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History teaches us
The man who wanted Serbia to become Europe
Jevrem Obrenović revealed to Serbia the European way of life, his family and the people around it were an example of culture, modernity and progress, he was one of the founders of many of today's institutions, including the National Library of Serbia and SANA, he built the first urban town, and yet his older brother Prince Miloš drove him into exile
Australians and Serbs
Four photos from the Great War
More than 1500 Australians and New Zealanders fought with Serbian soldiers in the Great War, which would not be known if it were not for four photographs. Now a feature-length documentary film has been made about it Kajmakchalan, a story about chance and persistence, about fate and the alliance of people in the fight for a better world, but also about diaspora and patriotism
Identity
I'm a Cincarka and I'm not ashamed of it
How does a member of the Cincar people feel while her language and therefore her identity is inexorably disappearing, whose daughter is aware of her roots and they are important to her, but the Cincar people only stumbles, her granddaughter only remembers some songs about holidays, and the country where she has lived for 40 years does not allow members of her people to establish a national council
Urbanism
New economy: The suffering of Vračar - in Topolska, instead of a villa, there are almost 1.200 more square meters
The investor is planning the construction of a building that will consist of an underground level, a ground floor, three floors, as well as one detached floor
From the newsletter
When they stare at you in the cafe: Where are you going with your laptop?
More and more people work remotely and it is often convenient for them to do their work from a coffee shop. But they sometimes look down on it because they don't want someone to sit with them for half a day with two coffees. Alexander Abu Samra is trying to solve that problem
Student rebellion
Photojournalists on the front lines: A female perspective changes the image of protests
With the increased number of women in the positions of photojournalists, the protests in Serbia take on a different tone - warmer, but no less harsh. Female students with lenses capture moments of solidarity and empathy, at the same time witnessing tensions in society. The video of photo editor in "Vremen" Marija Janković shows how once narrow professional circles are opening up for generations of young women who want to record the truth on the street
History teaches us
The man called the state
In order to stay in power, Bonaparte III changed the state system, he removed all political enemies, the parliament was only a facade of the regime, he bribed the deputies with large salaries, the assembly did not question the declaration of war or peace, and the emperor often called himself the commander-in-chief even in peace. Napoleon III was happy, at large rallies he celebrated a new victory and the restoration of great popularity
Cinematography
Can evil people love?
About Kirill Serebrenikov's new film The disappearance of Josef Mengele with his co-producer Miloš Đukelić, thanks to whom Serbia will be part of the Main Program of the Cannes Film Festival after 30 years
Postcard
Avetinja railway Šid–Bijeljina
All the other stations on the route of this railway - Adaševci, Morović, Višnjićevo and Sremska Rača - are neglected, full of garbage, in some of them parts of furniture, maps, signaling have been left, and in one even the entire (locked) safe.
From the newsletter
Why is it important to cry?
When you feel sorry for someone, it's not just to "relieve the soul". Other people are our mirror, our reference. But you should not exaggerate in whining
Croatia
The Law on Cemeteries in Croatia: Attack on "scattered Chetnik cemeteries" or the Cyrillic alphabet
Croatia amends the Law on Cemeteries, which requires the removal of gravestones erected after May 30, 1990 that "glorify Serbian aggression against Croatia." There is a fear among Serbs in Croatia that all graves with Cyrillic inscriptions will be removed
History teaches us
How democracy was created
Pisistratus had his staff and distributed money from the state budget for better cultivation of olives, development of trade and export, construction of roads, repair of the city's water supply. And then the learned aristocrat Cleisthenes returned from political emigration
They want a tower
The youngest insurgent was eleven years old
It is expected that the current scientific research of the Čela Kula in Niš will reveal the stories of the insurgents who, with this monument, became a symbol of courage and sacrifice for freedom.
Postcard
Where sultans sleep
About Selim II who died in the harem bath probably drunk, Safia who corresponded with Elizabeth I, Mehmed III who killed nineteen brothers and others who were buried in five turbets next to Istanbul's Hagia Sophia
Hokej
Alexander Ovechkin: Hero of Moscow and Washington
How Alexander Ovechkin became a hockey legend as the son of Moscow and the adopted child of Washington, in the sport that led the Cold War
Politics and business
There is a secret connection: The wife of the representative of Macuta, employed by her partner Ana Brnabić
The wife of the future prime minister of Serbia, Đur Matsut, works in the clinic in "Belgrade na vodi" with the partner of the President of the Assembly, Ana Brnabić. In the APR, the company is registered under the name of activity - rental of own or leased real estate and their management
Personal attitude
By bike to Strasbourg: Will, sacrifice and love
A moment in life that is much more than an extraordinary physical effort - it is about facing your own fears, testing your will and getting an answer to the question: How ready am I to sacrifice myself for a better tomorrow?
Lidl Serbia
"Purely from love": Environmental workshops for organizations throughout Serbia
The traditional project of the company Lidl Serbia "Clean for love" continues this year, and in addition to the well-known actions of removing waste from nature, it will also include educational workshops intended for organizations and associations of citizens from all over the country. After participating in the aforementioned workshops, selected actors of the civil sector will have the opportunity to, with the support of the company, carry out cleaning actions and thereby initiate positive environmental changes in their local community
A view of March
Tim McGowan, Dnevnik from Belgrade
The Irish writer Tim McGowan spent the whole of March in Belgrade as a guest of the literary residency, one of the programs of the Belgrade Irish Festival. He wrote a diary every day. "Vremena" gave part of his impressions about the protests on March 15 to students... "The crowd pays tribute to the victims from Novi Sad with the usual silence. And then, quietly, a fold opens in a large crowd of people. Then the screams start, like from a horror movie," he wrote about the so-called sound cannon
Essay
Enemy of the people
"The theater is a very dangerous weapon" - said Meyerhold. The sentence he wrote in 1920 still resonates today and asks the question: "Why?"
History teaches us
Government culture based on the model of Prince Miloš
For the people, Prince Miloš was someone to whom "nobody is allowed to do anything", someone who was the boss of his "household" in Serbia, who long ago showed himself to be a capable master who understands the peasant like no one else and who knows how to protect him from the lords whom he himself despises and tries not to "get too caught up in".
Ecology
What did the ancient Romans inhale?
It is known reliably that the ancient Romans also polluted the environment. Lead, for example, was even used to make children's toys. Should this information comfort or worry us?
Mediji
Record readership of "Vremen" in March
Portal "Vremena" records the highest readership ever in this era of political and social movements in Serbia. And that against the logic of the majority of the media - with real journalism instead of stamping news and sensationalism
Car accident
Three people died, one of them a child, in a chain collision near Donji Milanovac
Three people died, one of them a child, and four were injured in a serious traffic accident that happened early this morning.
Health
"Broken heart syndrome": As deadly as a heart attack
"Broken Heart Syndrome" (Broken-Heart-Syndrom, also known as Takotsubo-Syndrome) is a disease that still presents a puzzle for doctors. And it is almost as dangerous as a heart attack
