THE ESTABLISHMENT AND ACTIVITY OF THE CROATIAN CULTURAL SOCIETY NAPREDAK IN SPLIT (1928 – 1940)

Sa？etak Based on unpublished archive material and recent literature, the author has investigated the founding and operation of the Croatian Cultural Society Napredak from Sarajevo in Split. Starting in 1922, when the Split branch was founded, and despite the political pressures in monarchial Yugoslavia, many of its program goals were achieved. In its twelve-year existence (1928 – 1940), it recorded numerous social activities and achieved the enviable results of its work. The branch operated despite many obstacles until the end of 1940, when it was stopped due to the beginning of the war. With the establishment of the Republic of Croatia, the Split Branch was restored on June 25, 1991