Hermagoras Society
The Hermagoras Society (
Nazis, who confiscated the printing presses and destroyed books.[3]
After World War II ended, the printing presses were returned, and the Hermagoras Society resumed operation in 1945 and the printing house reopened in 1954.socialist materials until 1970, when it was reorganized. While its membership has fluctuated from 60,000 members in 1970 to 25,000 in 1990, as of 1991 it remained one of the three largest publishers in Slovenia.[3]
In 2001 the Hermagoras Society celebrated its 150th anniversary, and the first president of Slovenia, Milan Kučan, gave a speech commemorating the society's publication of 40 million books in Slovene since its founding.[4]
References
- ^ "Mohor's Society". Culture.si. Slovenia Ministry of Culture. 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
- ^ a b c Stanko Janež (1971). Živan Milisavac (ed.). Jugoslovenski književni leksikon [Yugoslav Literary Lexicon] (in Serbo-Croatian). Novi Sad (SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia): Matica srpska. pp. 105–106.
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- ^ Kucan, Milan (2001-09-28). "150th Anniversary of the St. Hermagoras Society". Slovenian Presidential Office. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
External links
- The A to Z of Slovenia by Leopoldina Plut-Pregelj and Carole Rogel, pg. 434
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