Ada Ciganlija — Belgrade’s oasis
A true hit in the capital of Yugoslavia—and one that remains so to this day—was Ada Ciganlija. The sudden rise in popularity of the city’s largest river island, which Branislav...
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Cartoon – My name is Ivica
For those who spent their childhood in front of black-and-white televisions in the 1970s, they remember this charming and quite ‘catchy’ song: “Children, I’m Ivica, whoever I draw comes alive,...
Comrade Tito has died
The lifelong president of the SFR Yugoslavia and the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito, died on this day 45 years ago after a 122-day battle with an...
Silvana Armenulić
She was born as Zilha Bajraktarević in Doboj, and she took the stage name Silvana after the then-popular actress Silvana Mangano, whose film “Bitter Rice” she particularly loved. At the...
Metaloplastika – The Šabac Aliens
Yugoslavia had many great teams throughout its history in basketball, football, water polo, and handball, but only the handball players of Metaloplastika earned the nickname “The Aliens.” Athletes who conquered...
May 1st, Labor Day
In the decree published in the Official Gazette of the Democratic Federal Yugoslavia, signed by President Josip Broz Tito in 1945, it is stated:“May 1st is declared a public holiday....
Pavle Vuisic – actor
He was known as a grumpy, difficult man (not only because of his weight), cranky and without patience or any desire to please others. What he despised most was sycophantic...
When Father Was Away on Business
The cult film by Emir Kusturica, made in 1985 and based on a screenplay by Abdulah Sidran, tells the story of the boy Malik, through whose awareness and emotions the...
Mihailo Miša Janketić
Mihailo “Miša” Janketić, a giant of Yugoslav theater, was born on this day in 1938 in Novi Sad. Unfortunately, the childhood of the famous actor was very difficult and marked...
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