''Vijenac'' (

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: '' The Wreath'') is a biweekly magazine for literature, art and science, established in December 1993 and published by ''

Matica hrvatska Matica hrvatska ( la, Matrix Croatica) is the oldest independent, non-profit and non-governmental Croatian national institution. It was founded on February 2, 1842 by the Croatian Count Janko Drašković and other prominent members of the Illy ...

'', the central national cultural institution in

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Historical background

The magazine is seen as the direct descendant of the ''Vienac'' literary magazine, which gathered the best Croatian writers and poets of the second half of the 19th century. It was created in 1869 to "delight and educate" (''zabavi i pouci''). Prominent cultural figures were editors-in-chief. In the first year, the magazine was managed by

Đuro Deželić Đuro Deželić ( Ivanić-Grad, 25 March 1838 – Zagreb, 28 October 1907) was a Croatian writer. After finishing law school at the University of Zagreb, he soon became involved with the city's municipal government. From 1871 until his death ...

, then by Ivan Perkovac,

Milivoj Dežman Milivoj ( sr, Миливој) is an old Slavic origin given name derived from elements: ''milo'' ("gracius, favour") + ''voj'' ("soldier, war"). Popular primarily in South Slavic states. The name may refer to: * Milivoj Ašner (1913–2011), a f ...

, Franjo Marković and

Vjekoslav Klaić Vjekoslav Klaić (21 June 1849 – 1 July 1928) was a Croatian historian and writer, most famous for his monumental work ''History of the Croats''. Klaić was born in Garčin near Slavonski Brod as the son of a teacher. He was raised in Germa ...

. ''Vienac'' soon became the main Croatian literary magazine of the second half of the 19th century, especially when it was managed by the greatest Croatian writer of the time,

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, from 1874 until his death in 1881. It is a showcase of the big literary names of the period. For example,

Ksaver Šandor Gjalski Ksaver Šandor Gjalski (26 October 1854 – 6 February 1935) was a Croatian writer and civil servant. He was born Ljubomil Babić at Gredice, near Klanjec in Hrvatsko Zagorje into a minor aristocratic family. He finished high school in Varaž ...

published his first short story there in 1884. ''Vijenac'' also published translations of works by Zola,

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and

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. From 1890 to 1896, it was edited by Josip Pasarić, a major critic of Croatian

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. Both the content and the illustrations were on the level of the contemporary European literary magazines. ''Vienac'' was the only edition of

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(the Illyrian Matrix) until Matica was restructured in 1874 to become the

. After that, Vienac was published by a printing company. It died out in 1903.

Vijenac today

After its revival in 1993, ''Vijenac'' soon regained its prestige status as a prominent literary and arts publication. However, in late 1998 a group of top contributors (including the then editor-in-chief,

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) left ''Vijenac'' and established ''

Zarez ''Zarez'' ( en, The Comma) was a Croatian biweekly newsprint magazine covering literature, arts, culture and current affairs. History and profile ''Zarez'' was established in 1999 after a group of intellectuals decided to break away from the go ...

''. ''Vijenac'' continued publishing with a new editorial staff. it had an estimated circulation of 7,000 copies.

References

External links

''Vijenac'' Homepage at ''Matica hrvatska'' Official Website
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Historical background

Vijenac today

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