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Prvoslav Vujčić
Prvoslav Vujcic ( sr-Cyrl, Првослав Вујчић, ; born 20 July 1960) is a Serbian Canadian writer, poet, translator, columnist and aphorist. He has been described as one of the most prominent writers of Serbian origin.''Migrating Memories: Central Europe in Canada Volume I – Literary Anthology''. CEACS. 2010. pp. 306–308. . Biography Vujcic was born on 20 July 1960, in the eastern Serbian city of Požarevac to father Jefrem (1932–1996) and mother Nadežda (1936–2015). Growing up in the area known as Burjan, he completed his elementary and secondary education, graduating from the Požarevac Gymnasium in 1979. As a student, he won the Zmaj Award (awarded annually by the Association of Writers of Serbia for the book of the year) for his collection of poetry titled ''Pesnik i pesma'' and the award was presented to him by Desanka Maksimović.Večernje novosti (31 March 2005). "Rodoljubive pesme, pg. 26" . In 1983, Vujcic wrote a book of poetry titled ''Razmišl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Požarevac
Požarevac ( sr-cyr, Пожаревац, ) is a list of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative centre of the Braničevo District in eastern Serbia. It is located between three rivers: Danube, Great Morava and Mlava and below the hill Čačalica (208m). As of 2022, the city has a population of 42,530 while the city administrative area has 68,648 inhabitants. Name In Serbian language, Serbian, the city is known as ''Požarevac'' (Пожаревац), in Romanian language, Romanian as ''Pojarevăț'' or ''Podu Lung'', in Turkish language, Turkish as ''Pasarofça'', in German language, German as ''Passarowitz'', and in Hungarian language, Hungarian as ''Pozsarevác''. The name means "Conflagration, fire-town" in Serbian language, Serbian (In this case, the word "fire" is used in the sense of a disaster). History Ancient times In ancient times, the area was inhabited by Thracians, Dacians, and Celts. There was a city at this locality known as ''Margus (city), Margus'' in Lati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open-pit Mining
Open-pit mining, also known as open-cast or open-cut mining and in larger contexts mega-mining, is a surface mining technique that extracts rock (geology), rock or minerals from the earth. Open-pit mines are used when deposits of commercially useful ore or rocks are found near the surface where the overburden is relatively thin. In contrast, deeper mineral deposits can be reached using underground mining. Open-pit mining is considered one of the most dangerous industrial sector, sectors in the industrial world. It causes significant effects to miners' health, as well as damage to the ecological land and water. Open-pit mining causes changes to vegetation, soil, and bedrock, which ultimately contributes to changes in surface hydrology, groundwater levels, and flow paths. Additionally, open-pit produces harmful pollutants depending on the type of mineral being mined, and the type of mining process being used. Extraction Miners typically drill a series of test holes to locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miodrag Perišić
Miodrag Perišić ( sr-Cyrl, Миодраг Перишић; 31 July 1948 – 6 May 2003) was a Serbian writer, literary critic and politician. He was one of the founders and a vice-president of the Serbian modern-day Democratic Party, the first Minister of Information of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the country's ambassador to Canada from 2001 until his death in May 2003. Biography Although born in Subotica, Perišić completed primary and secondary school education in Belgrade. He received a BA degree in philosophy at Belgrade University's faculty of arts and sciences, department of philosophy. During his studies he participated in editing and publishing of the journals ''Student'' and ''Vidici'', and later worked as editor of the journal ''Književna reč'' (Literary Word). Perišić freelanced until 1978 when he started to work as secretary of the Ivo Andrić Foundation in Belgrade until 1984. From 1984 to 1992 he was editor-in-chief of the journal, ''Književne n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Unity Congress
The Serbian Unity Congress is a non-profit Serb diaspora international organization. It was established in 1990 in response to the political events in Yugoslavia. Its stated long-term goal is to contribute to democratization and reconstruction of the Serbian territories. With its main office located in Washington, DC, the Serbian Unity Congress also has an office in Belgrade, Serbia and representation in Vienna, Austria and through its worldwide chapters. External linksOfficial website - 2014 (WayBackMachine) See also *Serbian Americans *Ethnic interest groups in the United States Ethnic interest groups in the United States are ethnic interest groups within the United States which seek to influence the foreign policy and, to a lesser extent, the domestic policy of the United States for the benefit of the foreign "ethnic ki ... Serbian-American history Serbian diaspora Serb diaspora Serb organizations {{Serbia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feuilleton
A ''feuilleton'' (; a diminutive of , the leaf of a book) was originally a kind of supplement attached to the political portion of French newspapers, consisting chiefly of non-political news and gossip, literature and art criticism, a chronicle of the latest fashions, and epigrams, literary charade, charades and other literary trifles. The term ''feuilleton'' was invented by the editors of the French '' Journal des débats''; Julien Louis Geoffroy and Bertin the Elder, in 1800. The ''feuilleton'' has been described as a "talk of the town", and a contemporary English-language example of the form is the "Talk of the Town" section of ''The New Yorker''. In English newspapers, the term instead came to refer to an installment of a serial story printed in one part of a newspaper. History The ''feuilleton'' was the literary consequence of the Coup of 18 Brumaire (Dix-huit-Brumaire). A consular edict of January 17, 1800, made a clean sweep of the revolutionary press, and cut down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Književna Reč
''Književna reč'' was a literary magazine that was published first in Yugoslavia, and then in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (gree ... from 1972 to 2004.Књижевна реч : лист књижевне омладине Србије : лист за књижевност, уметност, културна и друштвена питања / главни и одговорни уредник Милисав Савић - Год. 1, бр. 1 (1972)-год. 34, бр. 525 (2004). - Београд : Књижевна омладина Србије, 1973-2004 (Београд : Штампарија Глас). - 47 cm; 34 cm It had a significant influence on Yugoslav literary and cultural scene, especially during 1980s. The magazine was publishing leading authors of the peri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borba (newspaper)
''Borba'' ( sh-Cyrl, Борба) was a newspaper published in former Yugoslavia and Serbia, best known from the period when it was the official gazette of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (LCY) until 1954 and Socialist Alliance of Working People of Yugoslavia thereon until its dissolution. Its name is the Serbo-Croatian word for 'fight' or 'combat'. History Beginnings and censorship The first issue of ''Borba'' was published in Zagreb on 19 February 1922. Đuro Cvijić and Kamil Horvatin were the editors of the newspaper at its founding. It was the official gazette of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (LCY), a banned political organization since December 1920 that nevertheless operated clandestinely in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and later Kingdom of Yugoslavia. From 1924, the editor of ''Borba'' was Vladimir Ćopić, who was soon arrested for his articles against the government. Functioning as the banned Yugoslav Communist Party's propaganda piece, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Of Writers Of Republika Srpska
The Association of Writers of Republika Srpska (, Удружење књижевника Српске) is Republika Srpska's official writing association. History The association was founded in 1993 on the Jahorina under president Nikola Koljević who was a professor and politician. From 2003, the president of the association Zoran Kostić moved the headquarters from Srpsko Sarajevo to Banja Luka. First management The first management of three members was chosen by a secret vote. The management was: *Nikola Koljević, president *Nikola Vukolić, vicepresident *Ranko Popović, secretary.Milovan Bogavac, Udruženje srpskih književnika 1905–1945, izdanje UKS Awards *Ribbon for life achievement * Kočić award *UKS plaque *Đuro Damjanović award *Book of the Year award See also * Association of Writers of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Association of Writers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (, Друштво писаца Босне и Херцеговине) is a professional organisati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Literary Guild
The Serbian Literary Guild or Serbian Literary Cooperative (in Serbian, , SKZ) is Serbia's oldest writers' organization and the second-oldest still existing publishing house after Matica srpska. History It was founded in Belgrade on 29 April 1892 in the no longer existing building of the Royal Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts by sixteen prominent people of the cultural, scientific and political life of that time. Since its inception, the traditional institution has edited works by both Serbian and international authors and finally contributed to promotion and dissemination of Serbian and other translated world's literature. The traditional corporation has thus made an important contribution to the Serbian cultural life for more than a century. The cooperative's coat of arms was designed by Jovan Jovanović Zmaj. During the Kingdom of Serbia the Guild had 11,000 members in Serbia and the Balkans and operated as a major publishing house, but its actual role was that of an edu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Diaspora
Serbian diaspora refers to Serbian emigrant communities in the diaspora. The existence of a numerous diaspora of Serbian nationals is mainly a consequence of either economic or political (coercion or expulsion) reasons. There were different waves of Serb migration, characterized by: #Economic emigration (end of 19th–beginning of 20th c.) #Political emigration (from 1945 up to 1967) of anti-Communist regime members, better known as the Chetnik Immigration #Economic emigration (1967 up to the 1980s) of mostly laborers with mid-level education or professionals of higher education #Political emigration (1990s) refugees of the Yugoslav Wars. The main countries of destination were Germany, Austria, the United States, Sweden, Canada, and Australia. Based on a 2007 estimate, there were 4.2 to 5.8 million Serbs or people of Serbian origin in the diaspora. The Ministry of Diaspora (MoD) estimated in 2008 that the Serb diaspora numbered 3,908,000 to 4,170,000, the numbers includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbia And Montenegro
The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro or simply Serbia and Montenegro, known until 2003 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and commonly referred to as FR Yugoslavia (FRY) or simply Yugoslavia, was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the Breakup of Yugoslavia, breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFR Yugoslavia). The state was founded on 27 April 1992 as a federation comprising the Republic of Serbia (1992–2006), Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro (1992–2006), Republic of Montenegro. In February 2003, it was transformed from a federal republic to a Confederation, political union until Montenegro seceded from the union in June 2006, leading to the full independence of both Serbia and Montenegro. Its aspirations to be the sole legal successor state to SFR Yugoslavia were not recognized by the United Nations, following the passing of United Nations Security Council Resolution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NATO Bombing Of Yugoslavia
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) carried out an aerial bombing campaign against the Serbia and Montenegro, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War. The air strikes lasted from 24 March 1999 to 10 June 1999. The bombings continued until an agreement was reached that led to the withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro, Yugoslav Army from Kosovo, and the establishment of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, a UN peacekeeping mission in Kosovo. The official NATO operation code name was Operation Allied Force ( / ''Saveznička sila'') whereas the United States called it Operation Noble Anvil ( / ''Plemeniti nakovanj''); in Yugoslavia, the operation was incorrectly called Merciful Angel ( / ''Milosrdni anđeo''), possibly as a result of a misunderstanding or mistranslation.Radio Television of Serbia, RTS"Порекло имена 'Милосрдни анђео'" ("On the origin of the name 'Merciful Angel'"), 26 March 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
