Njiva
Encyclopedia
Njiva was a monthly magazine
from the city of Subotica
in Bačka
, autonomous province of Vojvodina
, Serbia
. It has been printed in Croatian language
.
Its publisher was Hrvatsko kulturno društvo (Croat
cultural society) from Subotica..
The first, and as it appeared lately, the only edition was published on January 2, 1947.
The editors of this magazine were known cultural activists of Croats
from Bačka
, Balint Vujkov and Matija Poljaković.
Njiva's texts, in which no subject was avoided, brought them many enemies in the former Yugoslav press, in which they criticised Njiva sharply, often without arguments. It should be accentuated that Njiva Nr.1 was published in times after WWII has ended, in the times when Yugoslav Communist regime was copying Soviet model (note: censorship) and it was in excellent relations with Stalin.
Additionally, after a period of equal approach, Yugoslavia and its member PR Serbia applied new policy toward Croats in autonomous province of Vojvodina. All newspapers, institutions and societies of Croats of Vojvodina, especially the ones with Croat attribute in their names were slowly extinguished , merged with Serb ones or renamed that way, so it could not be seen that these subjects are related to Croats
(e.g. Croatian national theater in Subotica, newspaper Hrvatska riječ
, football squad HAŠK Građanski from Subotica etc.). ,
These media attacks and new Serbia's policy resulted in stopping of Njiva's publishing after its first edition.
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
from the city of Subotica
Subotica
Subotica is a city and municipality in northern Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...
in Bačka
Backa
Bačka is a geographical area within the Pannonian plain bordered by the river Danube to the west and south, and by the river Tisza to the east of which confluence is located near Titel...
, autonomous province of Vojvodina
Vojvodina
Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. It has been printed in Croatian language
Croatian language
Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
.
Its publisher was Hrvatsko kulturno društvo (Croat
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
cultural society) from Subotica..
The first, and as it appeared lately, the only edition was published on January 2, 1947.
The editors of this magazine were known cultural activists of Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
from Bačka
Backa
Bačka is a geographical area within the Pannonian plain bordered by the river Danube to the west and south, and by the river Tisza to the east of which confluence is located near Titel...
, Balint Vujkov and Matija Poljaković.
Njiva's texts, in which no subject was avoided, brought them many enemies in the former Yugoslav press, in which they criticised Njiva sharply, often without arguments. It should be accentuated that Njiva Nr.1 was published in times after WWII has ended, in the times when Yugoslav Communist regime was copying Soviet model (note: censorship) and it was in excellent relations with Stalin.
Additionally, after a period of equal approach, Yugoslavia and its member PR Serbia applied new policy toward Croats in autonomous province of Vojvodina. All newspapers, institutions and societies of Croats of Vojvodina, especially the ones with Croat attribute in their names were slowly extinguished , merged with Serb ones or renamed that way, so it could not be seen that these subjects are related to Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
(e.g. Croatian national theater in Subotica, newspaper Hrvatska riječ
Hrvatska rijec
Hrvatska riječ is a Croatian language weekly newspaper in Serbia. It was founded in 1945, with the purpose to serve as the information organ for the Croatian minority of Vojvodina....
, football squad HAŠK Građanski from Subotica etc.). ,
These media attacks and new Serbia's policy resulted in stopping of Njiva's publishing after its first edition.