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A New Three-Volume Slavic Encyclopedia Is Released Efforts To SLAVIC HORIZON Issue 1/2021 Information magazine of Slovak Matica for the Slavic world and Slovaks abroad Vol.: 1 A NEW THREE-VOLUME EFFORTS TO SLAVIC ENCYCLOPEDIA PROGRESSIVELY SILENCE IS RELEASED SLOVAK MATICA INTERVIEW WITH THE COUNTRY MEMORY CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE (FROM THE SLOVENIAN MATICA ACTIVITIES OF THE ALEŠ GABRIČ MORAVIAN MATICA) HOW THE SILESIAN MATICA SLOVAK ASSOCIATION LIVES IN THE 21ST CENTURY FROM BULGARIA SLAVIC HORIZON Information magazine of Slovak Matica for the Slavic world and Slovaks abroad No. 1/2021, Vol.: 1 Editorial Marián Gešper, Chairman of Slovak Matica, Slovakia To new challenges! 3 CONTENT Overview from the Slavic world Pavol Parenička, Slovak Literary Institute, Slovak Matica, Slovakia Slavism and the World of Matica´s Science 4 IV. Congress of Maticas and Institutions of Slavic Nations: 7 Final Communiqué Ján Seman, Secretary of the Information and media department We commemorated the 120th anniversary 7 of Slovak Matica, Slovakia of the death of Adolf Dobriansky Michal Hrivnák, novelist, Hungary Idea of IV. Congress of Maticas 8 and Institutions of Slavic Nations is alive in our country Jiří Malíř, Chairman of the Moravian Matica, Czech Republic Country memory conference 8 conference (from the activities of the Moravian Matica in Brno) Katarína Koňariková, Chairman of the Association of Slovaks from Bulgaria, Association of Slovaks from Bulgaria 9 Slovakia Zuzana Pavelcová, director of the Compatriots Museum of the Slovak Matica The newly appointed Chairman 10 Slovakia of the Office for Slovaks Living Abroad visited Slovak Matica Information and media department of Slovak Matica, Slovakia Slovak Matica declared the year 2021 10 as the Year of Alexander Dubček Marián Gešper, Chairman of Matica slovenskej, Slovakia Chairman of Matica slovenskej, Slovakia 11 Support from compatriots for Slovak Matica Declarations by Slovaks living abroad 13 History Jana Novotná Galuszková, Chairman of Silesian Matica, Czech Republic How is Silesian Matica live in the 21st century 14 Jurij Łušćánsky, Chairman of the Upper Lusatian-Serbian Matica, The oldest Lusatian-Serbian association 15 Bautzen, Germany in Upper Lusatia Alena Baliová, Vice-Chairman of Slovak Matica in Zagreb, Croatia 25th anniversary of the founding of 15 Slovak Matica in Zagreb Interview „The Slovenian Matica must remain a living 17 Interview with Aleš Gabrić, Chairman of the Slovenian Matica that must pursue two goals: to continue to attract the cooperation of experts from different profiles and to respond to current challenges.“ Greats of Slavics Pavol Parenička, Slovak Literary Institute of Slovak Matica, Slovakia Štefan Moyses 19 Library of the Slavic world Oleg A. Platonov, editor-in-chief of the Slavic Encyclopedia, Russia A new three-volume slavic encyclopedia 21 is released Iveta Vančová, executive editor of Kultúra slova Culture of the word 22 (Culture of the word), Slovakia Zuzana Pavelcová, director of the Comaptriots Museum of the Slovak Matica, Matica´s magazine „Slovakia“ with the new 23 Slovakia design and name – „Slovakia - National Spectrum“ 24 We remember Editorial Board: PhDr. Pavol Madura (editor-in-chief), PhDr. Zuzana Graphic design Pavelcová (executive editor), JUDr. Marián Gešper (Chairman of the Board), PaedDr. Eva Čulenová, PhD., Signis - publishing house ThLic. Mgr. Viliam Komora, PhD., Doc. PaedDr. Pavol Parenička, CSc., Mgr. Peter Language editor: Mgr. Daniela Lysá Schvantner Translations © Translation from Lusatian Serbian: Mgr. Barbora Lančová Headquarter: Translation from Slovenian: prof. Andrej Rozman Krajanské múzeum Matice slovenskej Translation from Slovak to English: Mgr. Peter Schvantner Street P. O. Hviezdoslava 5, 036 01 Martin On the cover: tel .: (+ 421 43) 413 30 67 Top left: Adoption of joint conclusions from IV. Congress of Maticas and Institutions of e-mail: [email protected] Slavic Nations in the Slovak Matica residential building, June 6, 2019. Photo: Ján Seman · Bottom left: Portrait of Adolf Dobriansky. Photo: encyclopediaofukraine.com · In the Published by Slovak Matica © Slovak Matica 2021 MATICA middle: Covers of the Slavonic Encyclopedia. Photo: rusinst.ru · In the middle below: P. Mudrona 1, 036 01 Martin SLOVENSKÁ Delegates and guests from IV. Congress of Maticas and Institutions of Slavic Nations www.matica.sk at the Museum of the Slovak Village in Martin, June 6, 2019. Photo: Ján Seman · Right: Jozef Hajniš, Chairman of the Regional Cultural and Enlightenment Organization in The authors are responsible for the accuracy of the data in individual contributions. Transcarpathia, June 6, 2019 in Martin. Photo: Ján Seman EDITORIAL Chairman of Slovak Matica Marián Gešper. Photo: Ján Seman TO NEW CHALLENGES! Marián Gešper, Chairman of Slovak Matica, Slovakia At the end of last year, Slovak Matica published memorial book culture, it is necessary to learn from the experience of fraternal Sla- from IV. Congress of Maticas and Institutions of Slavic Nations, vic nations. This applies in particular to Matica´s that have a similar which took place from the 4th to the 6th June 2019 in Martin (Slo- historical development and face similar or identical problems. It vakia) and was dedicated mainly to the 100th anniversary of the is professional and scientific exchange for us it will help to orient resumption of the Slovak Matica in 1919. So-called a viral pande- ourselves in today‘s globalized world and to make the right deci- mic, which has had a significant negative impact on the lives of sions at the imaginary historical crossroads that arise before us. European nations and thus on the running of our matica´s organi- zations. Slovak Matica does not come up with anything new, rather they returns to its roots. One hundred years after the resumption of But history teaches us that life goes on. Regardless of the adversi- its activities in 1919, Slovak Matica took concrete steps towards ties of the time, creative work in the field of culture and science can Slavic reciprocity in the scientific and social spheres. The then be slowed down by external events, but they can never be stopped Chairman of the Ministry of Justice back then, Jur Janoška (1856 - completely! Proof of this is the publication of the aforementioned 1930), submitted in 1923 a proposal for a fundamental expansion memorial book, which we sent these days to all participants of the of contacts between Slavic Maticas. During this period, the Secre- congress, as well as to friendly organizations and institutions. In tary of the Slovak Matica, Štefan Krčméry (1892 - 1955), introdu- compiling it, we based on the experience from previous Matica´s ced a separate section „Slavic“ in Slovak views/Slovenské pohľady meetings at the First European Congress of the Maticas of Slavic (the oldest Slovak magazine and the second oldest continuously Nations on March 26th-28th, 2007 in Martin, II. European Congress published magazine in Europe). Later, in 1948, the „Slavic division“ of the Maticas of Slavic Nations from 31th July to 3th August 2013 was established within the Slovak Matica, the „Slavic almanac“ was in Martin and III. Congress of Slavic Maticas in Ljubljana (Slove- published and 41 volumes of books by Slavic authors were pub- nia) on February 4th, 2014. The memorial book contains not only lished in the „Slavic library „ edition. Until the negative intervention current information on the state of Matica´s movements in Slavic of the Marxist regime in the 1950s, Matica co-organized several states, but also scientific and professional contributions of partici- successful years of the „Slavic Days“ at a memorable Devín Castle, pants on lesser-known but even more surprising Slavic topics. We which was her contribution at the level of organizing social events. learned from the past and published the aforementioned memorial book in three Slavic language versions in order to make it accessi- Today, let‘s build on the work of our ancestors. If I have my own ble to the widest possible professional public of our nations and to and specific proposal for our joint professional cooperation, then break down the language barrier as much as possible. it is the realization of the idea of the researcher and long-serving Matica´s worker PhDr. Michal Eliáš, CSc. (1934 - 2018), who poin- At the same time, Matica fulfilled another promise from the last ted out the need for a comprehensive multilingual processing of congress in Martin and published the first issue of a new news- the history of all existing Maticas from their foundation with an letter, which has the ambition to keep the imaginary flame of co- overlap to the present day. operation between Slavic institutions and Slavic Maticas and to This is exactly what one of the sections of the magazi- promote mutual information in the field of culture and science. The ne could help to, which will systematically publish articles Slavic horizon that you have in front of you will also try to include from the historical development of our individual Matica´s. the lives of other slavic Maticas and other Slovak expatriate or- In the future, this could serve as the basis for the multilingual „His- ganizations operating abroad, which we think will attract not only tory of Slavic Maticas“. Slovak readers. It would be a basic civilizational contribution to the heritage of Eu- Today we can say that we live in an increasingly contradictory and ropean culture and science. It would also be in favor of preserving dangerous world. In order for national organizations to survive in the collective historical memory
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