Ljubivoje Ršumović (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet (, ), also known as the Serbian script, (, ), is a standardized variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language. It originated in medieval Serbia and was significantly reformed in the 19th cen ...

: Љубивоје Ршумовић; born 3 July 1939) is a Serbian poet and writer. Ršumović is predominantly a writer and poet for children; however, a portion of his work is literature for adults.

Biography

He was born on 3 July 1939 in the village of Ljubiš in the

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Mountains. His parents were Mihailo and Milesa Ršumović. He was educated in Ljubiš,

Čajetina Čajetina ( sr-cyr, Чајетина) is a small town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of western Serbia. According to the 2022 census results, the municipality has 14,585 inhabitants. One of the most notable settlements in the mun ...

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, and

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. He has a bachelor's degree from the

University of Belgrade The University of Belgrade () is a public university, public research university in Belgrade, Serbia. It is the oldest and largest modern university in Serbia. Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it me ...

's Faculty of Philology. He is known as author of lyrics of anthem of

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

Selected works

* ''Ma šta mi reče'' * ''Još nam samo ale fale'' * ''Domovina se brani lepotom'' * ''Ujdurme i zvrčke iz antičke Grčke'' * ''Sunčanje na mesečini'' * ''Tri čvora na trepavici'' * ''Zauvari'' * ''Vidovite priče'' * ''Što na umu, to na drumu'' * ''Provale i cake'' * ''Izvolte u bajku sa čika Ršumom''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rsumovic, Ljubivoje 1939 births Living people People from Čajetina Serbian male poets Serbian children's writers University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology alumni