Napred
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The Workers Educational Society Napred was a socialist organization founded in Slovakia
in February 1869. It was under the direct influence of a similar organization in Vienna
. Napred represented the first emergence of the socialist movement in Slovakia.
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
in February 1869. It was under the direct influence of a similar organization in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. Napred represented the first emergence of the socialist movement in Slovakia.