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THE ESTABLISHMENT AND ACTIVITIES OF THE CHAPTER OF THE CROATIAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION “NAPREDAK” IN GOSPIĆ (1926-1945)
Zdravko Matić
; Učilište hrvatske kopnene vojske, Zagreb, Hrvatska
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In this work, the author underlines the importance of the Association “Napredak” in the cultural enlightenment and advancement of Croatian national conscience among the population of Gospić. This association enabled the education of youth in Lika, one of the poorest regions of Croatia. The preamble of its charter explains how the association was formed during Austro-Hungarian times. After the introduction of King Alexander Karadjordjević’s dictatorship, the chapter of Napredak in Gospić was dissolved (1932). The chapter was revived in 1935, and successful continued to reduce illiteracy, increase its own literary publications and organize cultural life. Because of the outbreak of World War II, the work of the association slowed down, and after the war, Napredak was outlawed.
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Hrčak ID:
208500
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Datum izdavanja:
1.7.2001.
Posjeta: 692 *