AND WHILE THERE ARE HEARTS, THERE WILL BE CROATIA
The Croatian Society of Historians “Dr. Rudolf Horvat” recently celebrated 15 years of activity, but despite the new books that are in preparation, this anniversary will be celebrated in a slightly different way. Namely, this year the Croatian people are celebrating important anniversaries of national importance, namely the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Father of the Homeland Dr. Ante Starčević and the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Croatian historian Dr. Rudolf Horvat and the celebrated Croatian writer Antun Gustav Matoš. Therefore, under the motto “As long as there is a heart, there will be Croatia”, the Croatian Society of Historians “Dr. Rudolf Horvat” in cooperation with numerous friends (Croatian Home Guard – Metković Branch, Matica Hrvatska – Split Branch, Matica Hrvatska – Zadar Branch, Matica Hrvatska – Rijeka Branch, Association for the Promotion of Heritage “Primorski Hrvat”, Veterans’ Center for Social Development, Croatian Home Guard – Zaprešić Branch, Community of Victimology Associations of Osijek-Baranja County (Croatian Home Guard – Osijek Branch, HOZ Jazovka – Đakovo Branch and Croatian Society of Political Prisoners of Osijek-Baranja County) and the City of Gospić) is organizing a series of forums entitled “Croatian Heart” – In Memory of Croatian Greats. Various speakers from amateur researchers and students to university professors will speak at all locations. Visitors will have the opportunity to choose from 35 different presentations on various topics from Croatian history of the 19th and 20th centuries. The presentations are organized into thematic units according to the following schedule:
METKOVIĆ, 17.4.2023, 7 p.m., City Cultural Center, Stjepana Radića 1
Organizers: Croatian Home Guard – Metković Branch in cooperation with the Croatian Society of Historians “Dr. Rudolf Horvat” (with guests from Bosnia and Herzegovina)
SPEAKERS AND TOPICS:
Language and Literature in the Context of Preserving National Identity
- Dr. Domagoj Vidović: Croatian Struggle for Linguistic Identity between Literary Agreements and Declarations
- Anita Martinac: Historical Themes in Literature/Writing about Real Events with a Time Lapse
Communist Repression and Croatian Anti-Communist Resistance
- Iva Kajfeš: The Life and Death of the Bishop of Dubrovnik, Dr. Josip Marija Carević, the Only Bishop Killed in World War II
- Dr. Blanka Matković: Crusaders in the Neretva area (1945-1946): Ivan Milas Group
- Darko Utovac: Anti-communist resistance groups in the Neretva after World War II (1959-1964)
- Maja Raguž: Socio-political circumstances in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the war years in the Municipality of Neum
- Major Mijo Vukušić: “Neretva pirates” – 116th Brigade of the Croatian Army
SPLIT, 18.4.2023, 6 p.m., Hall of the Archbishop’s Seminary, Zrinsko-frankopanska 19
Organizers: Matica hrvatska – Split Branch in cooperation with the Croatian Society of Historians “Dr. Rudolf Horvat“
SPEAKERS AND TOPICS:
The suffering of Croats throughout the first half of the 20th century
- Josip Rapić: The uprising of Croatian soldiers on Kulikovo Field as an introduction to the massacre of Croatian soldiers in Odessa in 1916
- Dr. Blanka Matković: Post-war anti-communist resistance in the city of Split and its surroundings (1945-1947)
Homeland War (with special guests as witnesses of the time)
- Matej Gabrilo: On the Museum of the Homeland War in Split and the activities of the naval saboteurs of the Croatian Navy in 1991
Witnesses of the time:
- Dr. sc. Mihovil Biočić: The Ethics of a Physician with a Red Star, Cockade and Croatian Coat of Arms: Zagreb 1945, Vukovar 1991, Knin 1995
- General Mirko Šundov, one of the wartime commanders of the 4th Guards Brigade
ZAGREB, 19.4.2023, 6 p.m., Special Police House, Trg žrtava fašizma 1
Organizers: Veterans’ Center for Social Development and Croatian Home Guard – Zaprešić Branch in cooperation with the Croatian Society of Historians “Dr. Rudolf Horvat” (with guests from Bosnia and Herzegovina)
SPEAKER AND TOPICS:
- Filip Katanić: Demographic Losses and the Most Important Battles of World War I
Croatian Resistance to Greater Serbian and Communist Repression (from the First Yugoslavia to the Homeland War)
- Stipo Pilić: Greater Serbian Repression Between the Two World Wars through the Book Croatia in the Torture Chamber by Dr. Rudolf Horvat
- Dr. sc. Vladimir Šumanović: Concealed Testimonies – Media Visibility of Partisan Officials’ Testimonies about Yugoslav Crimes in 1945 in the Public Life of the Republic of Croatia
- Vedran Petrović: Vinko Nikolić and His Lifelong Struggle for the Historical Truth of His Homeland
- Iva Kajfeš: The Contribution of Canadian Croats to the Creation, International Recognition and Defense of the Republic of Croatia
OSIJEK, 20.4.2023, 6 p.m., Pastoral Center, Osijek Vicarage, J.J. Strossmayera 58
Organizers: The Community of Victimology Associations of Osijek-Baranja County (Croatian Home Guard – Osijek Branch, HOZ Jazovka – Đakovo Branch, Croatian Society of Political Prisoners of Osijek-Baranja County) in cooperation with the Croatian Society of Historians “Dr. Rudolf Horvat“
SPEAKERS AND TOPICS:
Communist Repression and Concealed Graveyards
- Marko Krznarić: Post-war Camps in the Osijek-Baranja County
- Pero Šola: Cemeteries in the Đakovo Region
- Ivo Tubanović: Concealed Graveyard
Battles of the Homeland War
- Drago Štokić: Homeland War in Požega Region – Sketches of a Few Lesser Known Events
Witnesses of the Time:
- Tanja Belobrajdić, Writer and Croatian Defender from Vukovar
- Mirko Adžaga, Former HOS Member and Participant in the Battle of Nuštar
RIJEKA, 24.4.2023, 6 p.m., Croatian Reading Room Trsat, Šetalište Joakima Rakovca 33
Organizers: Matica hrvatska – Rijeka Branch and the Association for the Promotion of Heritage “Primorski Hrvat” in cooperation with the Croatian Society of Historians “Dr. Rudolf Horvat”
Introductory Part:
Dr. sc. Hrvoje Pende: Rijeka’s Pravaške Davorije (brief presentation of the book)
SPEAKERS AND TOPICS:
- Dr. sc. Željko Bartulović: Croatian views on the state and legal status of Rijeka until 1918 (with a brief review of the first Yugoslavia)
Right-wing party
- Dr. sc. Željko Bistrović: Right-wing party of the Croatian Littoral (with special emphasis on those from Rijeka and Sušak)
- Tea Dimnjašević: Erazmo Barčić – the lion of Rijeka and a patriot
- Goran Crnković: Istrian Right-wing party
- Dr. sc. Stjepan Matković: Croatian Littoral, parliamentary elections and Right-wing party
- Leo Marić: Ante Starčević and the original Right-wing party in the light of 19th-century European politics
Special guests: folklore group of the Association for the Promotion of Heritage “Primorski Hrvat”
GOSPIĆ, 25.4.2023, 5:30 p.m., Cultural and Information Center, Budačka 12
Organizers: City of Gospić in cooperation with the Croatian Society of Historians “Dr. Rudolf Horvat”
SPEAKER AND TOPICS:
Father of the Homeland Dr. Ante Starčević
- Katarina Mataija: Life and work of Dr. Ante Starčević through archival materials
- Dr. Ante Bežen: Dr. Ante Starčević from a Lika perspective
Rebellions and resistances (from World War II to the Homeland War)
- Krešimir Matijević: Anti-Croatian movements in Lika 1941
- Danijel Jurković: Rebellion of 1950 in the Slunj district
- Mr. Ivan Kozlica: Heroic defense of Gospić 1991
ZADAR, 26.4.2023, 6 p.m., Don Ive Prodana 1
Organizers: Matica hrvatska – Zadar Branch in cooperation with the Croatian Society of Historians “Dr. Rudolf Horvat”
SPEAKER AND TOPICS:
Croatia in communist Yugoslavia
- Dr. Zlatko Begonja: World War II and the post-war period between facts and prejudices
- Luka Knez: Yugoslav secret services and party leadership: historiographical reflections
- Dr. sc. Radomir Jurić: Zadar students in the Croatian Spring
We invite you to join us at one of the seven locations listed and celebrate this manifestation of national significance, because as long as our hearts are there, Croatia will be there!
Editorial staff/komunistickizlocini.net
