niko danas ne spori da su hrvati narod, ali njihova istorjija pisana u vrijeme jugoslavija je politički konstrukt i srbi imaju pravo da to dovode u pitanje. ja sam pominjao mirjanu gros na jednoj drugoj temi koja pravilno zaključuje da je taj identitet nastao tek 20-tih i 30-tih godina prošlog vijeka u odnosu na srbe i da je preduslov za razvoj hrvatskog političkog identiteta bila upravo jugoslavija. bez jugoslavije bi u najboljem slučaju bili svedeni na kajkavstvo ili ostali nacionalna manjina u austriji, mađarskoj ili srbiji. oni samostalno nikada nisu ni bili u stanju da organizuju neki ozbiljan pokret za autonomiju kao drugi slovenski narodi ili ustanički pokret poput srba, zapravo jugoslavija i srbi su ih, koliko to god to zvučalo apsurdno, spasili potpunog nestanka. završili bi kao moravci u češkoj.
"Osnivanje Matice slovačke 1863. godine
inspirisano je osnivanjem Matice srpske (Matica srpska) godine 1826. i Matice Češke "
Matice česká" godine 1831."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matica_slovenská
Dočim:
Matica hrvatska
Matica hrvatska (Latin:
Matrix Croatica) is one of the oldest Croatian cultural institutions, dating back to 1842. It is the largest publisher of Croatian language books. The organization also organizes cultural events, symposia, round-table discussions and theatre.
Matica was founded as
Matica ilirska, during the time of the Illyrian movement, when Janko Drašković proposed to found it as part of the new Illyrian reading room (
Ilirska čitaonica) on February 10, 1842. Matica became independent in 1850. Between 1868 and 1873 it was under the wing of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts.
In 1874, it was renamed to "Matica hrvatska". In Dalmatia, the
Matica dalmatinska played the same role, from its founding in 1862 to its merger with
Matica hrvatska in 1912.
Matica hrvatska has had an important role in the standardization and promotion of the Croatian language. In 1971, during the Croatian Spring it ended the Novi Sad agreement and began to print Croatian works. Soon after December 20, 1971, its work was banned by the communist authorities.
It finally resumed work after Croatian independence, officially since December 8, 1990. With the Croatian language no longer subject to political maneuvering, the organization has since opened over 130 local branches in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Aber laecherlich!
U slovenskom svetu, od nje je mlađe samo ovo čudo:
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[TH="class: fn org, colspan: 2, align: center"]Matica crnogorska[/TH]
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[TH="align: left"]Formation[/TH]
[TD="class: note"]22 May 1993; 20 years ago
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[TH="align: left"]Headquarters[/TH]
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Podgorica,
Montenegro[/TD]
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[TH="align: left"]Leader[/TH]
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Dragan Radulović[/TD]
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[TH="align: left"]Website[/TH]
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www.maticacrnogorska.me
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