Bulletin "Our Word" and other publications
Czech Beseda Rijeka publishes its quarterly bulletin "Our Word" ("Naše řeč"), and send it free of charge to all its members and friends. The purpose of the bulletin is not only to inform our members, the Czech Union, other Besedas and our friends about our activities, but also to leave a written proof of our existence and activities to future generations.
Read the bulletin "Our Word"
(in Czech only):- Issue 61, December 2009
- Issue 60, October 2009
- Issue 59, June 2009
- Issue 58, January 2009
- Issue 57, September 2008
- Issue 56, March 2008
- Issue 55, October 2007
- Issue 54, June 2007
- Issue 53, March 2007
- Issue 52, December 2006
- Issue 51, September 2006
- Issue 50, June 2006
- Issue 49, March 2006
- Issue 48, December 2005
- Issue 47, September 2005
- Issue 46, June 2005
The first issue of "Our Word" was published in December 1996. The bulletin informs about our activities, plans, shows and guest performances of our members and groups, but also about our guests who visit us in Rijeka (dance and theatre groups, music bands, choirs, etc.). We publish literary and informative articles by our members and friends, language studies (for example, the table of Czech-Croatian homonyms by professor Križan), studies about Czech people who lived in this area and left a permanent mark, and poems by Czech poets. No less interesting then articles about regions and towns in the Czech Republic are contributions about cultural and architectonic heritage of Rijeka. There are also proverbs, anecdotes, recipes, etc.
For financial reasons, the bulletin is graphically rather modest. Chief editor Snježana Herceg does most of the work around the bulletin – writes most of the texts, graphics, copying, distribution… Texts are lectored by Ms. Z. Steckerova of the Czech Republic.
Members of Czech Beseda Rijeka have published, in both Czech and Croatian, a Czech cookies and cakes recipe book, made up of recipes they often use. A recipe book of Czech meals is being prepared at this time.
Mrs. Herta Tadić, a member of Czech Beseda Rijeka, has published three books of her own poems in Czech language, with Croatian translation by Mrs. Vera Badurina. She donated all proceeds towards building of the Czech Culture Center in Rijeka.
