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Order Of Karađorđe Star
Order of Karađorđe Star is the name of two different active Serbian orders, one being state and other dynastic. State order The state Order of Karađorđe Star () is the third highest Order (honour), state order of Serbia. The order is awarded by the decree of the President of Serbia, President of the Republic on special occasions, typically at the ceremonies held on the Statehood Day (Serbia), Statehood Day. It is awarded for special merits and successes in representing Serbia and its citizens. It can be awarded to individuals and institutions. In 2010, the order was established as an official state order, being the third highest state honour. In 2012, tennis player Novak Djokovic became the first person to receive the order after it was reinstated. In 2020, Nobel Prize winner Peter Handke received the order. Design The medallions of the insignia come in gold and the obverse features a white enameled cross pattée with gilt spiral pattern and are based on the same type of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order (honour)
An order is a visible honour awarded by a sovereign state, monarch, dynastic house or organisation to a person, typically in recognition of individual merit, that often comes with distinctive insignia such as collars, medals, badges, and sashes worn by recipients. Modern honour systems of state orders and dynastic orders emerged from the culture of orders of chivalry of the Middle Ages, which in turn emerged from the Catholic religious orders. Terminology The word order (), in the case referred to in this article, can be traced back to the chivalric orders, including the military orders, which in turn trace the name of their organisation back to that of the Catholic religious orders. Orders began to be created ''ad hoc'' and in a more courtly nature. Some were merely honorary and gradually the ''badges'' of these orders (i.e. the association) began to be known informally as ''orders''. As a result, the modern distinction between ''orders'' and ''decorations'' or ''insi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novak Djokovic Eastbourne Tennis 2017-102 (35585065596)
Novak (in Serbo-Croatian and Slovene; Cyrillic: ) and Novák (in Hungarian, Czech and Slovak; feminine: Nováková) is a surname and masculine given name, derived from the Slavic word for 'new' (e.g. , / ), which usually translates as 'novice', 'new man', 'newcomer'. In most languages, the stress on the first syllable. The main exceptions are Slovene, which places the stress on the last syllable and Hungarian, which stresses the "á". It is the most common surname in the Czech Republic, and Slovenia, and the sixth most common in Croatia. It is also found in Romania and Moldova, in the '' Novac'' form, and among Ashkenazi Jews in various forms depending on their country of origin.Laurence Urdang. ''The Last Word: The English Language: Opinions and Prejudices''. OmniData. 2008. p. 228. Spelling The surname is usually spelled Novak () in Serbo-Croatian and Slovene, and Novák in Czech, Slovak and Hungarian. The Polish counterpart is Nowak. In specific countries Czech Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Committee Of Serbia
The Olympic Committee of Serbia (, sr-Cyrl, Олимпијски комитет Србије) is the National Olympic Committee representing Serbia. It organizes the country's participation at the Olympic Games and other multisport events. The Committee consists of 47 sports federations, which elect an Executive Council composed of the president and seventeen members. History The Serbian Olympic Club (, sr-Cyrl, Српски олимпијски клуб) was established on February 23, 1910. Major Svetomir Đukić is considered the founder of the Olympic movement in Serbia. In 1912, the Serbian Olympic Club changed its name to the Olympic Committee of Serbia and that year it was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). After the Creation of Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Olympic Committee () was created in Zagreb in 1919, before moving to Belgrade in 1927. It was recognized by the IOC in 1920. After the country was renamed from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paralympic Committee Of Serbia
The Paralympic Committee of Serbia ( / ''Paraolimpijski komitet Srbije'') is the National Paralympic Committee in Serbia for the Paralympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Serbian competitors to Paralympic events organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). See also *Serbia at the Paralympics References External linksOfficial website National Paralympic Committees, Serb Sports governing bodies in Serbia, Paralympic Serbia at the Paralympics Sports organizations established in 2006 2006 establishments in Serbia Organizations based in Belgrade {{Serbia-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubiša Diković
Ljubiša Diković ( sr-cyr, Љубиша Диковић; born 22 May 1960) was the Chief of General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces from 12 December 2011 to 14 September 2018. He previously served as Commander-in-Chief of the Serbian Land Forces. Military career Diković was born in Užice, SFR Yugoslavia on 22 May 1960. He graduated from Military Academy of Land Forces in 1984. In 1989, he became Platoon Commander of Yugoslav People's Army and in 1991 he got promoted to Company Commander. Soon afterwards, in 1992 he moved to the position of Commander of 16th Border Battalion, where he stayed until 1996. In that same year he completed Army's Staff Command College. From 1996 to 1998 Diković served as Chief of Staff of the 37th motorized brigade, which is part of 3rd Land Force Brigade of Serbian Land Forces only to become the Commander of that same brigade in 1998. He was holding that position until 2001 when he became Head of Army Department at Military Academy in Belgrad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic ( sr-cyr, Гордана Вуњак Новаковић) FRSC is a Serbian American biomedical engineer and university professor. She is a University Professor at Columbia University, as well as the Mikati Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Sciences. She also heads the laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering at Columbia University. She is part of the faculty at the Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Center for Human Development, both found at Columbia University. She is also an honorary professor at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy at the University of Belgrade, an honorary professor at the University of Novi Sad, and an adjunct professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Tufts University. Her focus is on engineering human tissues for regenerative medicine, stem cell research and modeling of disease. Together with her team she has published over 380 scientific papers, 70 book chapters and three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Predrag Antonijević
Predrag "Gaga" Antonijević ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Гага Антонијевић; born 7 February 1959) is a Serbian film director and screenwriter. In 2021, he was awarded the Order of Karađorđe's Star. Filmography ;TV works References External links * 1959 births Living people People from Niš Serbian film directors {{Serbia-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jadranka Jovanović
Jadranka Jovanović OKZ ( sr-cyr, Јадранка Јовановић; ; born 8 January 1958) is a Serbian operatic prima donna, mezzo-soprano who has an active career natively and internationally. Associated with the National Theatre in Belgrade, she has also been a member of the National Assembly of Serbia since 2016. Life and musical career Jovanović was born in Belgrade. In her native town she graduated B.A. in theory of music and solo singing and M.A. in solo singing. She debuted as Rosina in Rossini's ''Il barbiere di Siviglia'' at the National Theater in Belgrade, where she interpreted all main mezzo-soprano roles. Her international career started at Teatro alla Scala in Milan where she appeared in ''Carmen'' (Mercedes) and ''Andrea Chénier'' (Bersi), conducted by Claudio Abbado and Riccardo Chailly. At La Scala she also appeared in the leading role in the world premiere staging of '' Orfeo'' by Luigi Rossi. She mostly performed in Italian theatres, opera houses and fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Milenkovich
Stefan Milenkovich (; born 25 January 1977) is a Serbian violinist. Early life Milenković was born to a Serbian father, Zoran Milenković, and a Serbian-born mother of Italian descent, Lidija Kajnaco (Lidia Caenazzo). He started playing violin in 1980, at age three, taught by his father and often accompanied by his mother. His first public performance, in 1980, was followed by numerous youthful performances, including the Newport Rhode Island Music Festival and an appearance at a Reagan holiday special when he was ten years old, as well as a performance for Mikhail Gorbachev in 1988 and an appearance before Pope John Paul II when he was fourteen. He participated in numerous international violin competitions, starting with the Jaroslav Kozian International Violin Competition before he was ten. Then, in rapid succession during 1993 and 1994, at age sixteen and seventeen, he took high prizes in ten international violin competitions. In 1993 he took third prize in the Menuhin Compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga
Momčilo Bajagić (; born 19 February 1960), better known by his nickname Bajaga (), is a Serbian rock musician. Bajagić is best known as the frontman of Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Bajaga i Instruktori, as well as a former member of rock band Riblja Čorba. Career Early years Bajagić started his musical activity as a singer for the band TNT. He wrote his first lyrics (song "Dvadeseta noć" ("Twentieth Night") as a member of this band. After TNT disbanded in 1976, Bajagić joined the band Ofi led by organist Toma "Ofinger" Stojković. After Stojković left the band, Bajagić and the remaining two Ofi members—drummer Dragan "Đera" Đerić and vocalist Živorad "Žika" Milenković—formed Glogov Kolac (''Hawthorn Stake'') together with guitarist Rajko Kojić. The band's debut live performance, in the Banat village of Izbište, turned out to be their last as Glogov Kolac disbanded. Seventeen-year-old Bajagić then turned down Boban Petrović's invitation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bora Đorđević
Borisav "Bora" Đorđević ( sr-Cyrl, Борисав, Бора Ђорђевић; 1 November 1952 – 4 September 2024), also known as Bora Čorba ( sr-Cyrl, Бора Чорба), was a Serbian singer-songwriter and poet. He was best known as the frontman of the rock band Riblja Čorba. Early life Čačak years Đorđević was born in Čačak in 1952 to machinist father Dragoljub and mother Nerandža, who taught Serbo-Croatian and Russian. At the age of thirteen, he formed his first band, Hermelini ("The Stoat, Ermines"), with Borko Ilić (lead guitar), Prvoslav Savić (rhythm guitar), and Aca Dimitrijević (drums). Đorđević played bass guitar, and the band's sound was influenced by the Zagreb-based Beat music, beat band . Two years later, Đorđević switched to rhythm guitar and began writing song lyrics and poetry. One of his earliest poems, "Moje tuge", would later be recorded as a song and released on the band Suncokret's debut single "Kara Mustafa" / "Moje tuge", as we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miki Manojlović
Predrag "Miki" Manojlović ( sr-cyr, Предраг "Мики" Манојловић; born 5 April 1950) is a Serbian actor, famous for his starring roles in some of the most important films of Yugoslav cinema. Since the early 1990s, he successfully branched out into movies made outside the Balkans and became active in productions all over Europe. Career Manojlović grew up in a family of stage actors Ivan Manojlović and Zorka Doknić. After his screen debut in 1970, young Predrag continued to appear in numerous films and TV dramas made in SFR Yugoslavia, some of which, like the 1975 TV series '' Grlom u jagode'' where he memorably played Miki Rubiroza, achieved cult status. He is arguably best known for the role of the father in Emir Kusturica's 1985 film '' When Father Was Away on Business'' and as a tragic opportunist in 1995's '' Underground'' (also by Kusturica). He is known for his versatility which helped him make a strong impression both in starring and character roles, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
