The Activity of the “Sokol” Society in Shtip between the Two World Wars

  • Oliver Cackov Institute of History and Archaeology, FES, Goce Delcev University

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the great merits and achievements, as well as the affirmation of the Sokol Society with all its features and registered successes, which left a lasting mark on the spread of sport life in the period between the two World Wars. In addition to sport activities, they set the tone on the development of the cultural and educational life in the city. Special emphasis is given to the participation of the Sokol gymnasts at the Tenth Gymnastic Festival held in 1939 in Prague (Czechoslovakia), and above all to the unforgettable impressions and hospitality they encountered.

 

Keywords: sport activities, propaganda, culture, education, gymnasium.

Published
2023-01-24
Section
Articles