Vida Ognjenović ( sr-cyr, Вида Огњеновић, ; born 14 August 1941) is a

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n theater director, playwright, writer, drama professor and diplomat.

Biography

Ognjenović completed primary education in the town of Vrbas, before going to

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for gymnasium studies and later got degrees in world literature at

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and directing at The Faculty of Dramatic Arts. In 1989, she was one of the founders of the Democratic Party (Serbia), Democratic Party, the first opposition party in Serbia. She was appointed Ambassador to

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representing

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from 2001 until 2006. She served as the ambassador of

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from 2007 until 2013. Her drama "Jegor's road" was inspired by the story about Russian monk from Praskvica Monastery. She was one of the leading Parliamentary candidates of the Democratic Party in the January 2007 elections in Serbia. She was a vice-president of the Democratic Party (Serbia), Democratic Party.

Awards

In 2012, she was given the World Award of Humanism by the Ohrid Academy of Humanism.

Works

* ''Šekspiromanija'' (1980), * ''Strah od scenske rasprave'' (1980), * ''Melanholične drame'' (1991), * ''Kanjoš Macedonović'' (1993), * ''Devojka modre kose'' (1993), * ''Setne komedije'' (1994), * ''Otrovno mleko maslačka'' (1994), * ''Kuća mrtvih mirisa'' (1995), * ''Stari sat'' (1996), * ''Mileva Ajnštajn'' (1999), * ''Jegorov put'' (2000), * ''Najlepše pripovetke'' (2001), * ''Drame I-III'' (2001–2002), * ''Putovanje u putopis'' (2006), * ''Preljubnici'' (2006), * ''Don Krsto'' (2007), * ''Nasuprot proročanstvu'' (2007), * ''Prava adresa'' (2007), * ''Nema više naivnih pitanja'' (2008), * ''Posmatrač ptica'' (2010), * ''Živi primeri'' (2012)

External links

Short biography in English

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ognjenovic, Vida 1941 births Living people Writers from Nikšić Democratic Party (Serbia) politicians Serbian dramatists and playwrights Serbian humanities academics Serbian writers Serbian opera librettists Serbian women writers Ambassadors of Serbia and Montenegro to Norway Ambassadors of Serbia to Denmark Yugoslav dissidents Serbian women dramatists and playwrights Women librettists Serbian women diplomats Serbian women ambassadors Politicians from Nikšić Diplomats from Nikšić Serbian theatre directors Serbian women theatre directors