Establishment of the "Ríp" Unity in Roudnice nad Labem in 1871-1872

As many residents of Roudni know, this unity was created in 1872 by the merger of the three local, until now independent associations - "Říp", "Občanské besedy" and "Volné družstva theaterch ohotníků". The first idea regarding this matter appeared in the local fortnightly newspaper "Ríp", which was published on April 15, 1871. It was an editorial "A few words of pure truth about us", in which the unnamed author condemned the excessive crushing of national...