Zemljo moja (My Land) – Tito’s Favorite Song
The song was written in the mid-1970s and was first performed at the “Vašem Šlageru” festival of entertainment melodies in Sarajevo in 1975, where it secured fourth place. This is...
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Zdenka Vučković – Yugoslavia’s First Child Pop Star
Zdenka was born in 1942 and managed to win a children’s music competition at the tender age of six. She captured the hearts of the audience at the age of...
Vera Nikolić – Celebrated Athlete
She was born in the village of Grabovica near Despotovac on September 23, 1948. At the age of 13, she won the school cross-country race in Ćuprija. There, athletics expert...
Tito and Fidel Castro – (Un)Friendship
Yugoslav Marshal Josip Broz and Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro met in 1969 in the corridors of the United Nations. Prior to Tito’s speech, Castro approached the leader of Yugoslavia...
Tina Turner in Yugoslavia
Tina Turner and her then-husband Ike opened a series of major world concerts in Yugoslavia. They performed for the first time in the “Pionir” hall in front of 6,295 people...
“442 to Belgrade”
The song “442 to Belgrade” recorded by musician Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga in 1986 for the album “Riders of the Mist” has been subject to various interpretations over the years. Some...
Sandwich at the Match
The champion of the Australian Open in tennis in 1985 was Stefan Edberg, but very few people from this region probably remember that. However, what many recall from that tournament...
International Women’s Day in Yugoslavia
After World War II, women in Yugoslavia gained active and passive voting rights. Subsequently, they acquired rights related to property ownership, maternity and pregnancy leave, as well as the right...
Safet Sušić „Pape”
He began his career at Krivaja from Zavidovići, where he started playing in the first team at the age of 16. The 1972/73 season saw him start as a player...
Princesses from Dedinje
The Mijatović sisters, Mira and Maja, were known as beautiful, energetic, smiling, “fatal,” sociable, and their parties at the villa in Dedinje were considered the best in the city. Their...
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