OBNOVENIE MATICE SLOVENSKEJ ROKU 1919 A JEJ ĎALŠIE SMEROVANIE

The study considers the revival of an important cultural institution in the period after the formation of the First Czechoslovak Republic, outlining the internal political and organizational circumstances that preceded it. It is directed towards analysis of the subsequent building up and activity of Matica Slovenská in the specific social situation of the first steps of this “revived” institution, its cooperation with other organizations and the constituting of its new institutional structures – leadership, administration and committee – and practical activities – local branches, scientific and artistic departments.