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 Prosvjeta headquarters in Zagreb | |
| Formation | 1944 |
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| Type | non-governmental organization |
| Headquarters | Zagreb |
Membership | 2,200 |
Official language | Serbian |
President | Čedomir Višnjić |
Budget | 1,800,000 € |
| Website | skd-prosvjeta |
The Serbian Cultural Society "Prosvjeta" (abbreviated: SKD "Prosvjeta" or Serbian Cyrillic: СКД "Просвјета") in Zagreb, Croatia, is an independent, non-governmental cultural and scientific organization that takes special responsibility for promoting culture of and among Serbs in Croatia. Its primary aim is preservation and development of national identity of Serbs in Croatia.
The association was established on 18 November 1944 under the auspices of the State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Croatia in the period of World War II in Yugoslavia when Serb community was faced with the Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia. Its work was interrupted in 1971 when together with Matica hrvatska it was forbidden under the accusations of promotion of nationalism after which it remained closed until 1993. Contemporary association defines its guiding principles to be multiculturalism and interculturalism, as well as cultural awareness among diverse groups of citizens. In accordance with its understanding of national identity of Serbs in Croatia, Prosvjeta approaches its cultural activities while keeping in mind that Serb culture is a part of Croatian culture and a part of the Serb people's culture as a whole.