International Film Festival – Oh, that FEST…
The first FEST took place in 1971 under the slogan “Brave New World” at the Dom Sindikata Hall. The festival opened with Robert Altman’s film “MAS*H,” and its main patron...
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Construction of New Belgrade
The construction of New Belgrade began in 1947 when a youth work action was organized. Its task was to prepare the ground for the start of construction and to establish...
Josipa Lisac and Karlo Metikoš – Yugoslavia’s Most Beautiful Love...
They met on February 6, 1971, in Petrinja during a performance when Josipa was 21, and Karlo was ten years older. The story goes that it was love at first...
When I Am Dead and White – a Gem of...
The drama “When I Am Dead and Gone”, one of the best-written not only during the Black Wave period but even today, was directed by Živojin Pavlović, with the screenplay...
Kinderlada – Taste of Childhood
There probably wasn’t a household in Yugoslavia that didn’t have a cup or container with the image of a smiling cow with a flower on its head. Legend has it...
Leb i sol – guarding the night from the awake
One of the most popular rock bands in Yugoslavia was formed on January 1, 1976. The initial lineup consisted of Vlatko Stefanovski (guitar), Bodan Arsovski (bass guitar), Nikola Dimuševski (keyboards),...
Preluk – Opatija Race
An automobile and motorcycle track near Opatija. In 1940, the Italian championship was held in Preluk, and from 1946, a motorcycle and automobile race took place, which had various names:...
Do you remember Dolly Bell? – Kusturica’s First Film
It was the first feature film directed by Emir Kusturica, released in 1981, with a screenplay written by Abdulah Sidran. The story is set during the summer of 1963 in...
Svetlana Kitić – The World’s Best Handball Player
A former Yugoslavian handball player, she was born on June 7, 1960, in Tuzla. She played for Jedinstvo Tuzla and Radnički Belgrade. With Radnički, she won the European Champions Cup...
Vesna Vulović – Sky’s Hero
On January 26, 1972, due to the explosion of a hidden bomb, a JAT (Yugoslav Airlines) “DC-9” aircraft crashed on the Copenhagen-Belgrade route above Srpska Kamenica in Czechoslovakia (today’s Czech...
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