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Svijet (Croatian: World) was a biweekly women's magazine which was in circulation between 1953 and 1992. It was based in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, and was one of the magazines produced by Vjesnik, a leading publishing company in Yugoslavia.

History and profile

Svijet was established in 1953. The magazine was published by Vjesnik on a biweekly basis. It was headquartered in Zagreb. Ðurđa Milanović was one of the editors-in-chief of the magazine.

Svijet featured articles on women-related topics, including fashion, cosmetics, theater, film, and novels. However, it also covered political content, including working conditions of women, their educational and health status. It published interviews one of which was with Jovanka Broz, wife of Josip Tito. The first advice section was introduced by Svijet in Yugoslavia in 1958. The magazine shared content with its sister publications such as Vjesnik u srijedu and Arena.

Svijet folded in 1992.

References

1. ^ Zsófia Lóránd (2018). The Feminist Challenge to the Socialist State in Yugoslavia. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 140, 143, 159. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-78223-2_4. ISBN 978-3-319-78223-2.
2. ^ Dunja Majstorović (2023). "Windows Towards the West: Exploring the Emergence of Popular Magazines in Yugoslavia in the 1960s and Early 1970s". Journal of Communication Inquiry. 47 (1): 13. doi:10.1177/01968599221081120. S2CID 247099510.
3. ^ Iva Jelušić (2022). "Jovanka Broz and the Yugoslav Popular Press during Tito's Reign: At the Crossroads of Tradition and Emancipation (1952–1980)". Aspasia. 16 (1): 173, 178. doi:10.3167/asp.2022.160111.
4. ^ Lydia Perovic (12 March 2022). "Feminism and Yu: Feminist Magazines in Yugoslavia". Ms. Retrieved 8 April 2024.

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