Đorđe Balašević – Pannonian Sailor
The renowned musician was born on May 11, 1953, in Novi Sad, in the family of his father Jovan Balašević and Veronika Dolenec. He grew up in a house on...
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Digitron – a wonder from a small Istrian town
Many peoplefrom the former Yugoslavia may not be aware that the first European electronic pocket calculator was produced in this country. It was the calculator by the Digitron company from...
Davor Dujmovic – Perhan
Davor was born in Sarajevo on September 20, 1969. He obtained the role of Perhan, for which he remained forever recognizable, quite by chance. While he was in the second...
Republic Day – Beloved Yugoslav Holiday
November 29th was celebrated for almost six decades as a national holiday in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY). It first entered history on November 29, 1943, during the...
Love Story of Actors Branka Petrić and Bekim Fehmiu
The love story of actors Branka Petrić and Bekim Fehmiu began in the late 1950s, at the Belgrade Faculty of Dramatic Arts. Their love and marriage, which lasted for 43...
Beograđanka – the tallest building in Yugoslav Belgrade
Built between 1969 and 1974, according to the design of architect Branko Pešić, it was the first skyscraper in the city’s downtown area, situated between Slavija and Terazije. The building...
“Balkan Spy” – “Just admit it nicely, and Đuro will...
“The central office may make a mistake once, but not a hundred times. Listen, pal, maybe you dialed the wrong number, but you got the one you were looking for....
Azra and Johnny Stulic
In January 1977, at the bar of the TD Theater in Zagreb, local anarchists were drinking wine and discussing politics, celebrating because Đoko, an anarchist (to whom the song “Jablan”...
The Yugo car – Yugo drivers are going to heaven/they’ve...
The first prototype of the “Yugo” was hand-built in 1978 and was presented as a gift to Josip Broz Tito. Two years later, at the Belgrade Car Fair, the Zastava...
Asim Ferhatović Hase – The Sunday When Hase Left
He played only for the bordeaux team of Sarajevo and for about two months for Fenerbahçe. It is said that after a short episode with the Turkish club, he stated:...
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