Twenty years ago, while the embers of war in Bosnia and Croatia were still smouldering, Bulgarian historian Maria Todorova published “Imagining the Balkans”. In this seminal work, she detailed the ways in which the Balkans have been perceived and documented for centuries both home and aboard – most often as a somewhat brutal and uncivilised forecourt of Europe. Todorova called this discourse “Balkanism” as homage … Continue reading Westsplaining the Balkans
Želite da pokrenete nešto sledeće godine? Pre nego što to uradite poslušajte savete “serijskog” pokretača Nemanje Cerovca. Nemanja ima izuzteno iskustvo na domaćoj start-up sceni: od već izuzteno uspešnog Fishing Bookera, preko platforme za digitalne nomade Laptop Friendly, do Rafdasha, novog projekta za upošljavanje progamera u Silicijumskoj dolini. Iako je ova epizoda duža, ona zaista vredi – pretresli smo puno toga: od investiranja u … Continue reading Pokretači 1.15 Nemanja Cerovac
Probably the most confusing thing about Serbia to foreigners —after the fact that it is not Siberia— is that Christmas is celebrated on 7 January. Technically, however, it is not. It is celebrated on 25 December according to the Julian calendar, which is still in use by the Serbian Orthodox Church. However, this calendar is 13 days out of sync with the more commonly used … Continue reading Christmas in Serbia: A Beginner’s Guide
“Immediately connected to Dorćol, which […] had a completely oriental look, there was a Jewish mahala [district], which was mostly inhabited by Jews from Spain (…). However, even though next to Solunska [Thessaloniki street], whose name reminds us Serbian pretensions, we find Jevrejska [Jewish], Mojsijeva [Moses] and other streets with names from the Old Testament, there is no ghetto in Belgrade. The Serb, who was … Continue reading Hidden Belgrade (23): Jalija, Belgrade’s lost Jewish neighbourhood
Rising majestically above the rolling hills of Eastern Serbia, Rtanj mountain has long captured the imagination because of the strange, pyramidal shape of its highest peak, Siljak (1560m). The mountain’s reputation for the otherworldly goes way back, as a local legend says the mountain was the site of a castle of a powerful (and bling-loving) wizard who decked it out with gold and diamonds, before … Continue reading Serbia’s Magic Mountain
Marija je povezala svoju kreativnost, talenat za šivenje i mnoga poslovna iskustva kada je stvorila Maštalicu – proizvodnju “tihih knjiga”, koje pomažu najmlađima da razviju motoriku, pažnju i, naravno, maštu. Marijina divna ideja je naišla i na brzi uspeh jer je Maštalica, u saradanji sa projektom Artysh, jedan pobedinka na konkursu SUPERSTE koji je organizovala Erste banka u Srbiji. U ovoj epizodi pričamo o uživanju … Continue reading Pokretači 1.11 Marija Savić – Maštalica
“So, how is that different compared to any other country?” a Finnish visitor interrupted my wine-fuelled autopilot list of Serbia’s social ills: lack of strategic direction, ever-increasing inequality and cronyism. I paused. Weirdly, my list was not all too different from the headline issues in the Trump US , never mind the complaints you hear in any cab in the ex-Yugoslav states. My instinctual rant … Continue reading Why So Doomed? Serbia’s Depressing Exceptionalism
Aleksandra Alorić, doktorka fizike i strastveni promoter nauke, o novom načinu motivisanja mladih da se bave naukom i životu u nauci: od razlika između rada u nauci između inostranstva i Srbije, do odnosa prema ženama u nauci. Turnir Mladih Fizičara koji je Aleksandra pokrenula sa svojom ekipom, ima inovativni format gde učesnici zapravo eksperemientišu, stvaraju hipoteze i debatuju kao pravi naučnici. Pratite ih na Facebooku … Continue reading Pokretači 1.9. Aleksandra Alorić – Turnir Mladih Fizičara
At some point you decided to leave for foreign lands, with the aim, perhaps, of getting an education, pursuing a career in a better organised place, or just seeing what life is like outside Serbia. Eventually, overworked and frazzled, probably in a cramped room somewhere in a big international city, you started thinking of Serbia. 1. The siren call You went there recently and found … Continue reading The Agony and Ecstasy of Serbian ‘Repats’
Gost je Momčilo Ostojić – pokretač dizajnerskog studija MOD, poznatog po sjajnom nameštaju od drveta. Pričali smo o bacanju nameštaja sa trećeg sparata, menjanju imidža srpskog dizajna i šta je “Sveto Trojstvo” za preduzetnike. Ukoliko ste zainteresovani za Momčilov nameštaj ili želite da se priključite njegovom timu, pratite MOD Facebooku stranicu ili ga kontaktirajte preko MOD internet prezentacije. Sviđa vam se šta ste čuli? Lista … Continue reading Pokretači 1.8. Momčilo Ostojić / MOD
In the past few years, many have started looking for advice up north in Scandinavia, especially Denmark, in order to help us cope with gloomy winters. Denmark has a well-deserved reputation for great design and high quality of life, but it is hygge, a famously untranslatable lifestyle concept, roughly meaning something like cosiness, that makes many trendy Europeans scour lifestyle websites and coffee table books … Continue reading Slava: Hygge, Serbian-Style
Autor: Jelena Gatalica Možda za nekoga planina predstavlja samo gomilu kamenja, preveliki napor, ludost i rizik da bi se stiglo do vrha, ali za mene je mnogo više. Ne mogu da kažem, nažalost, da imam dugačak staž kada je planinarenje u pitanju, ali ponosna sam što je moj prvi uspon bio na Prokletije. Krenula sam na taj put, ne znajući ni zašto, ni kako. To … Continue reading Zašto planinarim?
AKVS, studio iza drugonagradjenog rešenja za memorijal Zoranu Đinđiću, su osnovali Anđela Karabašević i Vladislav Sudžum. U ovoj epizodi oni pričaju o arhitektonskim konkursima, sve većem značaju dobrih modela u arhitekturi i kako napraviti uspešan studio u svojim 20im u Srbiji. Za više njihovih sjajnih projekata posetite njihov Facebook i web stranicu. Sviđa vam se šta ste čuli? Lista prethodnih epizoda Pokretača je ovde. Slušajte Pokretače … Continue reading Pokretači 1.7. AKVS
Pokretači je podcast koji se bavi preduzetništvom i zanimljivim karijerama u Srbiji i regionu. Pišete u slobodno vreme i sanjate o literarnoj slavi? Mirjana Narandžić, čiju prvu zbirku poezije “Nema veze” je ove godina objavila Matica Srpska, deli svoje iskustvo o književnim konkursima, mogućnostima za objavljivanje i, naravno, kritikama. Predstavljanje Mirjanine zbirke na ovogodišnjem sajmu knjiga će se održati na štandu Matice Srpske, 27.10. … Continue reading Pokretači 1.5. Mirjana Narandžić
From its time as Taurunum in the Roman empire, all through today, Zemun was a vibrant city, often on the border of empires and as such a place of constant change and diversity. In the 19th and early 20th century, it housed a mix of Serbs, Croats, Germans and Jews, but due to the turmoil of WWII, much of its multicultural character changed. Throughout its … Continue reading Hidden Belgrade (20): Zemun’s Memories and Memorials
Pokretači je podcast koji se bavi preduzetništvom i zanimljivim karijerama u Srbiji i regionu. Pivopije – ova tura je za vas! Gost je Borisav Radojković, osnivač Dorćol pivare. Pričamo o lokal-patriotizmu i biznisu, povratku u Beograd iz Londona, tranziciji iz hobi-pivarstva u profesionalno i rastućoj žeđi za kraft piva u Srbiji. Sviđa vam se šta ste čuli? Lista prethodnih epizoda Pokretača je ovde. Ukoliko imate … Continue reading Pokretači 1.3. Dorćol Pivara
Pokretači je podcast koji se bavi preduzetništvom i zanimljivim karijerama u Srbiji i regionu. Maštate da otvorite kafić gde ćete puštati muziku koju volite i okupljate svoju ekipu? Marko i Ivan iz Zaokreta i Kišobrana su to uradili sa velikim uspehom, i u ovoj epizodi pričaju o tome kako to zaista izgleda. Pričamo još i o tome kako naprviti svoj mehur boljim, o radu … Continue reading Pokretači 1.2. Zaokret / Kišobran
Pokretači je podcast koji se bavi preduzetništvom i zanimljivim karijerama u Srbiji i regionu. U prvoj epizodi, bila mi je čast da ugostim Anu, Jovanu i Đorđa iz Food and Culture Tour-a. Oni su pokrenuli svoje ture Beogradom 2015.-e i u podcastu su pričali o tome kako je baviti se turizmom u Beogradu, kako je biti arhitekta u drugoj branši i šta ih je naučila … Continue reading Pokretači: 1.1. Food and Culture Tour
There are few parts of Belgrade which receive as much mockery as the left bank of the Danube, that is Ovča, Borča and Krnjača (affectionately: “cha-cha-cha”). The general dislike, stems partly from to their unlovely names, and partly from their ramshackle urbanism and almost non-existent cultural life. So when I invited friends to join me for a walk in the nature there to spot birds … Continue reading Hidden Belgrade (18): Belgrade’s Amazon
From its beginnings, Belgrade was a multi-confessional city, due to its the location at crossroads or major trade routs and the borders of major empires, from the Romans to the Habsburgs. Although the city’s location brought diversity and rich history, it often proved disastrous. The city was burnt to ashes many times by defenders and conquerors alike, and its citizens were too often forced to … Continue reading Hidden Belgrade (17): Belgrade’s Bavarian Protectress
