Hrvatsko kulturno vijeće

The Croatian Cultural Council (Hrvatsko kulturno vijeće) is an association stationed in Zagreb with a purpose of actively supporting cultural and general improvements of the Republic of Croatia. The Council was founded in 2006 by distinguished Croatian intellectuals, most notably a writer Hrvoje Hitrec who also served as its first president, physicits and member of Croatian Academy Slaven Barišić, and a poet Stjepan Šešelj. The Council also has its own webportal Portal Hrvatskog kulturnog vijeća.

Activity
Ever since its founding in 2006, the Council has been involved in promoting Croatian culture through various means, notable examples being the documentary reports of Ljubomir Škrinjar where he explores different regions of Croatia and their cultural heritage.

The Council also promoted various cultural projects such as the construction of Church of Croatian Martyrs in Udbina which was initiated by Council member bishop Mile Bogović

On its webportal Portal Hrvatskog kulturnog vijeća, various influential Croatian intellectuals such as Damir Pešorda, Siniša Posarić, Nevenka Nekić and most notably Hrvoje Hitrec have a weekly column where they comment on Croatian and world political and cultural trends.

Membership
Here is a list of some of the prominent current and past members:


 * Hrvoje Hitrec, writer and former MP of Croatian Parliament
 * Marijan Šunjić, physicist and former rector of University of Zagreb
 * Stjepan Šešelj, poet and writer
 * Slaven Barišić, physicist and member of Croatian Academy
 * Stipe Kutleša, philosopher
 * Kuzma Kovačić, sculptor and member of Croatian Academy
 * Mile Bogović, bishop of Gospić-Senj
 * Ljubomir Škrinjar, biologist and journalist

Controversy
While Council has no official political alignment, there is a prevalence of conservative and anti-communist worldview among its members and columnists.

Controversially, there were multiple articles regarding the role and crimes of Yugoslav communist regime during and after World War II. While some describe these positions as challenging of the official historiographic dogma as established by the victorious communist regime, others label it as historical revisionism aimed at downplaying the crimes committed during Independent State of Croatia.

Similar discussions were sparked on other defining issues of the Croatian left-right divide with Council and/or its members being on the other side of the divide in opposition to various Serbian and left-leaning publications and organizations such as newspaper Novosti or Hrvatski antifašistički savez.