Changing Street Names in Belgrade as a Reflection of the Political and Ideological Development of Serbia in the 21st Century Cover Image

Changing Street Names in Belgrade as a Reflection of the Political and Ideological Development of Serbia in the 21st Century
Changing Street Names in Belgrade as a Reflection of the Political and Ideological Development of Serbia in the 21st Century

Author(s): Dimitrije Matić
Subject(s): Cultural history, Political history, Social history, Sociology of Culture, Politics of History/Memory
Published by: Udruženje za društvenu istoriju
Keywords: Odonyms; Belgrade; Serbian Progressive Party; politics of memory; anti-Yugoslavism; Odonyms; Belgrade; Serbian Progressive Party; politics of memory; anti-Yugoslavism;

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to analyze the political, ideological and historical background of the process of changing street names in Belgrade since the fall of communism, with special emphasis placed on the alterations done during the administration of the Serbian Progressive Party (2013–2021). Since the early 1990s, almost every regime change has introduced different interpretations of the national past and present, significantly influencing the Belgrade odonyms, thus making the politics, history and public memory closely intertwined and mutually dependent.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 69-82
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English