Original scientific paper
Socio-Economic Situation in Virje, in the Period 1929 - 1941
Mira Kolar Dimitrijević
orcid.org/0000-0002-6050-5700
; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb – Full Professor (retired)
Abstract
In Podravina, Virje was not only the biggest, but also the most advanced village of the reion. Although the peasants were not rich, as individual land ownership was limited and small, yet through their hard work and co-operatives they managed to achieve and accomplish what even far richer villages in Croatia could not. Despite very unfavorable circumstances in economy, society and in politics, that wore down a Croatian village during the period of a great world crisis and afterwards, Virje was still resisting. Through its co-operatives, and in social life in general, it is well organized in fightig for social and health standards, heavily supporting and nurturing special social relations. We could almost call Virje an example of well-organized fighting with unfavorable economic developments, which eventually was noticed in a wider region of northem Croatia. With this paper, the author brings new insights into the open; this represents a shift forward to better understanding of history of Virje.
Keywords
economy; village; social life; Virje; social chenges
Hrčak ID:
79117
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Publication date:
1.6.2002.
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