''Pogledi'' (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...

: ''Погледи'', meaning Viewpoints in English) was a

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-based magazine devoted to politics and history, published biweekly.''Pogledi'', issue number 70, November 9–23, 1990. YU ISSN 0353-3832 ''Pogledi'' was the first opposition magazine in

communist Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yugo ...

. In total, 268 issues were published.

History

In June 1982, ''Pogledi'' began as a student magazine at the

University of Kragujevac The University of Kragujevac ( sr, Универзитет у Крагујевцу, Univerzitet u Kragujevcu) is a public university in Kragujevac, Serbia. It is the oldest and the largest higher education institution in Šumadija and Western Ser ...

. It was the brainchild of

Miloslav Samardžić Miloslav Samardžić ( sr-Cyrl, Милослав Самарџић; born 22 November 1963) is a Serbian writer who writes about contemporary Serbian and Balkan history. He is the owner of the publishing house and former magazine ''Pogledi''. Biog ...

. The first issue was about

Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (; sh-Cyrl, Тито, links=no, ), was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman, serving in various positions from 1943 until his deat ...

. The magazine made national headlines on 1 March 1989 when it was the first media outlet in Serbia to publish that President

Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. A leader of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 34th vice president from January to April 1945 under Franklin ...

posthumously awarded

Draža Mihailović Dragoljub "Draža" Mihailović ( sr-Cyrl, Драгољуб Дража Михаиловић; 27 April 1893 – 17 July 1946) was a Yugoslavs, Yugoslav Serb general during World War II. He was the leader of the Chetniks, Chetnik Detachments ...

the

Legion of Merit The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. The decoration is issued to members of the eight ...

. In 1990, ''Pogledi'' became the most read magazine in the country with a circulation of 200,000. That same year ''Pogledi'' split from the university and became an independent publishing house.

Vuk Drašković Vuk Drašković ( sr-cyrl, Вук Драшковић, ; born 29 November 1946) is a Serbian writer and politician. He is the leader of the Serbian Renewal Movement, and served as the war-time Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugos ...

gave his first ever interview to ''Pogledi'' in 1986. Prior to their deaths in 1991, Đorđe "Giška" Božović and Vukašin Šoškoćanin gave their last interviews to ''Pogledi''.

Notable contributors

Some of the magazine's contributors were

Vidosav Stevanović Vidosav Stevanović ( sr-cyr, Видосав Стевановић; born 27 June 1942) is a Serbian novelist, writer, poet, playwright, and publicist. He has written over thirty literary works, including a political biography of Slobodan Miloševi ...

Veran Matić Veran Matić ( sr-cyr, Веран Матић; born in 1962) is a Serbian media manager who served as the CEO of RTV B92 from its establishment in 1989 until 2019. He is also the Chairman of the Commission for investigating killings of journalist ...

, Kosta Čavoški, Nikola Milošević, Srđa Trifković,

Dejan Stojanović Dejan Stojanović ( sr, Дејан Стојановић, ; born 11 March 1959) is a Serbian poet, writer, essayist, philosopher, businessman, and former journalist. His poetry is characterized by a recognizable system of thought and poetic de ...

, Simo Dubajić,

Momčilo Đujić Momčilo Đujić ( sh-Cyrl, Момчилo Ђујић, ; 27 February 1907 – 11 September 1999) was a Serbian Orthodox priest and Chetnik . He led a significant proportion of the Chetniks within the northern Dalmatia and western Bosnia r ...

Isidora Bjelica Isidora Bjelica ( sr-Cyrl, Исидора Бјелица; 10 December 1966 – 5 August 2020) was a Serbian prose writer, playwright and public figure. Early life and career Bjelica was born in Sarajevo where she graduated from gymnasium. She t ...

Biljana Srbljanović Biljana Srbljanović ( sr-cyr, Биљана Србљановић, ; born 15 October 1970) is a Serbian playwright and university professor. She has written eleven theater plays and screenplay for '' Otvorena vrata'' television series that aired ...

Vanja Bulić Vanja Bulić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вања Булић; born 17 July 1947) is a Serbian journalist and author. He has lived in Belgrade since 1952. He was the screenwriter of the acclaimed movie Pretty Village Pretty Flame. He rose to fame with h ...

Radomir Mihailović Radomir Mihailović (Serbian Cyrillic: Радомир Михаиловић; born 13 June 1950), also known as Točak (''wheel'' in English) is a Serbian guitarist. He is best known as the guitarist for the Serbian and formerly Yugoslav Smak. Bi ...

Dragoš Kalajić Dragoš Kalajić ( sr-Cyrl, Драгош Калајић; 22 February 1943 – 22 July 2005) was a Serbian painter, philosopher and writer. Early life and education Dragoš Kalajić was born on 22 February 1943 in Belgrade. Dragoš's father Velimi ...

Dragoslav Bokan Dragoslav Bokan (, ; born 15 February 1961) is a Serbian film director, writer, politician and former paramilitary commander. Biography Bokan was born in the Savski Venac area of Belgrade on 15 February 1961 to Serb parents Ilija and Milka (née ...

Momo Kapor Momčilo "Momo" Kapor ( sr-cyr, Момчило Момо Капор; 8 April 1937 – 3 March 2010) was a Serbian novelist and painter. He authored several screenplays, over forty novels, short stories, travel and autobiographic books and essays. H ...

Prvoslav Vujčić Prvoslav Vujcic ( sr-Cyrl, Првослав Вујчић, ; born July 20, 1960) is a Serbian Canadians, Serbian Canadian writer, poet, translator, columnist and aphorism, aphorist. He has been described as one of the most prominent writers of Ser ...

, Danko Popović, Milić of Mačva and

Zoran Stefanović Zoran Stefanović (, sr-cyr, Зоран Стефановић, born 21 November 1969 in Loznica) is a Serbian author, publisher and cultural activist, best known as the founder of several cultural networks, including Project Rastko. His works w ...

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