3984
; Hrvatski institut za povijest, Zagreb
Tomislav JONJIĆ
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Content of this article is a critical edition of Diary of Kerubin Šegvić, which was written sporadically by this prominent cleric and publicist in the period between January 1943 and May 1945. In the introduction editors (authors) of this article deliver an overview of
basic information concerning this primary source, together with biographical facts about Šegvić and his career that was marked by his manifold roles in public, cultural and political life. Šegvić appeared in public life at the turn of the nineteenth century to the twentieth
century, and from that time he supported ideas of the Party of Rights, i.e. fulfilment of the Croatian state rights. Some of his thoughts and attitudes regarding political activities in the Party of the Rights, as well as concerning some events at the end of the World War I
and beginning of the Contemporary National Representation can be found in fragments in this Diary. Moreover, in the introduction authors emphasize Šegvić’s role in Yugoslavia between two world wars. In this period Šegvić has published several publications, among
which especially prominent was one about Gothic origin of Croats. Similarly, in this period Šegvić promoted Italian culture in various publications. Similarly, he strongly opposed any idea of communism, principally in his texts published in the magazine Hrvatska
(Croatia), which was founded in 1933. Experiences from this period strongly influenced Šegvić’s mindset and his thoughts during the time of the Independent State of Croatia, which consequently led to his death penalty and execution by Yugoslav communist authorities.
At the end, authors of the article maintain that the first part of the Diary should be identified as origin of the Šegvić’s records published in 1943 in Zagreb under the title »In the first months of the foundation of ISC. My mission to Italy 7 – 24 Sept 1941«. This
could be concluded from the note printed at the bottom of the cover page, where it is written that the published text is an exact transcription from Šegvić’s diary. By the same token,
from the diary, which is published in this article, it is clear that from 1943 Šegvić’s attitude towards Italy has changed. At the same time he started to criticize Ustashas’ regime, which was accompanied with his fears about renewal of Yugoslavia and spread of communism.
The entire text of the Diary is complemented with numerous notes and bibliographical remarks. Moreover, authors deliver also a letter that Šegvić had written to the president of the Croatian State Parliament in 1942. This letter reveals Šegvić’s critical views about
actual problems in the Independent State of Croatia, and thus complementary enriches his Diary. In any case, this Šegvić’s Diary is an important document that reveals some aspects of the World War II from the personal viewpoint of a prominent intellectual.
Ključne riječi
Diary; World War II; Zagreb; Independent State of Croatia
Hrčak ID:
164722
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Datum izdavanja:
22.6.2016.
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