''Zarez'' () was a
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
n biweekly
newsprint
Newsprint is a low-cost, non-archival paper consisting mainly of wood pulp and most commonly used to print newspapers and other publications and advertising material. Invented in 1844 by Charles Fenerty of Nova Scotia, Canada, it usually has ...
magazine covering literature, arts, culture and current affairs.
History and profile
''Zarez'' was established in 1999 after a group of intellectuals decided to break away from the government-favored cultural magazine ''
Vijenac
''Vijenac'' ( English: '' The Wreath'') is a biweekly magazine for literature, art and science, established in December 1993 and published by ''Matica hrvatska'', the central national cultural institution in Croatia.
Historical background
The ...
'' because of differences of editorial policies proscribed by
Matica hrvatska
Matica hrvatska () is the oldest independent, non-profit and non-governmental Croatian national institution. It was founded on February 2, 1842 by the Croatian Count Janko Drašković and other prominent members of the Illyrian movement during ...
, the publisher of ''Vijenac'', and the views of the editorial staff. They formed a company called ''Druga strana'' (''The other side'') and started a new, independent, cultural magazine first published on 19 February 1999. Even though it is widely considered to be one of the best cultural publications in Croatia, it always struggled to secure its finances because of low
circulations of culture-oriented publications in the country. It is currently financed by the Croatian Ministry of Culture and the City of Zagreb.
See also
*
List of magazines in Croatia
List of magazines in Croatia is an incomplete list of magazines published in Croatia.
Contemporary
Magazines
*'' BUG'' (1992), monthly computer magazine
*'' Drvo znanja'' (1998), monthly youth magazine
*'' Globus'' (1990), weekly newsmagazine
* ...
References
External links
Official website
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1999 establishments in Croatia
Cultural magazines
Magazines published in Croatia
Croatian-language magazines
Magazines established in 1999
Mass media in Zagreb
News magazines published in Europe
Biweekly magazines