FRANJO RAČKI ABOUT THE YUGOSLAV ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND ARTS

U članku analiziraju se stavovi hrvatskog historičara, svećenika i političara Franje Račkoga o Jugoslavenskoj (danas: Hrvatskoj) akademiji znanosti i umjetnosti, čiji je bio predsjednik u prvih dvadeset godina njezina postojanja (1867.-1886.). Shvaćanje Akademije kod Franje Račkog nastoji se sagledati u cjelini njegova ideološkog sustava, te u kontekstu političkih i kulturnih prilika u Hrvatskoj, Habsburškoj monarhiji i Europi u drugoj polovici XIX. stoljeća.Croatian nationalist, priest, historian and politician Franjo Rački was the first president of the Yugoslav Academy of Science and Arts. In his papers and speeches he paid much attention to the Academy. He saw it as a European institution which helped Croatia to join the community of civilized European countries. In his opinion the Academy had to carry out cultural collaboration with Slav, especially South Slav, peoples