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Other Serbia
The Other Serbia or the Second Serbia ( sr, Друга Србија, Druga Srbija) was a term used in Serbia during the 1990s, to denote groups of intellectuals, who identified as anti-war, anti-nationalist and pro-democracy, united around their opposition to the regime of Slobodan Milošević, media consensus, war, nationalism, and the rhetoric surrounding it. History In 1991, the Yugoslav Wars began in Slovenia and Croatia before spreading in 1992 to Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Serbia anti-war intellectuals started to unite around their opposition to the dictatorship, media consensus, the growth of nationalism and war. In 1992 the Belgrade Circle published a book edited by Ivan Čolović and Aljoša Mimica, called ''The Other Serbia;'' the book contained 80 speeches and essays, made during ten public forums that took place from April 11 to June 20, 1992 at the Student Cultural Center. The participants of those forums which raised its voice against war, hatred, extermination, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti-war Movement
An anti-war movement (also ''antiwar'') is a social movement, usually in opposition to a particular nation's decision to start or carry on an armed conflict, unconditional of a maybe-existing just cause. The term anti-war can also refer to pacifism, which is the opposition to all use of military force during conflicts, or to anti-war books, paintings, and other works of art. Some activists distinguish between anti-war movements and peace movements. Anti-war activists work through protest and other grassroots means to attempt to pressure a government (or governments) to put an end to a particular war or conflict or to prevent it in advance. History American Revolutionary War Substantial opposition to British war intervention in America led the British House of Commons on 27 February 1783 to vote against further war in America, paving the way for the Second Rockingham ministry and the Peace of Paris. Antebellum United States Substantial antiwar sentiment developed in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democracy
Democracy (From grc, δημοκρατία, dēmokratía, ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation (" direct democracy"), or to choose governing officials to do so ("representative democracy"). Who is considered part of "the people" and how authority is shared among or delegated by the people has changed over time and at different rates in different countries. Features of democracy often include freedom of assembly, association, property rights, freedom of religion and speech, inclusiveness and equality, citizenship, consent of the governed, voting rights, freedom from unwarranted governmental deprivation of the right to life and liberty, and minority rights. The notion of democracy has evolved over time considerably. Throughout history, one can find evidence of direct democracy, in which communities make decisions through popular assembly. Today, the dominant form of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević (, ; 20 August 1941 – 11 March 2006) was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician who was the president of Serbia within Yugoslavia from 1989 to 1997 (originally the Socialist Republic of Serbia, a constituent republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, from 1989 to 1992) and president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000. Formerly a high-ranking member of the League of Communists of Serbia (SKS) during the 1980s, he led the Socialist Party of Serbia from its foundation in 1990 until 2003. Born in Požarevac, he studied law at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law and joined the League of Socialist Youth of Yugoslavia as a student. During the 1960s he served as an advisor to mayor of Belgrade Branko Pešić, and was later appointed chairman of Tehnogas and Beobanka, roles which he served until the 1980s. Milošević rose to power in 1987 by promoting populist and nationalist views, arguing for the reduction of power of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugoslav Wars
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of separate but related#Naimark, Naimark (2003), p. xvii. ethnic conflicts, wars of independence, and Insurgency, insurgencies that took place in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, SFR Yugoslavia from 1991 to 2001. The conflicts both led up to and resulted from the breakup of Yugoslavia, which began in mid-1991, into six independent countries matching the six entities known as republics which previously composed Yugoslavia: Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, and North Macedonia (previously named ''Macedonia''). Yugoslavia's constituent republics declared independence due to unresolved tensions between ethnic minorities in the new countries, which fuelled the wars. While most of the conflicts ended through peace accords that involved full international recognition of new states, they resulted in a massive number of deaths as well as severe economic damage to the region. During the initial stages of the breaku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgrade Circle
The Belgrade Circle is an NGO established in Belgrade, Serbia, in February 1992. Initially, the organisation hosted lectures and discussions with mainly Serbian intellectuals, united by their opposition to the nationalist policies of Slobodan Milošević. The Belgrade Circle formed links with NGOs in other parts of the former Yugoslavia, and began to gain an international reputation, hosting lectures by internationally acclaimed intellectuals including Jacques Derrida, Christopher Norris and Richard Rorty. The organisation subsequently focused on strengthening civil society, and worked in co-operation with universities and academics from across the world. It also publishes the ''Belgrade Circle Journal'', which was a member of the Eurozine network between 1995 and 2013, and has published prominent thinkers such as Rorty, Jürgen Habermas and Noam Chomsky. In 1992 a book entitled ''Druga Srbja'' (''Second Serbia'' or ''Other Serbia'') came out featuring a selection of texts and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studentski Kulturni Centar (Belgrade)
Studentski Kulturni Centar ( en, Student's Cultural Center; abbr. SKC) is a cultural center in Belgrade, Serbia. History The center opened in 1971 in the building of the former Officers' Club, that had up to that point been used by the State Security Administration (UDBA). The opening of SKC was seen by many as the communist regime A communist state, also known as a Marxist–Leninist state, is a one-party state that is administered and governed by a communist party guided by Marxism–Leninism. Marxism–Leninism was the state ideology of the Soviet Union, the Cominte ...'s concession to the youth of Belgrade following the 1968 student demonstrations. References External links * Buildings and structures in Belgrade Architecture in Serbia Savski Venac {{Serbia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991–1992 Anti-war Protests In Belgrade
Following the rise of nationalism and political tensions, as well as the outbreaks of the Yugoslav Wars, numerous anti-war movements developed in Serbia. The 1991 mass protests against Slobodan Milošević regime which have continued throughout the wars reinforced young people's antiwar orientation. The demonstrations in Belgrade were held mostly because of opposition the Battle of Vukovar, Siege of Dubrovnik and Siege of Sarajevo, while protesters demanded the referendum on a declaration of war and disruption of military conscription. More than 50,000 people participated in many protests, and more than 150,000 people took part in the most massive protest called “The Black Ribbon March” in solidarity with people in Sarajevo. It is estimated that between 50,000 and 200,000 people deserted from the Yugoslav People's Army, while between 100,000 and 150,000 people emigrated from Serbia refusing to participate in the war. According to professor Renaud De la Brosse, senior lecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women In Black
Women in Black ( he, נשים בשחור, ''Nashim BeShahor'') is a women's anti-war movement with an estimated 10,000 activists around the world. The first group was formed by Israeli women in Jerusalem in 1988, following the outbreak of the First Intifada. History Responding to what they considered serious violations of human rights by Israeli soldiers in the Occupied Territories, the women held a vigil every Friday in central Jerusalem, wearing black clothing in mourning for all victims of the conflict. Initially the group had no name but it was quickly identified with the black clothing, which also helped create distinctive demonstrations which were hard to ignore. The initiative soon spread to various other locations in Israel, with women standing weekly in main squares of cities or at junctions on inter-city highways. As was decided early on, the movement did not adopt any formal program other than opposition to the occupation. Local groups were autonomous in deciding su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filip David
Filip David ( sr-cyr, Филип Давид; born 4 July 1940) is a Serbian writer and screenwriter, best known for penning essays, dramas, short stories and novels. In 2015, he won the NIN Award for best Serbian novel of the year 2014 for his novel ''"Kuća sećanja i zaborava"'' (''The House of Remembering and Forgetting''). Biography David was born in 1940 in Kragujevac to a Jewish family. He graduated from both the Faculty of Philology of the University of Belgrade and the Academy of Theater, Film, Radio and Television of the Belgrade University of Arts. He was a long-time editor of the drama program of the Radio Television of Belgrade. In 1989, he was one of the founders of the "Independent Writers" society in Sarajevo, in then- SFR Yugoslavia. He was also the founder of the literary society "Belgrade Circle" in 1990. This society opposed the then-ruling government of Slobodan Milošević. In 1992, David was fired from the Radio Television of Belgrade for organizing an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radomir Konstantinović
Radomir Konstantinović ( sr-cyr, Радомир Константиновић; 1928−2011) was Serbian writer and philosopher. His most famous work is a philosophical treatise ''"Filosofija palanke"'' (''The small town philosophy''). He won the prestigious literary NIN Award in 1960 for the novel ''"Izlazak"'' (''Exodus''). Biography Konstantinović was born on 27 March 1928 in Subotica. He started his literary career as a poet. He published a book of poetry ''"Kuća bez krova"'' (''House without a roof'') in 1951, but then switched to writing novels and wrote a whole series of experimental novels. His novel ''"Izlazak"'' (''Exodus'') won him the 1960 NIN Award The ''NIN'' Award ( sr, Ninova nagrada, italics=yes, Нинова награда), officially the Award for Best Novel of the Year, is a prestigious Serbian (and previously Yugoslavian) literary award established in 1954 by the ''NIN'' weekly a ... for the best novel of the year. ''Radomir Konstantinović award'' is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latinka Perović
Latinka Perović ( sr-Cyrl, Латинка Перовић; 4 October 1933 – 12 December 2022) was a Yugoslav communist leader, historian and politician. During the existence of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Perović was a secretary general of the League of Communists of Serbia in period between 1968 and 1972. In 1972 Federal League of Communists of Yugoslavia dismissed her from her position together with Marko Nikezić and Mirko Tepavac under the accusation that they were excessively liberal. Dismissal of Serbian liberals in 1972 followed an earlier dismissal of Croatian nationalists of the Croatian Spring. Following her removal from active politics, Perović focused on scientific work at the Institute for the History of the Labor Movement of Serbia (modern day Institute for Recent History of Serbia). During the 1990s breakup of Yugoslavia and the Yugoslav Wars, Perović was one of the sharpest critics of Serbian nationalism, especially Slobodan Milošević and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florian Bieber
Florian Bieber (born 4 October 1973) is a Luxembourgian political scientist, historian and professor working on inter-ethnic relations, ethnic conflict and nationalism, focusing primarily on Balkans. Education In 1991–1992, he studied History, Political Science, Economics and Languages at Trinity College. He received a magister degree in History and Political Science with honors on the topic "Bosnia-Herzegovina and Lebanon: A comparative Study“ in 1997. In 1998, he received M.A.in Southeastern Studies at Central European University in Budapest and the topic was: „The Rise of Serbian Nationalism in the 1980s“, and in 2001, he earned PH.D. title with honours on the topic: “Serbian Nationalism from the Death of Tito to the Fall of Milošević.” Career His academic career began in Central European University, where he was Assistant and Instructor from 1998 until 2000. From 2001 until 2002 he was Regional Representative in European Center for Minority Issues in Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
