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Pobednik Returned to Terazije, This Time with a Student Box
Almost a century after Ivan Meštrović envisioned Pobednik for Terazije, its student version passed through central Belgrade on the way from the Rectorate to the Republic Electoral Commission. The figure that once represented military victory was now holding a box marked “Students Win”. There is much more behind that image than a good photograph.
Why is Serbia a state, while the other states are former Yugoslav republics?
From the creation and collapse of Yugoslavia to succession, political memory and relations with neighbouring states, Emir Bihorac examines why Serbia is still often perceived as “the state”, while the others are reduced to “former Yugoslav republics”.
The Kafana as the Balkans’ Public Living Room
For centuries, politics, work, music, gossip, leisure and everyday tasks now handled by entire institutions have intersected around the kafana table. The kafana was one of the few places where society could be seen with little protocol.