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How the janissaries killed the mother of Serbs

Hadji Mustafa Sinik-oglu who was the vizier of Belgrade between 1893 to 1801 was the fiercest opponent of the janissaries and fought against their return...

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My name is Popov, Dusan Popov

Many men wished they could be in his shoes for at least a short while. Handsome and refined, the man called Bond – James Bond became the role model for...

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How the old Sava bridge was saved

How far would you go to defend something that’s important to you? Important enough you’d risk your life for it? For Miladin Zaric, a teacher from Belgrade...

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Branko Pesic: the mayor who indebted Belgrade

Gazela, the Mostar loop, Terazije tunnel – these are only some of many famous symbols of Belgrade. But do we know when they originated? Not many people...

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Who was "baba Visnja"?

An embarrassing confession: I once imagined – as did many people I talked to – that in Vracar, decades ago, there used to live a lovely little granny who...

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Genius tactics against raw power - how did Janos Hunjadi earn the gratitude those opposing the Ottomans

Even though he didn’t have “pure” Serbian ancestry, he was praised and depicted in many Serbian epics. Ingenious military strategies earned him the respect...

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The biography of a Victor

He has the best view in the city, greets ships and overlooks the joining of Sava and Danube. He’s proud and over a century old. Above all, he is the symbol...

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How did the "Gospodara Vucica" street get its name?

On the very border between Belgrade’s municipalities Vozdovac and Vracar spans a broad street with a memorable name. Not only does the word “gospodar”...

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This is the little garden of a great Chinese man, or The first Chinese man in Belgrade

According to the register from 1929, there lived four people of Chinese heritage. One of them stood out, not only due to his aristocratic bearing and excellent...

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Who was "Tosa" of Tosa's Well?

When you go from the Pavillions and New Belgrade blocks towards Bezanijska kosa, there is a “border” which you’ll have to cross. This border has always...

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