KLUB KULTURNIH RADNIKA U KRAGUJEVCU (1951-1962)

Abstract

After the Second World War, state-building and its modernization linked to population education. During the renewal of the country, there were political, social, economic, and cultural revolutions. The official cultural politics of the young socialist state aimed at encouraging as many inhabitants as possible to participate actively in cultural and artistic production. One form of new cultural and social engagement was the founding of cultural societies and associations in cities across the country. The Club of Cultural Workers in Kragujevac was founded on November 29th, 1951, and existed until 1962. The Club was a cultural and educational institution, which organized, helped, and introduced education, cultural and entertainment activities, and the social life of the population. The main sectors of the Club's activities were mass education, general education, and publishing activities with informing and placing certain content and ideological and political messages. The Club encouraged work on preserving and consolidating the achievements of the People's Revolution and building socialism. The forms of activities of the Club were different according to the needs of the population: lectures, literary evenings, seminars, courses, meetings, discussions, visits, cultural and artistic events, concerts, theater performances and talks about plays, exhibitions of various kinds, illustrated newspapers and sports activities. In socially and politically controlled circumstances, the Club of Cultural Workers in Kragujevac provided the civic family with a wide choice and the opportunity to choose cultural content, civic values , and innovations in communication, behavior, and education.