Keywords: Slavonski Brod; Catholic Church; comunists iin Croatia 1945-1960
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Keywords: Duvno; Tomislavgrad; Church; Franciscan monks; nation; socialism; Bosnia and Herzegovina
The last decade of communist government in Bosnia and Herzegovina is marked by the weakening of the system and the concomitant strengthening of the repressive apparatus by which the government intended to preserve and stabilize itself. Following the miraculous events in Međugorje, the communists increased pressure on the Church and many priests in Herzegovina ended up in jails. Duvno became the flashpoint of repression and resistance to the regime as it is the location of the Franciscan monastery where the monthly Naša ognjišta [Our hearths] is published. Dozens of youth from Duvno were sentenced to prison terms, and in the early days of the 1990s the first anticommunist and anti-Yugoslav demonstrations erupted in Duvno heralding the end of communist rule and the disintegration of the Yugoslav state.
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Keywords: Second World War; Independent State of Croatia; human losses; camps; Jasenovac
The unresolved and most controversial question of human losses in Yugoslavia and Croatia during the Second World War is the number of victims of the Jasenovac camp. List of names of human losses in Yugoslavia, and Croatia, during the Second World War and estimates of historians and demographers are oft en very different. Namely, the estimates or calculations of lists of victims of Jasenovac vary from author to author ranging from minimalist claims to megalomaniacal allegations, and are too oft en subject to (daily) political considerations. Serbian nationalists enormously exaggerate the number of victims of Jasenovac, while Croatian nationalists drastically underestimate the number of victims. Thus the inflated claims of Serbian nationalists about the number of Serb victims of the Independent State of Croatia, and Jasenovac, in particular and minimized counter-allegations of Croatian nationalists are equally unacceptable. On the basis of the most important sources, historiographical and journalistic as well as statistical/demographic and other works a review of the numerical losses of the camp at Jasenovac is undertaken in this study. It starts with a presentation of the fi rst, most oft en arbitrary estimates of the number of victims of the camp at Jasenovac, then goes on to the statistical/demographic calculations of the victims of the Jasenovac camp, and finally concludes with the most reliable numerical lists of victims of the Jasenovac camp compiled by systematic research. Because of a lack of careful research many ‘on the left’ and ‘on the right’ continue to cite arbitrary, inflated, or inaccurate categories of human losses suffered in Yugoslavia and Croatia during the Second World War and postwar period. Inflated or reduced, or neglected individual categories of human losses, along with a lack of attention to the facts, oft en stems from personal, national or political reasons. In researching the number, names, and ethnic/national affiliation as well as religious, class, occupational, and demographic attributes of the victims of the camps of the Independent State of Croatia, the greatest problem is the lack of archival sources. Yet in researching the human losses in Yugoslavia and Croatia during the Second World War, and the number of victims of the camp in Jasenovac, the problem is oft en not only the lack of sources or reliable information, but also the ‘good will’ to tackle the issues properly.
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Keywords: Second World War; Independent State of Croatia; human losses; camps; Jasenovac
The unresolved and most controversial question of human losses for both Yugoslavia and Croatia in the Second World War is the number of fatalities at the Jasenovac camp. Name lists of human losses in Yugoslavia, and Croatia, in the Second World War and estimates made by historians as well as calculations by demographers often differ considerably. This is because the tallies proffered by estimates, calculations and/or lists of fatalities in the Jasenovac camp fall within an excessively broad range from complete minimization to megalomaniacal claims and they differ greatly from scholar to scholar, and are often rather contingent upon the (current) political climate. Based on the most important sources, historiographic and publicistic, and also statistical/demographic and victimological works, the numerical indicators of the Jasenovac camp fatalities are presented. First the initial, most often arbitrary estimates and claims on the number of fatalities at the Jasenovac camp are shown, followed by statistical/demographic calculations on the Jasenovac camp fatalities. Finally, it is demonstrated that the numerical indicators based on individual names of the Jasenovac camp fatalities based on more systematic research are much more reliable.
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Yugoslav president Tito visited Autonomous Province of Vojvodina 18 th to 21 st April 1969. During those four days Tito visited several cities, Naftagas oil industry, held the meetings with the Province party leadership, as well as with the members of the Serbian party leadership and talk with the representatives of the agricultural establishments and organizations and common people. All of the meetings showe d that the Province was in difficult economical problems, that its development was weaker from the potentials and possibilities that it had.Although an agricultural region with reach potentials, Vojvodina’s development was even weaker than Yugoslav or Serbian average. Tito pleaded for theintegration of oil and chemical industry at the Yugoslav level, which he supposed that may have bost for the Vojvodina potentials.
More...Keywords: spomenička plastika; socijalistička Jugoslavija; revolucionarni radnički pokret; radničko samoupravljanje; društveno sjećanje / memorial sculpture; socialist Yugoslavia; revolutionary workers’ movement; workers’ selfmanagement; social memory
U članku se analiziraju spomenici posvećeni radu i radništvu nastali u razdoblju socijalizma na području bivše Jugoslavije, koji su, s obzirom na pretpostavljen komemorativan karakter spomenika, u dosadašnjim pregledima i analizama često izostavljani. Nakon pregleda kiparskog tretmana teme radništva u javnoj plastici u razdoblju prije Drugog svjetskog rata u europskom i jugoslavenskom kontekstu, analiziraju se funkcije tog spomeničkog žanra u konstrukciji službenog narativa društvenog sjećanja u socijalističkoj Jugoslaviji. Pritom su izdvojene tri tematsko-problemske cjeline predstavljene analizom odabranih spomeničkih primjera koji ukazuju na specifičnosti idejnog ili formalnog pristupa temi rada i radništva u socijalističkoj Jugoslaviji./ In this paper I analyze monuments dedicated to labor and the labor movement that were built during the socialist period in the former Yugoslavia. Due to their supposed commemorative character, these monuments have often been leftout of scholarly surveys and analyses. After presenting an overview of the pre-World War II era labor-themed sculpture in the European and Yugoslav contexts, I will analyze the role of this genre of memorialization in the construction of the official narrative of social memory in socialist Yugoslavia. The three thematic units defined in this paper shall be presented through an analysis of selected case studies that point to the specificity of the conceptual and formal approach to the topic of work and labor in socialist Yugoslavia.
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Keywords: Belgrade; Yugoslavism; Socialism; Public Space; Identity Politics
This article investigates Yugoslavism in the first two decades of socialist Yugoslavia by focusing on a specific case study: the capital city of the federal State. The research takes into consideration a period of greater centralization of the Federation during which new important representative functions were envisaged for Belgrade; at the same time, this was a phase of a more intensive promotion of “socialist Yugoslavism”. Based on both archival material and published sources, it focuses on the identity politics implemented to transform Belgrade’s image, paying particular attention to identity vectors such as monuments, street and place names, museum exhibitions, public celebrations, and their role in the urban public space. The main goal is the analysis of some aspects of the Yugoslav identity discourse emerging in this particular context, trying to recognize the forms of representation of Socialist Yugoslavism promoted in the political practice and to contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between Yugoslavism and socialism.
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Keywords: Mahalle; neighborhood; Lipa; Gračanica; Hadži Džafer; antiques; houses; families; origins; mosque; maktab; Mula Dedo’s grave; cemeteries; springs; waqf;
In this article, the authors studied Lipa mahala (mahalle, neighborhood), one of the traditional urban complexes in the town of Gracanica. Lipa is spread in the southwestern part of Gracanica, on mild slopes. It is assumed that arose quite early, even in the 17th century, although its present name dates back to the 19th century, from the old linden tree that was a cult site. Older name was Hadži Džafer mahala, from the eponymous mosque. The paper presents data on homes and families from the late 19th century, and their origin, and also the most significant urban amenities, antiquities and monuments: the Hadži Džafer mosque, the site of Tećište – locality of the former Tekke, the cult place Mula Dedo’s grave etc.
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Keywords: Historiography of Bosnia and Herzegovina; local history; municipality of Lukavac; local museum; monography; proceedings;
The studying of national history is important for building and affirming the identity of a country, people and society, but also the study of local history is important for the construction and promotion of the local identity and identity of the local community.In the historiography of Bosnia and Herzegovina we will not find many high-quality works that explain topics of local history of our country's cities and towns. In particular, this refers to the study of the topics of the small local communities, and those that were not or are not now the home of several large administrative territorial units or just for some reason were not interested in a certain period of development of our historiography.The aim of this paper is to point out the situation and perspectives of the study of local history in Bosnia and Herzegovina with a special focus on local history research of Lukavac municipality. Analyzing the results of recent research, we can conclude that very little has been done to improve the study of the local history of this part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.However, since the end of 2014, the above mentioned issues are more actively studied, historical sources are frequently consulted, and the scientific method results in historical exposures. A decisive step towards a more comprehensive and quality study of the past of Lukavac municipality was made by organizing the scientific conference “Cultural, historical and natural heritage of Lukavac municipality”, and by publishing the work of the same title in 2016. Since then, the focus has been on the study of Lukavac's past and enriching the historiography of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the topics of this part of local history.
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Adnan TINJIĆ, KULTURNO-OBRAZOVNA DJELATNOST ARHIVA TUZLANSKOG KANTONA U PERIODU OD JULA 2016. GODINE DO JULA 2017. GODINE Ešefa BEGOVIĆ, ZAPISNIK O TOKU 29. MEÐUNARODNOG SAVJETOVANJA „ARHIVSKA PRAKSA 2016“, Tuzla, 29. i 30. septembar 2016. godine (Hotel „Tuzla“) Hatidža FETAHAGIĆ, OKRUGLI STO NA TEMU “Arhivi i mediji u funkciji zaštite i afirmacije pokretnog kulturnog naslijeđa”, Tuzla, 15. 12. 2016. Godine Adnan TINJIĆ, IZVJEŠTAJ SA KONFERENCIJE TREĆI DANI ICARUS-a U HRVATSKOJ „ARHIVI BEZ GRANICA“, 16 – 18. 3. 2017. GODINE Selma ISIĆ, IZVJEŠTAJ SA SAVJETOVANJA ARHIVSKIH RADNIKA BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE, JAJCE, 17 – 19. 5. 2017. GODINE
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Keywords: Jevreji; Gračanica; Ozren; ustaše; deportacije Jevrej;
U ovom radu obrađeni su rezultati istraživanja podataka o stradanju Jevreja u Gračanici tokom Drugog svjetskog rata, koji su do sada manje-više bili nepoznati široj javnosti. Ti podaci ostajali su na marginama velikih tema naše politi čkei vojne historiografije, obično kao ilustracija ili eho velikih političkih preokreta ili vojnih akcija. Suočeni sa konkretnim ljudskim tragedijama i patnjama (na primjer, u slučaju gospođe Helene Kolman) s jedne, i sa površnošću raspoloživih evidencija i nedostatkom podataka o imenima i broju žrtava s druge strane, nismo mogli definitivno utvrditi konačan broj nastradalih Jevreja na ovom području, te smatramo da smo, na ovaj način, tek otvorili pitanje stradanja Jevreja u malim bosanskohercegovačkim gradovima i njihovim ljudskim sudbinama i patnjama tokom Drugog svjetskog rata, o čemu se do sada malo istraživalo i pisalo.
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Keywords: Gračanica; Bosnian Muslims; Data from 1941-1945; Victims; Outer city areas;
Navedeni podaci predstavljaju preliminarne rezultate istraživanja, podložne naknadnim dopunama i eventualnim korekcijama. U ovom broju Gračaničkog glasnika, donosimo prvi dio žrtvoslova, koji se odnosi na seoska naselja na području današnje općine Gračanica. U narednom broju planiramo objaviti drugi dio – podatke za grad Gračanicu sa Pribavom, koji su trenutno u fazi obrade, provjere i sređivanja.
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Keywords: Work organization; Public institution; Department; heritage; culture;
This work relates to the period from the establishment of the Public Institution for the Protection and Use of the Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage of the Tuzla Canton since 1983 until today. The paper presents data on the establishment of the Institute for the Protection and Use of Cultural,Historical and Natural Heritage, activities and work of the Institute, as well as former and current employees.
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Keywords: victims of war; Yugoslavia; census of the victims of war; State Commission for War Damage; State Commission for Determining Crimes Committed by the Occupiers and Their Collaborators; Association of Fi
This article reviews the ϐirst ofϐicial presentation of the number of Yugoslav victims of the World War II. It also shows the way the number changed over the time to reach the ofϐicial number of 1,706,000 victims. It summarizes the activities undertaken for the purpose of establishing the number of victims of war carried out by the State Commission for War Damage (during 1945 and 1946), the State Commission for Determining Crimes Committed by the Occupiers and Their Collaborators (from 1944 to 1948), the Association of Fighters of the People’s Liberation War (during 1950 and 1951), as well as the Ministry of National Defence (during 1945).
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Keywords: Gračanica; local historiography; Esad Tihić; Omer Hamzić; Second world war; Socialist Jugoslavia; communism; monograph; movement of resistance; social revolution;
The author gives a short review of the book “Gračanica i okolina u NOB i Revoluciji” on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the publication of the aforementioned book, as well as an assessment of the significance of this publication and the development of the local historiography from the end of the XIX century until 1988. The introductory section of this book was the first publication that brought a serious and detailed account of the history of Gračanica and surrounding areas from the earliest periods to 1941. In spite of all recent research and insights and the voluminous production of the local historiography which was mostly represented on the pages of the “Gračanički glasnik”, this book still represents the only synthesis of the history of Gračanica and the surrounding area.
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Keywords: Scientific research work; publishing activity; researchers; library; reading room; exhibition activity;
The Archive „Ras“, like other archives in Serbia, tends to direct itsscientific and professional activities to the preservation and protection of thearchival material for present and future users with the intention to apply scientific and professional methods which help in providing better conditions for the usage of archival material.In that sense, in 2008 the Historical Archive „Ras“ in Novi Pazar organized and published The Guide of Historical Archive „Ras“ in Novi Pazar. In addition toThe Guide, summarized inventories for 180 funds were done. In the scarcity of thedeclarative means for other funds, the role of information resources is on register ofarchival material or register protocols, movie inventory and photography register bygroups. Today, in the digital world, if the Historical Archive “Ras” aims to improveits user potential in the area it covers, and spread its importance as a culturalinstitution, in addition to working on the development of additional informationresources, emphasis should be placed on facilitating the access to the material itdisposes through the process of adopting new techniques and technologies thatmodern means of electronic communication provide. This is a step which is goingto help in responding to the demand of the growing number of modern users ofarchival material who are familiar with the electronic means of communication.
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Keywords: mother; partisan; narratives; Yugoslavia
The foundations of the narrative about the partisan war in socialist Yugoslavia (1941 – 1945) drew from the familiar tradition of folktales and prompted the moulding of a group of characters who, as a rule, followed a pre-established sequence of events, offering a rather polished image of the People’s Liberation Struggle (Narodnooslobodilačka borba, NOB). This paper will focus on one archetype that found its place in the war myth–the partisan mother. The aim of the paper is to illustrate how the women who experienced the armed conflict in Yugoslavia described women’s wartime engagement. More specifically, it shows the extent of their participation in the promotion of the officially established image of the partisan mother and the aspects in which their narrative reimagined, enriched and challenged the heritage of the People’s Liberation Struggle.
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Keywords: commemoration; performance; heritagization; NOB; antifascism;
A close look at commemorations with a focus on occurring performance shows the decisive role of physical presence and activity of the body for the success of these carefully planned events. . Commemorative sites can either be active sites of remembrance, or conditionally “passive” sites of heritage, depending on the presence or the absence of bodily action. Furthermore, the stated performativity defines commemorative events and their spaces as simultaneously tangible, i.e. monumental, and intangible, i.e. narration/practice, heritage. Based on the performance-based duality of commemorative events and their spaces, this paper aims to explore the necessity and limitations of their dual interpretation within contemporary heritage management practice. In order to do so, monumental sites of NOB (Peoples’ Liberation Struggle) are used as a case study, with an emphasis on the manner of their heritagization. By looking at the cases studies the following questions are to be addressed. If the initial performance still exists, can a site be considered as heritage? And if yes, should these sites be considered only as tangible or intangible heritage, or the two are bound to fuse? Furthermore, looking at the current changed narratives of these sites it is justified to ask who and why considers them as heritage?
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