Periodicals Published in the Bunjevac Language in Sombor in the Period 1882–1944

Abstract

This paper represents an attempt to achieve a systematic and abbreviated review of the periodicals published in the Bunjevac language in Sombor or, as in the case of Neven, this town was the place of publication only for a certain period of time. Namely, this paper represents a version of a historiographical documenting, summarizing all the necessary records within a single article and comprising the segments of the content, as well as indices and portrayals considering the retrospective on the cultural heritage accomplished by the urban activities of Bunjevac population. There are five periodicals described. Finally, this paper contains a specific literature history that provides readers with all the generalities and peculiarities accompanied with direct insight and introduction regarding the selected articles and columns of the papers that build the firm evidence for the authentic activities of Bunjevac citizens aimed to preserve their national identity both in Sombor and Bačka region. Five newspapers were published in Sombor in the period 1882–1944: Bunjevac: list obće naobrazbe i napridka, Neven: zabavni i poučni misečnik, Vojvodina: politički list Bunjevačko-šokačke stranke, Danica: nezavisni informativni list and Naše novine: politički, gospodarski i društveni list.