Matica srpska
Matica srpska began operating in 1824 when the Austrian authorities permitted Magarašević to publish a literary and scholarly journal entitled "Serbski letopis" (Serbian Annals). Magarašević had little financial backing but soon found benefactors who supported his efforts, and in time somehow the writers and editors of the publication developed into a learned society. The society successfully overcame the pressures applied by mistrustful Austrian officials as well as later financial difficulties.