NAGRADA ZAVNOBiH-a – OSNIVANJE, TRAJANJE I ZNAČAJ
THE “ZAVNOBIH PRIZE” – ESTABLISHMENT, CONTINUATION, SIGNIFICANCE

Summary/Abstract: The ”ZAVNOBiH prize” was established in 1971 and was awarded for the first time two years later in 1973, on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the First Session of ZAVNOBiH. This prize was firstly awarded to individuals and later to collectives who gave a ”remarkable creative contribution to the development of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina”. Symbolically, the presentation of the award was connected to the state holiday of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the 25th of November, which was established in 1969 with the goal of ”permanent marking of the historical significance of the First Session of ZAVNOBiH”. This can be viewed in a specific social and political context of that time, the process of gradual strengthening of the sovereignty of federal units compared to the federal centre. The ”ZAVNOBiH prize” was awarded from 1973 to 1991 and 438 individual and 25 collective prizes were awarded altogether. It is important to hint at the similarity between the celebration of the 25th of November and the presentation of the ”ZAVNOBiH prize” with the marking of the Day of the Republic on the 29th of November and the awarding of the ”AVNOJ prize”. Both events constituted an integral part of the culture of remembrance of Yugoslav society. From the end of the 1980-ies the prize gradually lost its importance as did the marking and celebration of the state holiday. After 1991 there is no more mention of awarding the ”ZAVNOBiH prize” even though the 25th of November remained as the The Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s statehood, which was confirmed by a legal decree from 1995.

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