SERBIA - National review no. 2

CONTENTS

Prologue
SYMBOLS AND STEREOTYPES
Serbia in its life size
By: Branislav Matić

Highlights
MORE THAN SPORTS: WORLD HOUNDS OF THE SERBIAN TENNIS MIRACLE
Infected with victory
(NR Press)

Panorama
THE CHURCH BUILDS US
KNIGHTS
EXIT 07
TOURIST FLOWER
RECOGNITION TO SERBIAN TOURISM
“CITY BREAK 2008” IN BELGRADE
KNIGHTS
CARNIVAL IN PANČEVO

Vision
TRADEMARKS AND SERBIA AS A BRAND
The country as a brand
By: Bojan Dimitrijević, Ph.D.

High mountains
REVIVING OF ONE OF THE MOST PERSPECTIVE NATURAL AND TOURIST BEAUTIES OF SERBIA
New times for Stara Mountain
By: Branimir Stanojević

People and areas
BAČKA: A WALK THROUGH TIME AND SPACE
Return to silence and nature
By: Jovo Anđić

Close Distances
THE DELIBLATO SANDS: ENCOUNTER OF THE STEPPE AND THE SAHARA
The Last Empire of the Ibis and Cormorant
By: Gordana Lukić

Romance
THE SERBIAN RAILWAY OLD-TIMER BEGAN ITS ELEVENTH TOURIST SEASON
A unique traveling museum
By: Mile Lokas

Road Sign
THE OLDEST AND THE MOST MODERN: FROM VRNJAČKA SPA, THE REFINED QUEEN OF SERBIAN SPA TOURISM
Without a Border between Therapy and Pleasure
(NR Press)

The capital
TOURIST ORGANIZATION OF SERBIA RECOMMENDS: THE TOWN OF THE FUTURE OF SOUTHERN EUROPE
Old memories and new dreams

Sacred place
CRNA REKA, ONE OF THE MOST VIVID SERBIAN MONASTERIES
A nest above the lost river 
Text and photographs by: Dragan Bosnić

Sacred painting
A SERBIAN ICON STANDS ABOVE THE GRAVE OF ST. NICHOLAS IN BARI FOR SEVEN CENTURIES
Royal gifts
By: Dubravka Preradović

Serbian house
THE ARCHITECT BOŽIDAR PETROVIĆ, THE TIRELESS FIGHTER FOR PRESERVING AUTHENTIC SERBIAN BUILDING HERITAGE IN THE MODERN EPOCH
Home with a soul
By: Uroš Anđelić

Leaders
GORDANA MATIJAŠEVIĆ, THE MANAGER OF “TOWN MARKETS” OF BELGRADE
A new rise of green market places
By: Jelica Putniković

Guest country: Iceland
WHERE EUROPE ENDS AND AMERICA BEGINS, OR VICE VERSA
An island on two continents
By: Miodrag Popović

Crowns
SERBIA — THE HOMELAND OF ROMAN EMPERORS: CLAUDIUS II GOTHICUS (268-270)
Heroic legacy of the famous Dardanian
By: Aleksandar Jovanović, Ph. D.

Road watchmen
MEDIEVAL FORTIFIED TOWNS: BELA STENA
Stories from an old tavern
By: Vojislav Filipović

Famous Loves
STEFAN UROŠ NEMANJIĆ AND HELEN OF ANJOU
Only You Know Me, Oh, Lord
By: Milena Z. Bogavac

Fate and commentaries
IT HAS BEEN 480 YEARS SINCE THE DEATH OF THE UNUSUAL SERBIAN EMPEROR JOVAN NENAD CRNI
Standing straight among ruins
By: Jovo Bajić

Reading book
THE HEAD OF THE COUNTRY AND THE SCHOOLBOY RASTKO PETROVIĆ MEET IN THE GORGES OF ALBANIA
Tears of King Petar
By: Milovan Vitezović

WORDS AND TIME: KING NIKOLA PETROVIĆ, BETWEEN HISTORICAL FACTS AND TODAY’S BRUTAL ETHNO-ENGINEERING
My cheerful Serbian heart
By: Deacon Jovan Plamenac

The Chosen Ones
ABOUT THE ELITE: WHERE ARE THEY, WHERE ARE THOSE LONG LOST SNOWS?
Brilliant Exemplars Are Immortal
By: Prof. dr. Dragan Nedeljković

Invisible Freedom
FAR FROM OBLIVION AND SILENCE:
REBECCA WEST, THE FAMOUS WRITER WHO LOVED US
A Love Affair With the Serbs
By: Dragana Bukumirović

Mind and time             
THE GOLDEN NAMES OF SERBIAN INVENTORS THROUGH TIME
Along the paths of Lazar of Chilandar
By: Ljiljana Bogdanović

Architects
A GOLDEN THREAD CONNECTS THROUGH TIME THE ARCHITECTURAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN DJERDAP, FROM THE ROMAN EMPEROR TIBERIUS TO PROFESSOR MILORAD DIMITRIJEVIĆ FROM CRNA TRAVA
David before the Mountain
By: Brano Pavličić

Worlds
SERBIAN NAÏVE ART IS STILL ON THE TOP, BESIDES FRANCE
Paintings with the scent of Serbia
By: Danka Slović

Campaign
“NATIONAL REVIEW“ AND RADIO BEOGRAD 2 FOR THE CHILDREN OF SERBIA
Book of Solidarity
(NR Press)

Beliefs and Perceptions
WITCHES’ BREW (2): THE WORLD IN THE GOAT’S HORN
Fear Cuts Stronger than an Axe
By: Jovan Aleksić

Nostalgia
ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A TOWN CALLED BELGRADE: THE HISTORY OF KAFANAS
The spirit of the town
By: Dragan Perić

Gastronomy
THE “ŠARAN” RESTAURANT: PERCH WITH PASTRY FOR THE READERS OF “THE NATIONAL REVIEW”
Culinary Wonders from the Banks of the Danube

Philosophy of wine
“NATIONAL REVIEW” IN THE “EMPORIO” WINE CELLAR
Wines at the bottom of Avala
By: Luka D. Mijatović