SOCIETY OF SAINT ADALBERT FROM THE END OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR TO THE CHANGE INTO A “SPECIAL PURPOSE FACILITY” (1945 – 1954)

• Authors: Milan Katuninec
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The Society of Saint Adalbert (Vojtech) played a significant role in the religious and national life of the Slovak people for a long period of time. During World War II, it was at odds with the authorities, but managed to become a little more independent then in previous periods. The Democratic Party won the 1946 parliamentary election in Slovakia. This development was supposed to solidify the newly found independence of the Society of Saint Adalbert. Increases in publication rate and membership numbers were also encouraging this trend. After the Communist Party had taken power in 1948, the society fell on hard times. Its activities continued, but their scope was severely restricted and the Communist Party exercised strong control over them. People of the regime took over running the society, and prepared a new Charter in 1953. The society started to be defined as a religious institution without active membership, and the new Charter came into effect in 1954.

Keywords

EN

HISTORY; CZECHOSLOVAKIA; SOCIETY OF SAINT ADALBERT; COMMUNIST PARTY

• Publisher: Institute of Historical Studies of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Historický časopis (Historical Journal)
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 55
• Issue: suppl. issue
• Pages: 113 – 136

Contributors

author

Milan Katuninec

• Filozofická fakulta, Trnavská univerzita v Trnave, Hornopotočná 23, 918 43 Trnava, Slovak Republic