Prosvjeta
Prosvjeta headquarters in Zagreb
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| Formation | 1944 |
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| Type | non-governmental organization |
| Headquarters | Zagreb |
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Membership
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2,200 |
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Official language
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Serbian |
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President
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Čedomir Višnjić |
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Budget
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800,000 € |
| Website | prosvjeta |
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| Established | 26 January 1996 |
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| Location | Zagreb, Croatia |
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| Items collected | Serbian literature, Cyrillic alphabet literature, Croatian literature, Western literature, 20th-century Marxist philosophy |
| Size | 23,000 books and publications |
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Open to general public |
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| Director | Velimir Sekulić |
| Staff | 2 |
| Website | Централна библиотека Срба у Хрватској |
Serbian Cultural Society "Prosvjeta" (abbreviated: SKD "Prosvjeta" or СКД "Просвјета") is the central cultural, educational and scientific institution of the Serbs in Croatia, with the aim of preserving and developing national identity.
Prosvjeta is managed by principles of multiculturalism and interculturalism, and their own cultural awareness. In accordance with their understanding of national identity of Serbs in Croatia, Prosvjeta affirms its value in two ways: as part of Croatian culture and as part of the Serbian people culture as a whole.
Prosvjeta was established on 18. November 1944 in the period of World War II in the town of Glina. First president of Prosvjeta was professor Dane Medaković from Zagreb. It was established as one among few Serb institutions, first of which was Serb MP's club of State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Croatia. As it became expected that Allies of World War II will win in the war and Yugoslav Partisans together with them, Communist Party of Yugoslavia wanted to satisfy Prečani Serbs population in future Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Prečani Serbs firstly constituted majority, and towards the end of war huge part of Partisan forces, while in 1945 they constituted 45% of membership of Communist Party of Croatia. Primary task of organization in initial phase was to fight illiteracy in rural areas. Other ambitious plans included intention for establishment of Museum of Serbs of Croatia, library, student dormitory, and development cooperation with Croatian Writers' Association, Croatian Painters' Association, Music Association and Association for Cultural Cooperation with Soviet Union.
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