Professional paper
Featured topic: 40 years of the Krk Historical Society (1969-2009) - Summary: Role and significance of history of island of Krk as basis for activity of Krk Historical Society / Association (1969-2009)
Petar Strčić
Abstract
Krk Historical Society - as the member of Historical Society of Croatia (part of Historian Association of Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia) was established in 1969. Since that time up to the present moment it has independently or in cooperation with other societies and institutions organized a lot of scientific, professional and other events. Their content was - in principle - from history but also from other sciences, about the island of Krk and other modern events. These are cultural, legal, religious, military, literary, linguistic, ethnological, technical, educational, touristic, medical and other fields of science and profession and also from auxiliary historic sciences and other fields and areas of life of Krk ”Boduls”. Information from those events have been published in publications of the Society, namely in ”Krčki zbornik” (since 1970, issues 1-64), ”Posebna izdanja” (from 1971, issues 1-60), ”Mala knjižnica Krčkog zbornika” (from 1997, issues 1-3) and several special editions. They were published in Krk, some joint editions were published in the seat of the co-publishers and one of them in New York. Other works include syntheses, doctorate theses, master degree theses, other scientific and professional works, reprints of important works as well as supplements from the field of popularization of science and profession. There are also translations from foreign languages. Bibliography of works in ”Krčki zbornik” from issues 1 to issue 50 was printed in 2006. The authors are from Croatia and abroad. They are academicians, university professors, scientists, experts, literary, cultural, economic (e.g. hospitality) and other. There are numerous evaluations and reviews of the Society activity, mostly positive. Society members and authors of articles in the Society publications won many acknowledgments and awards. It all speaks about the capital contribution of this Society, presently Association on the island of Krk, in Croatian historiography separately and generally.
Keywords
Krk Historical Society / Association; island of Krk; role; significance
Hrčak ID:
284656
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Publication date:
7.7.2013.
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