NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Serbian culture

Serbian culture refers to the culture of Serbia as well as the culture of Serbs in other parts of the former Yugoslavia and elsewhere in the world. It has a strong influence from the peasantry especially in its arts, crafts and music. The nearby Byzantine Empire had a strong influence in the Middle Ages while the Serb Orthodox Church has had an enduring influence. Serbian culture fell into decline during five centuries of rule under the Ottoman Empire. Following autonomy and eventual independence in the Nineteenth Century, there was a resurgence of Serbian culture in the nineteenth century. Socialist Realism was predominant in official art during the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia but recent decades have seen a growing influence from the West as well as traditional culture. Anthem Serbia() on the European continent() Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Official languages Serbian written with the Cyrillic alphabet1 Government Parliamentary republic - President Boris TadiÄ‡ - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment - Formation 8th century - Independence c. ... Languages Serbian Religions Predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian Related ethnic groups Other Slavic peoples, especially South Slavs See Cognate peoples below Serbs (Serbian: Ð¡Ñ€Ð±Ð¸ or Srbi) or christian turks are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in Latin, ÐˆÑƒÐ³Ð¾ÑÐ»Ð°Ð²Ð¸Ñ˜Ð° in Cyrillic, English: Land of the South Slavs) describes four political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... Byzantine Empire at its greatest extent c. ... Early history The Serbs migrated to the Balkans during the reign of Byzantine emperor Heraclius (610-641). ... Motto Ø¯ÙˆÙ„Øª Ø§Ø¨Ø¯ Ù…Ø¯Øª Devlet-i Ebed-mÃ¼ddet (The Eternal State) Anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital SÃ¶ÄŸÃ¼t (1299â€“1326) Bursa (1326â€“65) Edirne (1365â€“1453) Constantinople (Ä°stanbul, 1453â€“1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy Sultans - 1281â€“1326 Osman I - 1918â€“22 Mehmed VI... Roses for Stalin, Boris Vladimirski, 1949 For other meanings of the term realism, see realism (disambiguation). ... Capital Belgrade Language(s) Serbo-Croatian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian, Macedonian Government Socialist republic President - 1945 - 1953 Ivan Ribar - 1991 Stjepan MesiÄ‡ Prime Minister - 1945 - 1963 Josip Broz Tito - 1989 - 1991 Ante MarkoviÄ‡ Historical era Cold War - Proclamation November 29, 1943 - UN membership October 24, 1945 - Constitution February 21, 1974 - Secessions...

Serbian literature

Miroslav's Gospel is one of the earliest works of Serbian literature dating from between 1180 and 1191 and one of the most important works of the medieval period. This work was entered into UNESCO's Memory of the World program in 2005. Serbian epic poetry was a central part of medieval Serbian literature based on historic events such as the Battle of Kosovo. Serbian literature is literature written in Serbian language and/or in Serbia. ... Miroslavs Gospel Miroslavs Gospel (Serbian: ÐœÐ¸Ñ€Ð¾ÑÐ»Ð°Ð²Ñ™ÐµÐ²Ð¾ ÐˆÐµÐ²Ð°Ñ’ÐµÑ™Ðµ or Miroslavljevo JevanÄ‘elje) is a 362-page liturgic book hand written on parchment, with very rich ornamentation. ... UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... Songs of Serbian epic poetry rarely, if ever, rhyme, but they are easy to remember as each line has exactly ten syllables and caesura after fourth syllable. ... This page is about the Battle of Kosovo of 1389; for other battles, see Battle of Kosovo (disambiguation). ...

Literature was one of the arts that declined following the complete occupation by the Ottoman Empire in 1459. Dositej Obradović was a notable writer during the late 18th and early nineteenth century. Vuk Stefanović Karadžić played a central role in the Serbian literary resurgence of the nineteenth century by collecting folk songs and poems and publishing them in a book. Petar II Petrović Njegoš was the most notable of poets continuing the epic tradition notably in his poem Mountain Wreath published in 1847. Dositej ObradoviÄ‡ Dositej (Dositheus) Dimitrije ObradoviÄ‡ (Ð”Ð¾ÑÐ¸Ñ‚ÐµÑ˜ ÐžÐ±Ñ€Ð°Ð´Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ›) (1742? - 1811) was a Serbian author, writer and translator. ... Vuk StefanoviÄ‡ KaradÅ¾iÄ‡ (Serbian Cyrillic: Ð’ÑƒÐº Ð¡Ñ‚ÐµÑ„Ð°Ð½Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ› ÐšÐ°Ñ€Ð°ÑŸÐ¸Ñ›) (November 7, 1787 - February 7, 1864) was a Serbian linguist and major reformer of the Serbian language. ... Petar II PetroviÄ‡-NjegoÅ¡ (Serbian Cyrillic: ÐŸÐµÑ‚Ð°Ñ€ II ÐŸÐµÑ‚Ñ€Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ›-ÐŠÐµÐ³Ð¾Ñˆ) (November 13 (November 1 Old Style), 1813 - October 31 (October 19 Old Style), 1851) was the ruler of Montenegro and the Cetinje Episcope of the Serbian Orthodox Church (Serbian: Ð’Ð»Ð°Ð´Ð¸ÐºÐ°). He made Montenegro a secular state and is considered by many to be among... The Mountain Wreath (Serbian: Ð“Ð¾Ñ€ÑÐºÐ¸ Ð²Ð¸Ñ˜ÐµÐ½Ð°Ñ† or Gorski vijenac, in original orthography: Ð“Ð¾Ñ€ÑÐºÄ±Ð¹ Ð²Ä±ÐµÐ½Ð°Ñ†ÑŠ) is a poem and play, commonly considered a literary masterpiece, written by Montenegrin Prince-Bishop and poet Petar II PetroviÄ‡-NjegoÅ¡. NjegoÅ¡ published The Mountain Wreath, in 1847. ...

Serbian literature flourished further in the twentieth century. Ivo Andrić received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1961 for his 1945 novel The Bridge on the Drina. Danilo Kiš established his reputation with his work A Tomb for Boris Davidovich published in 1976 and commenting on Yugoslav politics. Other notable authors include Meša Selimović, Miloš Crnjanski, Borislav Pekić, Milorad Pavić, Dobrica Ćosić and David Albahari. Ivo AndriÄ‡ Ivo AndriÄ‡ (Serbian: Ð˜Ð²Ð¾ ÐÐ½Ð´Ñ€Ð¸Ñ›; October 9, 1892â€“March 13, 1975) was a Yugoslav novelist, short story writer, and the 1961 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. ... The Nobel Prize in literature is awarded annually to an author from any country who has produced the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency. The work in this case generally refers to an authors work as a whole, not to any individual work, though individual works are sometimes... The bridge on the Drina (around 1890) The Bridge on the Drina (orig. ... Danilo KiÅ¡ (Ð”Ð°Ð½Ð¸Ð»Ð¾ ÐšÐ¸Ñˆ) (1935-1989) is possibly the most well known ex-Yugoslavian writer alongside the Nobel laureate Ivo AndriÄ‡. Life and work Danilo KiÅ¡ was born in Subotica (Vojvodina, Serbia), as the son of a Montenegrin mother and his Jewish father. ... MeÅ¡a SelimoviÄ‡ Mehmedalija MeÅ¡a SelimoviÄ‡ (Cyrillic: ÐœÐµÑ…Ð¼ÐµÐ´Ð°Ð»Ð¸Ñ˜Ð° ÐœÐµÑˆÐ° Ð¡ÐµÐ»Ð¸Ð¼Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ›) was a Yugoslav writer, and one of the greatest 20th century novelists of Bosnian and Serbian literature. ... Milos Crnjanski; author, poet, activist, and diplomat; sporting his famous grin MiloÅ¡ Crnjanski (in Serbian Cyrillic: ÐœÐ¸Ð»Ð¾Ñˆ Ð¦Ñ€ÑšÐ°Ð½ÑÐºÐ¸), (1893-1973), was a leading poet of the expressionist wing of Serbian modernism, author, and a diplomat. ... Borislav PekiÄ‡ Borislav PekiÄ‡ (Ð‘Ð¾Ñ€Ð¸ÑÐ»Ð°Ð² ÐŸÐµÐºÐ¸Ñ›) (Podgorica, Montenegro, February 4, 1930 - London, July 2, 1992) was a Serbian writer. ... Milorad PaviÄ‡ (ÐœÐ¸Ð»Ð¾Ñ€Ð°Ð´ ÐŸÐ°Ð²Ð¸Ñ›) is a noted Serbian poet, prose writer, translator, and literary historian. ... Dobrica Ä†osiÄ‡ (1922-) is a Serbian writer who was also active in politics. ... David Albahari (born 1948 in PeÄ‡) is a Serbian writer currently residing in Calgary, Canada. ...

Serbian visual arts

Serbian music

Serbian music dates from the medieval period with strong church and folk traditions. Church music in Serbia of the time was based on the Osmoglasnik a cycle of religious songs based on the resurrection and lasting for eight weeks. During the Nemanjic dynasty and under other rulers such as Stefan Dušan, musicians enjoyed royal patronage. There was also a strong folk tradition in Serbia dating from this time. Serbia and Montenegro is a Balkan country, recently ravaged by war that has caused widespread migration and cultural oppression. ... Nemanjić (Serbian Немањић; also Nemanjid) was a medieval Serb ruling dynasty. ... DuÅ¡an Silni Tsar Stefan UroÅ¡ IV DuÅ¡an Silni (the mighty) (Serbian: Ð¦Ð°Ñ€ Ð¡Ñ‚ÐµÑ„Ð°Ð½ Ð”ÑƒÑˆÐ°Ð½ Ð¡Ð¸Ð»Ð½Ð¸) (circa 1308 â€“ December 20, 1355) was a Serb king (September 8, 1331 â€“ 1346) and tsar (1346 â€“ December 5, 1355). ...

During Ottoman rule, Serbs were forbidden to own property, to learn to read and write and, most importantly to this discussion, denied the use of musical instruments. Church music had to performed in private. Gusle, a one-stringed instrument, was invented by Serbian peasants during this time in an effort to find a loophole through the stringent Ottoman laws. Filip Višnjić was a particularly notable guslar (gusle player). In the 18th century, Russian and Greek chant schools were established and the Serbian Orthodox Church accepted Church Slavonic into their liturgy. Motto Ø¯ÙˆÙ„Øª Ø§Ø¨Ø¯ Ù…Ø¯Øª Devlet-i Ebed-mÃ¼ddet (The Eternal State) Anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital SÃ¶ÄŸÃ¼t (1299â€“1326) Bursa (1326â€“65) Edirne (1365â€“1453) Constantinople (Ä°stanbul, 1453â€“1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy Sultans - 1281â€“1326 Osman I - 1918â€“22 Mehmed VI... Serbian Gusle The gusle or gusla (Albanian: Lahuta, Bulgarian: Ð“ÑƒÑÐ»Ð°, Croatian: Gusle, Serbian: Ð“ÑƒÑÐ»Ðµ, Gusle) is a single-stringed instrument used in the Balkans and on the Dinarides area. ... Filip ViÅ¡njiÄ‡ (1767-1834) Filip ViÅ¡njic (serbian-Ð¤Ð¸Ð»Ð¸Ð¿ Ð’Ð¸ÑˆÑšÐ¸Ñ›) was born at ViliÄ‡a Guvno in the village Gornja Trnova, municipality Ugljevik in 1767. ... Church Slavonic may refer to: Old Church Slavonic language Church Slavonic language This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Folk music enjoyed a resurgence in the nineteenth century. Jozip Slezenger founded the Prince's Band playing music based on traditional tunes. Stevan Mokranjac, a composer and musicologist collected folk songs as well as performing his own work. Kornilije Stankovic wrote the first Serbian language works for choirs. Stevan StojanoviÄ‡ Mokranjac (Ð¡Ñ‚ÐµÐ²Ð°Ð½ Ð¡Ñ‚Ð¾Ñ˜Ð°Ð½Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ› ÐœÐ¾ÐºÑ€Ð°ÑšÐ°Ñ†) is one of the most famous Serbian composers. ... Historical musicology is a field of study within the academic discipline of musicology. ...

Traditional Serbian folk music remains popular today especially in rural areas. Western rock and pop music has become increasingly popular especially in cities with rock acts such as Riblja Čorba and Đorđe Balašević incorporating political statements in their music. Turbo-folk combined Western rock and pop styles with traditional folk music vocals. Serbian immigrants have taken their musical traditions to nations such as the US and Canada. Riblja ÄŒorba is Serbian rock band, one of the most popular in the area of former Yugoslavia. ... ÄorÄ‘e BalaÅ¡eviÄ‡ in his home ÄorÄ‘e BalaÅ¡eviÄ‡ (Serbian cyrillic: Ð‚Ð¾Ñ€Ñ’Ðµ Ð‘Ð°Ð»Ð°ÑˆÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ›, born May 11, 1953 in Novi Sad, FPR Yugoslavia, now Serbia) is a prominent Serbian songwriter and singer. ... Turbo-folk is a music genre originating in Serbia in the early 1990s. ...

Serbian theatre and cinema

Serbia has a well-established theatrical tradition with many theatres. The Serbian National Theatre was established in 1861 with its building dating from 1868. The company started performing opera from the end of the 19th century and the permanent opera was established in 1947. It established a ballet company. Serbia (both as an independent country and as part a part of former Yugoslavia) has been home to many internationally acclaimed films and directors. ... The Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad The Serbian National Theatre (Serbian: Srpsko narodno pozoriÅ¡te) is the oldest Serbian professional theatre. ...

Bitef, Belgrade International Theatre Festival, is one of the oldest theatre festivals in the world. New Theatre Tendencies is the constant subtitle of the Festival. Founded in 1967, Bitef has continually followed and supported the latest theater trends. It has become one of five most important and biggest European festivals. It has become one of the most significant culture institutions of Serbia. Bitef - Belgrade International Theatre Festival. ...

The cinema was established reasonably early in Serbia with 12 films being produced before the start of World War II. The most notable of the prewar films was Mihail Popovic's The Battle of Kosovo in 1939.

Cinema prospered after World War II. The most notable postwar director was Dušan Makavejev who was internationally recognised for Love Affair: Or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator in 1969 focussing on Yugoslav politics. Makavejev's Montenegro was made in Sweden in 1981. Zoran Radmilović was one of the most notable actors of the postwar period. DuÅ¡an Makavejev (born 1932) is a Serbian film director, born in Belgrade, famous for his groundbreaking films of former Yugoslav cinema in late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Zoran RadmiloviÄ‡ Serbian Cyrillic Ð—Ð¾Ñ€Ð°Ð½ Ð Ð°Ð´Ð¼Ð¸Ð»Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ› (1931-1985) was one of the most distinguished Serbian actors. ...

Serbian cinema continued to make progress in the 1990s and today despite the turmoil of the 1990s. Emir Kusturica won a Golden Palm for Best Feature Film at the Cannes Film Festival for Underground in 1995. In 1998, Kusturica won a Silver Lion for directing Black Cat, White Cat. Emir Kusturica (Serbian Cyrillic: Ð•Ð¼Ð¸Ñ€ ÐšÑƒÑÑ‚ÑƒÑ€Ð¸Ñ†Ð°; IPA: ) (born November 24, 1954) is a Bosnian Serb filmmaker born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (today Bosnia and Herzegovina). ... Cannes Film Festival logo. ... Underground (Serbian: ÐŸÐ¾Ð´Ð·ÐµÐ¼Ñ™Ðµ, Podzemlje) is a 1995 film directed by Emir Kusturica with a screenplay by DuÅ¡an KovaÄeviÄ‡. It is also known by the subtitle Once Upon a Time There Was a Country (Serbian: Bila jednom jedna zemlja), which was the title of the complete story shown on Serbian... Black Cat, White Cat (Serbian: Ð¦Ñ€Ð½Ð° Ð¼Ð°Ñ‡ÐºÐ°, Ð±ÐµÐ»Ð¸ Ð¼Ð°Ñ‡Ð¾Ñ€, Crna maÄka, beli maÄor) is a Yugoslavian Romantic comedy film directed by Emir Kusturica in 1998. ...

As at 2001, there were 167 cinemas in Serbia (excluding Kosovo and Metohija) and over 4 million Serbs went to the cinema in that year. In 2005, San zimske noći (A Midwinter Night's Dream ) directed by Goran Paskaljević caused controversy over its criticism of Serbia's role in the Yugoslav wars in the 1990s. For uses of the name Kosova, see Kosova (disambiguation). ... Metohija (Serbian: ÐœÐµÑ‚Ð¾Ñ…Ð¸Ñ˜Ð°) also spelled Metohia, is a large western basin in Kosovo. ... San zimske noci is a movie, directed by Goran Paskaljevic. ... Goran Paskaljevic (Ð“Ð¾Ñ€Ð°Ð½ ÐŸÐ°ÑÐºÐ°Ñ™ÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ›) (born 22 April 1947 in Belgrade) is a popular Serbian movie director. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ...

Serbian cuisine

Traditional Serbian cuisine has been greatly influenced by Turkish and Greek traditions. Ćevapčići consisting of grilled heavily seasoned mixed ground meat patties is considered to be the national dish. Other notable dishes include Koljivo used in religious rituals, Serbian salad, Sarma (stuffed cabbage), podvarak (roast meat with Sauerkraut) and Moussaka. Česnica is a traditional bread for Christmas Day. Serbian cuisine is derived from mixed Serbian, Turkish, Greek, Mediterranean, Austrian couisines. ... Ä†evapi or Ä†evapÄiÄ‡i (diminutive) or sometimes Chevapi is the name of a popular dish in the Balkans. ... Koljivo (also called Å¾ito, which means wheat in Serbian; in Romanian: colivÄƒ) is a traditional meal made by cooking whole (or sometimes ground) wheat seeds, with some sugar and ground nuts added. ... Serbian salad is a vegetable salad, usually served during summer with roast meat and other dishes. ... Sarmale in cabbage leaves Sarma (sarma ÑÐ°Ñ€Ð¼Ð°, plural sarme ÑÐ°Ñ€Ð¼Ð¸ in most Southern Slavic languages, and sarmale in Romanian), is a word for a grape leaf or cabbage roll common to Southeastern Europe and adjacent areas. ... Podvarak is a Serbian dish made of finely chopped pickled cabbage, onions, and pork roast, which are combined and baked in an oven. ... Sauerkraut and sausage on a plate Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... Musakka/Moussakas Moussaka ([musaka]; Greek: ; Romanian: ; Turkish: ; South Slavic: Ð¼ÑƒÑÐ°ÐºÐ°/â€‹musaka; Armenian: ; Arabic: â€Ž musaqqaa) is a traditional eggplant (aubergine)-based dish in the Balkans and the Middle East, but most closely associated with Greece and Turkey. ... Image:Bozicnacesnica. ... Christmas is an annual holiday that marks the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. ...

Slivovitz, a distilled fermented plum juice is the national drink of Serbia with 70% of domestic plum production being used to make it. Domestic wines are also popular. Turkish coffee is widely drunk as well. Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... A cup of Turkish coffee served at an Ä°stanbul terrace. ...

Vrzole wine is made by private winery Vinik from famous wine region - Vrsac. Winery Vinik blends traditional family recipes and newest technology in making limited quantities of this famous red and white wine.

The Skadarlija district in Belgrade is known for its restaurants with many cuisines available. Belgrade has its own counterpart of the Paris Montmartre: Skadarlija, a bohemian quarter in downtown Belgrade (in Skadarska street). ...

Serbian handcrafts

Serbia has a long tradition of handicrafts. Djakovica in Kosovo was known for its black pottery. Pirot in eastern Serbia became known for its ceramics under the Ottomans with the potters following Byzantine designs. It also became a centre for the production of Kilims or rugs. Äakovica (Cyrillic: Ð‚Ð°ÐºÐ¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ†Ð°) (in Albanian Gjakova or GjakovÃ«) is a city located in Kosovo, at 42. ... For uses of the name Kosova, see Kosova (disambiguation). ... Pirot (Пирот) is a city located in Serbia and Montenegro at 43. ... A Shahsavan kilim with typical geometrical symbols some of them of mythological inspiration such as the crab or scarabeus A Kilim is a flatwoven rug, taking its name from the Turkish word for prayer rug. ...

The Slavs introduced jewellery making to Serbia in the sixth century AD. Metalworking started to develop on a significant scale following the development of a Serbian state. Workshops were set up in towns, large estates and in monasteries. The Studenica Monastery was known for the quality of its goldsmithing. Coins were minted not only by the kings but some of the wealthier nobility. The nobility also was influenced by the wealth of the Byzantine court. Metalworking like many other arts and crafts went into decline following the Ottoman conquest. However, there was a partial revival in later centuries with a strong Baroque influence notably the 17th century silverwear at "Our Lady on the Rocks" on Boka Kotorska. Historic mpap of the Bay, 16th century Boka Kotorska (Bay of Kotor, Bocche di Cattaro) in western Montenegro is a winding bay on the Adriatic sea. ...

Serbian media

As of 2001, there were 27 daily newspapers and 580 other newspapers published in Serbia. Some of these newspapers also have Internet editions. Politika founded in 1904 is the oldest daily newspaper in the Balkans. There were also 491 periodical magazines published in Serbia with the Nedeljne informativne novine (NIN) and Vreme amongst the most notable. Politika/ÐŸÐ¾Ð»Ð¸Ñ‚Ð¸ÐºÐ° is a Serbian newspaper. ... NIN is a weekly newsmagazine published in Serbia. ... Vreme (meaning Time in Serbo-Croatian)is an independent newspaper founded in 1990 by a group of journalists from the largest Serbian publishing house Politika. The weekly was modeled after its U.S. counterparts Time and Newsweek. The newspaper (actually newsmagazine) is a weekly. ...

As of 2001, there were 184 radio stations in Serbia with 84 of these privately owned. The state broadcaster Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) owns the rest with the station starting official broadcasts in 1929. Private radio broadcasting started in the 1990s. Serbian Broadcasting Corporation (Radio television of Serbia, Serbian: Ð Ð°Ð´Ð¸Ð¾-Ñ‚ÐµÐ»ÐµÐ²Ð¸Ð·Ð¸Ñ˜Ð° Ð¡Ñ€Ð±Ð¸Ñ˜Ðµ, Radio-televizija Srbije) is the public broadcaster in Serbia. ...

Television broadcasting started in 1958 with every country in the former Yugoslavia having its own station. In Serbia, the state television station was known as RTB and became known as RTS after the breakup of Yugoslavia. Under the Communists and Milošević regime, state broadcasting was controlled by the ruling party. The RTS station was bombed during the NATO action against the Milošević regime due to its propaganda role under that regime.

There was some private broadcasting with the B92 radio and television station starting in 1989 although it was shut down in 1999 during the hostilities. After the fall of Milošević, RTS became known as Nova RTS as an assertion of independence while B92 commenced broadcasting. During 2001, there were 70 television centres in Serbia of which 24 were privately owned. In 2003, there was a return to censorship as the Government of Zoran Zivkovic temporarily imposed a state of emergency following the assassination of Zoran Djindjic and the European Federation of Journalists continues to hold concerns over media freedom in the country. B92 (Ð‘92) is a radio and television station in Belgrade, Serbia. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Zoran Đinđić Zoran Djindjic listen (Zoran Đinđić, in Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Ђинђић) (August 1, 1952 – March 12, 2003) was Serbian prime minister, long-time opposition politician and philosopher by profession. ...

Serbian cultural institutions

At the beginning of the 21st century, there were 32 art galleries and 142 museums in Serbia. Belgrade has many of the most significant with the National Museum of Serbia in Belgrade, the Gallery of Frescoes featuring Orthodox Church art, the Ethnographic Museum and the Palace of Princess Ljubica. Novi Sad contains the Vojvodina Museum as well as the Petrovaradin fortress. National Museum in Belgrade, Serbia The National Museum (Serbian: ÐÐ°Ñ€Ð¾Ð´Ð½Ð¸ Ð¼ÑƒÐ·ÐµÑ˜) in Belgrade, Serbia was founded in 1844. ... Belgrade (Serbian: ) is the capital and the largest city of Serbia. ... Nickname: Serbian Athens Motto: Ð“Ñ€Ð°Ð´ Ð¿Ð¾ Ð¼ÐµÑ€Ð¸ Ð³Ñ€Ð°Ñ’Ð°Ð½Ð° City of the citizens (in English) Location of Novi Sad within Serbia Coordinates: Country Serbia Province Vojvodina District South BaÄka Established 1694 City status February 1, 1748 Politics - Mayor Maja GojkoviÄ‡ (SRS) - City assembly SRS, DSS and SPS - Municipalities 2 (Novi Sad and Petrovaradin) Area... Petrovaradin Petrovaradin (Serbian: ÐŸÐµÑ‚Ñ€Ð¾Ð²Ð°Ñ€Ð°Ð´Ð¸Ð½ or Petrovaradin; Croatian: Petrovaradin; Hungarian: PÃ©tervÃ¡rad; German: Peterwardein; Turkish Petervaradin]), formerly a fortified town, is part of the agglomeration of Novi Sad in Serbia (population 13,917 in 2002). ...

Matica Srpska is the oldest and most notable cultural and scientific organisation in today's Serbia. Its name is translated in Serbian as the Serbian matrix or parent body of the Serbs. It was founded in 1826 in Budapest and moved to Novi Sad in 1864. Amongst other achievements, it compiled a six-volume study of the Serbian language between 1967 and 1976. Its journal Letopis Matice Srpske is one of the oldest periodical examining scientific and cultural issues anywhere in the world. Vojvodina province of Austro-Hungary became attractive for Serbs ever since the fall of Serbia in 15th century, and was the site of the Great Serbian Migrations, when Serbs collonized this area escaping Turkish vengeance. Sremski Karlovci became the spiritual, political and cultural centre of the Serbs in the Habsburg Empire, with Metropolitan of the Serbian Orthodox Church residing in the town. To this day, the Patriarch of Serbia retains the title of Metropolitan of (Sremski) Karlovci. The town featured the earliest Serb and Slavic grammar school (Serbian: gimnazija/гимназија, French: Lycée) founded on August 3rd, 1791. In 1794 an Orthodox seminary was also founded in the town, ranking second oldest in the World (After the Spiritual Academy in Kiev). Novi Sad is home to Serbia's oldest professional theatre, founded in 1861 as Srpsko Narodno Pozoriste, followed by Belgrade in 1868; however two other cities claim this title: Kragujevac since 1835 and Subotica since 1851 (*there were theatres throughout Serbia long before that time but cannot be classified as "professional". Matica srpska The Matica srpska or ÐœÐ°Ñ‚Ð¸Ñ†Ð° ÑÑ€Ð¿ÑÐºÐ° is the oldest cultural-scientific institution of Serbia. ... Anthem Serbia() on the European continent() Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Official languages Serbian written with the Cyrillic alphabet1 Government Parliamentary republic - President Boris TadiÄ‡ - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment - Formation 8th century - Independence c. ... Serbian (ÑÑ€Ð¿ÑÐºÐ¸ Ñ˜ÐµÐ·Ð¸Ðº; srpski jezik) is one of the standard versions of the Shtokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and by Serbs in the Serbian diaspora. ... Languages Serbian Religions Predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian Related ethnic groups Other Slavic peoples, especially South Slavs See Cognate peoples below Serbs (Serbian: Ð¡Ñ€Ð±Ð¸ or Srbi) or christian turks are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia. ... The oldest surviving photograph, NicÃ©phore NiÃ©pce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Nickname: Serbian Athens Motto: Ð“Ñ€Ð°Ð´ Ð¿Ð¾ Ð¼ÐµÑ€Ð¸ Ð³Ñ€Ð°Ñ’Ð°Ð½Ð° City of the citizens (in English) Location of Novi Sad within Serbia Coordinates: Country Serbia Province Vojvodina District South BaÄka Established 1694 City status February 1, 1748 Politics - Mayor Maja GojkoviÄ‡ (SRS) - City assembly SRS, DSS and SPS - Municipalities 2 (Novi Sad and Petrovaradin) Area... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Republic of Serbia â€“Vojvodina â€“Kosovo (UN admin. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Languages Serbian Religions Predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian Related ethnic groups Other Slavic peoples, especially South Slavs See Cognate peoples below Serbs (Serbian: Ð¡Ñ€Ð±Ð¸ or Srbi) or christian turks are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia. ... Serbia was formerly a principality (1817-1882), kingdom (1882-1918) and part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918-1945, until 1929 the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes). ... Two Great Serbian Migrations have occured under Turkish rule: First Serbian Migration in 1690 under Patriarch Arsenije II Carnojevic Second Serbian Migration in 1737 under Patriarch Arsenije IV Jovanovic These migrations have added up to the numbers of Serbs living in Austria and changed numbers into their advantage in Vojvodina... Sremski Karlovci (Serbian: Sremski Karlovci or Ð¡Ñ€ÐµÐ¼ÑÐºÐ¸ ÐšÐ°Ñ€Ð»Ð¾Ð²Ñ†Ð¸, German: Karlowitz or Carlowitz, Croatian: Srijemski Karlovci, Hungarian: KarlÃ³ca, Turkish: KarlofÃ§a) is a town and municipality in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia and Montenegro, situated on the bank of the river Danube, between Belgrade and Novi Sad. ... Languages Serbian Religions Predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian Related ethnic groups Other Slavic peoples, especially South Slavs See Cognate peoples below Serbs (Serbian: Ð¡Ñ€Ð±Ð¸ or Srbi) or christian turks are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia. ... Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. ... Flag of the Serbian Orthodox Church The Serbian Orthodox Church (Serbian: Ð¡Ñ€Ð¿ÑÐºÐ° ÐŸÑ€Ð°Ð²Ð¾ÑÐ»Ð°Ð²Ð½Ð° Ð¦Ñ€ÐºÐ²Ð° / Srpska Pravoslavna Crkva; Ð¡ÐŸÐ¦ / SPC) or the Church of Serbia is one of the autocephalous Orthodox Christian churches, ranking sixth after Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Russia. ... This is a list of Patriarchs of Serbia, the person known officially as Patriarch of all Serbia, Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci. ... Serbs (in the Serbian language Срби, Srbi) are a south Slavic people living chiefly in Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Countries where a West Slavic language is the national language Countries where an East Slavic language is the national language Countries where a South Slavic language is the national language The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages), a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup... Serbian (ÑÑ€Ð¿ÑÐºÐ¸ Ñ˜ÐµÐ·Ð¸Ðº; srpski jezik) is one of the standard versions of the Shtokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and by Serbs in the Serbian diaspora. ... In France, secondary education is divided into two schools: the collÃ¨ge (IPA: ) (somewhat comparable to U.S. junior high school) for the first four years directly following primary school; the lycÃ©e (IPA: ) (comparable to a U.S. high school) for the next three years. ... 1791 (MDCCXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Nickname: Serbian Athens Motto: Ð“Ñ€Ð°Ð´ Ð¿Ð¾ Ð¼ÐµÑ€Ð¸ Ð³Ñ€Ð°Ñ’Ð°Ð½Ð° City of the citizens (in English) Location of Novi Sad within Serbia Coordinates: Country Serbia Province Vojvodina District South BaÄka Established 1694 City status February 1, 1748 Politics - Mayor Maja GojkoviÄ‡ (SRS) - City assembly SRS, DSS and SPS - Municipalities 2 (Novi Sad and Petrovaradin) Area... A professional can be either a person in a profession (certain types of skilled work requiring formal training / education) or in sports (a sportsman / sportwoman doing sports for payment). ... 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar) // January 1 - Benito JuÃ¡rez captures Mexico City January 2 - Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies and is succeeded by... The Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad The Serbian National Theatre (Serbian: Ð¡Ñ€Ð¿ÑÐºÐ¾ Ð½Ð°Ñ€Ð¾Ð´Ð½Ð¾ Ð¿Ð¾Ð·Ð¾Ñ€Ð¸ÑˆÑ‚Ðµ or Srpsko narodno pozoriÅ¡te) is the oldest Serbian professional theatre. ... Belgrade (Serbian: ) is the capital and the largest city of Serbia. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Location in Serbia General Information Mayor Veroljub StevanoviÄ‡ Party SDPO Land area 865 kmÂ² Population (2002 census) 211. ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Subotica city hall Subotica (Serbian: Ð¡ÑƒÐ±Ð¾Ñ‚Ð¸Ñ†Ð° or Subotica, Hungarian: Szabadka, Croatian: Subotica, German: Maria-Theresiopel or Theresiopel, Slovak: Subotica, Rusin: Ð¡ÑƒÐ±Ð¾Ñ‚Ð¸Ñ†Ð°, Romanian: Subotica or Subotita) is a city and municipality in northern Serbia and Montenegro, in the North BaÄka District of Vojvodina, Serbia. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A professional can be either a person in a profession (certain types of skilled work requiring formal training / education) or in sports (a sportsman / sportwoman doing sports for payment). ...

There is a strong network of libraries with three national libraries, 689 public libraries, 143 higher education libraries and 11 non-specialised libraries as at 1998. The National Library of Serbia is the most significant of these. Project Rastko founded in 1997 is an Internet Library of Serb culture. National Library of Serbia is situated in the city of Belgrade. ... Project Rastko - Internet Library of Serb Culture (Пројекат Растко - Електронска библиотека српске к&#1091...

Roots to the Serbian education system date back to 11th and 12th centuries when first Catholic colleges were founded in Vojvodina (Titel, Bac). Medieval Serbian education however was mostly conducted through the Serbian Orthodox Monasteries (UNESCO protected Sopocani, Studenica, Pec) starting from the rise of Raska in 12th century, when Serbs overwhelmingly embrassed Orthodoxy rather than Catholicism. First European style higher education facilities however were founded in Catholic Vojvodina, Teacher's College in Subotica in 1689, although several facilities have functioned even before (f.e. Jesuit School in Belgrade, since 1609). Following short-lived Serbian independence between 1804 and 1813, Belgrade officially became an educational centre of the country (excluding Vojvodina). The University of Belgrade is the biggest and most prestigious university in Serbia {officially founded in 1905 although its roots go back to the founding of the Great School in 1808). The Gymnasium Jovan Jovanović Zmaj was founded in 1810 and many important Serb cultural figures studied there. Republic of Serbia â€“Vojvodina â€“Kosovo (UN admin. ... Flag of the Serbian Orthodox Church The Serbian Orthodox Church (Serbian: Ð¡Ñ€Ð¿ÑÐºÐ° ÐŸÑ€Ð°Ð²Ð¾ÑÐ»Ð°Ð²Ð½Ð° Ð¦Ñ€ÐºÐ²Ð° / Srpska Pravoslavna Crkva; Ð¡ÐŸÐ¦ / SPC) or the Church of Serbia is one of the autocephalous Orthodox Christian churches, ranking sixth after Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Russia. ... UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... A small and cursed monastery in the outskirts of Novi Pazar. ... The Studenica Monastery is the largest and richest Serbian Orthodox monastery. ... PEC can have the following meanings Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh Pakistan Engineering Concil Pakistan Engineering Congress Prince Engineering Center at Oklahoma Christian University This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page â€” a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Raška (Raschka, Rascia, Rassa) was the central and most successful medieval Serbian state (or župa, area ruled by a župan) that unified neighboring Serbian tribes into the main medieval Serbian state in Balkans. ... Languages Serbian Religions Predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian Related ethnic groups Other Slavic peoples, especially South Slavs See Cognate peoples below Serbs (Serbian: Ð¡Ñ€Ð±Ð¸ or Srbi) or christian turks are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia. ... The word orthodoxy, from the Greek ortho (right, correct) and doxa (thought, teaching, glorification), is typically used to refer to the correct theological or doctrinal observance of religion, as determined by some overseeing body. ... As a Christian ecclesiastical term, Catholic - from the Greek adjective , meaning general or universal[1] - is described in the Oxford English Dictionary as follows: ~Church, (originally) whole body of Christians; ~, belonging to or in accord with (a) this, (b) the church before separation into Greek or Eastern and Latin or... This article is about the continent. ... Republic of Serbia â€“Vojvodina â€“Kosovo (UN admin. ... Teachers College was founded in 1887 by the philanthropist Grace Hoadley Dodge and philosopher Nicholas Murray Butler to provide a new kind of schooling for the teachers of the poor children of New York City, one that combined a humanitarian concern to help others with a scientific approach to human... Subotica city hall Subotica (Serbian: Ð¡ÑƒÐ±Ð¾Ñ‚Ð¸Ñ†Ð° or Subotica, Hungarian: Szabadka, Croatian: Subotica, German: Maria-Theresiopel or Theresiopel, Slovak: Subotica, Rusin: Ð¡ÑƒÐ±Ð¾Ñ‚Ð¸Ñ†Ð°, Romanian: Subotica or Subotita) is a city and municipality in northern Serbia and Montenegro, in the North BaÄka District of Vojvodina, Serbia. ... Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ... Belgrade (Serbian: ) is the capital and the largest city of Serbia. ... // Events April 4 â€“ King of Spain signs an edit of expulsion of all moriscos from Spain April 9 â€“ Spain recognizes Dutch independence May 23 - Official ratification of the Second Charter of Virginia. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1813 (MDCCCXIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... Belgrade (Serbian: ) is the capital and the largest city of Serbia. ... Republic of Serbia â€“Vojvodina â€“Kosovo (UN admin. ... The University of Belgrade (Serbian: Ð£Ð½Ð¸Ð²ÐµÑ€Ð·Ð¸Ñ‚ÐµÑ‚ Ñƒ Ð‘ÐµÐ¾Ð³Ñ€Ð°Ð´Ñƒ or Univerzitet u Beogradu) is the oldest and most important higher education institution in Belgrade and Serbia. ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Within the Government of Serbia, the Serbian Ministry for Culture is responsible for administering its cultural facilities. As at 2005, Dragan Kojadinović was the Minister for Culture in Serbia. The current Serbian government was formed on March 3, 2004 with the appointment of Vojislav Kostunica as the Prime Minister. ... Dragan KojadinoviÄ‡ (b. ...

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