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Issue No. 251 Friday, May 4 - Thursday, May 17, 2018 Even when the Democrats longas continue to likely is This also are negotiations Drawn-out Surely the situation is urgent Many of us who have experi - We feel in-the-know because bia has shown us that (a.) no single no (a.) that us shown has bia party or coalition will ever gain the governa - form to required majority negotiations political (b.) and ment, will never be quickly concluded. achieved their surprising result at last month’s general election, quickly it became clear that the - re sult was actually more-or-less the result election other every as same in Serbia, i.e. inconclusive. as Serbia’s politicians form new political parties every time disagree with they their current party - reg 342 currently are (there leader political parties in Serbia). istered the norm. One Ambassador Belgrade-based recently told me he was also alarmed by the distinct lack of urgency among politicians. Serbian “The country is standstill at and a I don’t understand their logic. If they are so eager to progress towards the EU and en - theycome how investors, courage go home at 5pm sharp and don’t work weekends?” overtime. little a warrant to enough EDITOR’S WORD Predictability Political By Mark R. Pullen elections Serbian numerous enced rate ourselves as pundits when it comes to predicting election - re sults and post-election moves. our experience of elections in Ser - - - NEWS NEWS “The situation in the party seems “Dacic will eventually side with Nikolic agreed: “The question is Fearing they might not cross the Pensioners leader, Jovan Krkoba - The reported price is the post of In addition, the Socialists are bar Tadic has denied talk of horse- At the same time, Dacic seems re - reach an agreement “If we don’t Source: Balkan Insight (www.balkaninsight.com) Balkan Insight (www.balkaninsight.com) Source: party over which way to turn. extremely complicated, as we try to convince the few remaining lag - gards that we need to move out of one Socialist shadow,” Milosevic’s Party official complained. in a bid to guide his party into Tadic the European mainstream, but much of the membership and many offi - cials may oppose that move.” will the party split or ‘old- back down,” he noted. timers’ threshold to enter parlia - 5-per-cent ment, the Socialists teamed up with Association of Pensioners and the the led by business - United Serbia Party, man Dragan Markovic “Palma”. bic, Palma and Dacic are all pushing for a deal with the Democrats. of deputy PM, with a brief in charge security for the Socialist leader. gaining for other ministries, includ - ing capital investments, Kosovo and education, Belgrade media reported. trading with the Socialists, maintain - ing that ministries would go only to those committed to working for the “strategic goal”. government’s negotiations with luctant to call off the nationalists. with the DSS and Radicals, par ty leadership will decide on future steps”, Dacic announced, following par new country’s of session first the liament on Wednesday. page 10

SERBIAN hile the football world watch - es events unfold at the Euro - However, a strong current also However, Mihajlo Markovic, a founder of Markovic, a prominent supporter Some younger Socialist officials Neighbourhood Matters faces extinction unless it changes. flows in the opposite direction, led by party veterans enraged the Tadic. prospect of a deal with recently warned of a crisis the party, if Dacic opts for the pro-European “nat - bloc, abandoning the Socialists’ ural” ideological partners. of Milosevic during the 1990s, is seen as representative of the “old- timers” in the party who want to stay policies, true to the former regime’s even though these almost ruined the Socialists for good. have voiced frustration over the con - tinuing impasse within their own Football Rebellion Football pean Championships in Austria and pean Championships in Switzerland, Bosnia is experiencing led by fans, play - a soccer rebellion, enraged ers and former stars who are by what they see as corrupt leaders football association of the country’s leaders. W CAPITAL June 13, 2008 Issue No. 1 / Friday,

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MAYOR conomists are warning that pro - over Serbia’s uncertainty longed “This year has been lost, from the After eight years of stagnation, the pro-European and nation - With Nikolic believes the Socialists, led “The group of younger Socialists Business Insight Costs Mounting future could scare off investors, lead investors, lead future could scare off to higher inflation and jeopardise prosperity for years to come. says standpoint of economic policy,” Econom - the of Stamenkovic Stojan ics Institute in Belgrade. to Serbia’s late president, Slobodan to Serbia’s Milosevic, and reformists who want the party to become a modern Euro - pean social democrat organisation. the Socialists returned to centre stage after winning 20 of the 250 seats in elections. parliament in the May 11 alist blocs almost evenly matched, the Socialists now have the final say on the fate of country. by Ivica Dacic, will come over to if only out of a pragmatic de - Tadic, sire to ensure their political survival. gathered around Dacic seems to be adding said, Nikolic majority”, the in that these reformists believe the party E

Despite its romp home in the recent local elections Friday • June 13 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia's ruling THIS ISSUE OF party is finding it difficult to Belgrade Insight IS SUPPORTED BY: IS SUPPORTED ense negotiations on a new gov - ense negotiations ernment have divided the ranks “It looks as if the Socialists will Simultaneous negotiations held This divides “old-timers” loyal Socialist leader Ivica Dacic remains the Serbian kingmaker Socialist leader Ivica Dacic remains Lure of Tadic Alliance Splits Socialists Tadic Lure of government, old pro-EU While younger Socialists support joining a new, over the prospect. revolt Milosevic loyalists threaten in Belgrade By Rade Maroevic of the Socialist Party, which holds of the Socialist Party, of the balance power between the blocs and has yet to announce main which side they will support. move towards a government led by the Democrats,” political analyst Mi - lan Nikolic, of the independent Cen - tre of Policy Studies, said. “But such a move might provoke deeper divi - sions and even split the party.” with the pro-European and national - ist blocs have drawn attention to a deep rift inside the Socialists.

select the right person to run T the capital.

Milan RADONJIC third most prominent position in the country. lmost two months after The mayor of Belgrade used to be the local elections in elected directly, until December 2007, Belgrade on March 4, some five months before the local elec- residents of the Serbian tions in May 2008, when Serbia's parlia- capital still do not know ment changed the election law to pro- whoA their new mayor for the next four vide that, from then on, mayors would years will be. be elected by their local assemblies. Although Serbia's ruling Progressive That change was strongly opposed Party scored a clear victory in the lo- by then opposition leader, two times cal elections, and has an overwhelm- failed candidate for the Mayor of Bel- ing majority in the city assembly to grade, and today's President of Serbia appoint new mayor, the party leader, – Vucic. President Aleksandar Vucic, has yet to name the person who – after the Presi- dent and Prime Minister – will hold the Continued on page 5

Experts and media have been mulling over the candidacies of Irena Vujovic, president of the Belgrade municipality Photo: Beta of Savski Venac, Milan Radojicic, head of the University Children’s Clinic, and Goran Vesic, the City Manager.

+381 11 4030 306 [email protected] 2 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 4 - Thursday, May 17, 2018 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 4 - Thursday, May 17, 2018 3 SERBIA SERBIA No Love for Seselj at Scene of His Crime

The village's patron saint’s day on 6 May is always a large public gathering attended by most of the people living in Hrtkovci, and it is possible that Seselj will find a way to sneak in, just to get some media attention. Photo: BIRN

the other hand, he believes he probably that, I will tell you that we do not need tant, and we should not allow the past to sells a litre of plum brandy for 500 dinars is possible that Seselj will find a way to saved his own life by moving from Croa- that here. People now go about their interfere with our lives today, he insisted. - four-and-a-quarter euros - and quince sneak in, just to get some media attention. tia to Serbia. daily lives and the past should stay in Walking around the village, we came brandy for 800. I asked him whether the The local Orthodox priest came out He said that his house in Kula still the past." across the house of a man called Nikola, quince brandy was pure or mixed with to meet us and show us the church, but stands, but in the meantime the Croat who we had been advised by other vil- apple. He replied that he had about 30 refused to speak on the record because who got it in 'exchange' for the Trlaic 'LET PEOPLE LIVE lagers to meet so he could tell us what litres of pure quince brandy, but the price he has no blessing to do so from his su- family's property in Hrtkovci has sold it THEIR LIVES IN PEACE' the current media interest means for was higher. This attempt to get him talk- periors. to somebody else. These days, Trlaic is Hrtkovci. ing failed, and he yet again refused to dis- He explained that the church was very active in the local community and, After visiting Zdravko Trlaic, we tried When we approached the house, he cuss "anything but brandy". built thanks to donations from the vil- together with other pensioners, tries to to find some other people in the village came up to the gate to meet us. He had At the other end of the village stands lage faithful. "For Easter we could not all initiate activities that could improve the to talk to, but those we met along the way already guessed who we were and what the Church of Saint George, the patron fit in. The churchyard was full of people," quality of life in the village. had no interest in talking to reporters. In we wanted, but he declined to talk about saint of the village, whose saint's day he said as we were leaving. "Our biggest concern is this heavy traf- the local coffee house meanwhile, we 'the issue' - Seselj's promise to reprise his will be celebrated this year as usual on It will probably be the same on May 6 fic, because having so many trucks going found just one solitary waiter, who said 1992 rally - because he said he did not May 6 - the same day on which Seselj has when the villagers come out to celebrate through the village is dangerous both for that reporters had caused much of the feel like it. Instead, he invited us in for a vowed to defy the police ban and hold their saint's day and heed a tradition that adults and children. That is what we fo- strife in the past and that he had nothing drink. his nationalist meeting. predates 1992 and the times when all the cus on," he said. to say to us. Nikola, who appears to be in his late The village patron saint's day is always bad things happened - a tradition that "As for these other things you keep What is important is to let people live fifties, sells brandy and beans, and said a large public gathering attended by most predates Vojislav Seselj too, and will con- Zdravko Trlaic (pictured, right), originally from Kula in Croatia, exchanged houses with an ethnic Croat family who left Hrtkovci after Seselj’s speech. Photo: BIRN asking me about, the [Seselj] rally and all their lives in peace; Seselj is unimpor- that this is his main source of income. He of the people living in Hrtkovci, and it tinue after he is gone. metre-high cross on a pedestal with an incidents that followed it sparked the exo- from 1991 to 1999. There are 15 of them, Serbian explanation of who put it there, when and dus of 700 people. divided into two groups: fighters and vic- why. After Seselj announced that he would tims of terror. nationalist The cross stands at the place where, return to Hrtkovci on May 6 to stage an- One of the names is that of Igor Tr- in May 2014, the overflowing Sava river other rally on the anniversary of the one laic, who died in 1995. We met his father Vojislav Seselj has stopped advancing, as a reminder of the in 1992 that got him convicted by the UN Zdravko, a local carpenter, at the main catastrophic flooding that happened During his rally in court in The Hague, some opposition par- junction in the village, and he invited us to vowed to return when the waters almost reached the vil- ties said they would try to stop him. The his home, where he promised to 'explain lagers' houses. Hrtkovci, Seselj interior ministry then banned all gather- everything'. to the village of As soon as the water receded, in the read out the ings in Hrtkovci that day, but the nation- The Trlaic family originates from the summer of 2014, "good Christians of the alist leader has insisted that he will come village of Kula in Croatia's western Slavo- Hrtkovci to hold parish of Srbislavci" erected the cross to names of people anyway. nia region. They came to Serbia in 1992, af- express their gratitude to "the Lord and ter being "approached" to swap homes by a rally on the Saint John the Russian" who, they believe, about whom 'THE PAST SHOULD one of the Croat villagers from Hrtkovci saved the village from greater danger. This STAY IN THE PAST' who decided to leave Serbia after Seselj's anniversary of a plaque is the only sign in the whole village he said he had speech. that mentions the name Srbislavci, as the “information” During his rally in Hrtkovci, Seselj read The Trlaics had lived in Croatia for gen- speech that got village was renamed during the war, from out the names of people about whom he erations, but after being targeted by Croa- 1992 to 1995. that they took said he had 'information' that they took tian extremists in 1991, they believed that him convicted Since the verdict in The Hague last part in military operations on the side leaving everything behind and moving to month convicting Serbian Radical Party part in military of the then newly-established Croatian Serbia was their best chance to stay alive. of crimes against leader Seselj of crimes against humanity Army. He insisted that there was no place "The people living in Slavonia are quite because of a speech he made in Hrtkovci operations on the for them in Serbia any more. similar to the people living in Srem. As a humanity - but if 26 years ago, the village has been back in side of the then Statistical and demographic data clear- matter of fact, we are the same people," the news. ly shows how the message he delivered Trlaic said as he offered us home-made he arrives, would In May 1992, Seselj came to Serbia's newly-established at the rally was received. Before the war brandy. northern Vojvodina region to meet his broke out in 1991, Croats made up more His was one of around 70 families from he be welcome? collaborators from the Radical Party. He Croatian Army. He than 40 per cent of the population of Hrt- Kula and Hrtkovci who exchanged their issued instructions to his associates to ad- kovci. Today they represent just 7.5 per properties in 1992 in hope of getting away dress the local non-Serb population and insisted that there cent. from hatred and war, and securing a bet- Slobodan GEORGIEV threaten that they would be killed if they was no place for The streets of Hrtkovci are now named ter future for their children. However, the do not leave the area. after historical figures from the book 'The new beginning in Hrtkovci was rough, be- s it possible to speak about Hrtkovci On May 6, 1992, he made a speech in them in Serbia 100 Most Prominent Serbs' - Alexander cause Serbia did not welcome them with without speaking about what Vo- Hrtkovci, in Vojvodina's Srem district, call- Karadjordjevic, Vuk Karadzic, Nikola Te- 'open arms', Trlaic recalled. jislav Seselj did back in May 1992 ing for the expulsion of Croats from the any more. sla and others - accurately reflecting the "They said that we were Ustasa [Croa- and what his followers kept on do- area. He also read out a list of the Croats current ethnic structure of the village. tian fascists] and traitors, as if we had a ing afterwards in order to expel the living in the village who he said should The settlement itself is in good shape; duty to stay there [in Croatia] and defend Iinhabitants of the village who identified move to Croatia. the houses are neat, streets and alleys something, and instead we ran away. Be- themselves as Croats? Is it possible to As a result of the speech, many Croats are clean, the grass in people's yards is cause of people like that, my son died [in speak about a village that has changed decided to leave. After the speech, Seselj's well-kept, and quince, apple and linden the war] in 1995 near Bihac, because of its 'ethnic structure' several times over supporters and associates, including trees are properly maintained. The re- their politics," he said. the last 100 years without speaking about members of the Serbian Radical Party and finally forced to leave the area. The Cro- gional road from Ruma to Sabac goes But he managed to adjust to the new how and why these changes occurred? Serbian Chetnik Movement, launched a ats' houses were looted and occupied by through Hrtkovci, and villagers have set environment, opened a carpenter's work- These were my thoughts as I entered campaign of ethnic cleansing directed at Serbs. Serb families expelled from other up stalls along the roadside to sell all shop, and survived. Today, he said, no- the village by road from Ruma - the ad- the villagers who were not Serbs, particu- parts of former Yugoslavia often took the kinds of produce. body in Hrtkovci will ask you about your ministrative centre to which this village larly the Croats living in Hrtkovci. homes of those who were forced to leave Just outside the Sveti Sava Cultural ethnic background and young people belongs - and stopped by the sign saying Over the following three months, many them, according to Seselj's indictment. Centre, there is another monument. A mingle freely. Hrtkovci in the Latin and Cyrillic alpha- non-Serbs were harassed and intimi- Altogether, according to annexes to stone tablet bears the names and photo- In retrospect, Trlaic thinks that Seselj bets. To the right of the sign stands a three- dated, received death threats, and were Seselj's indictment, his speech and the graphs of the people who died in the wars did cause the exodus from Hrtkovci. On 4 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 4 - Thursday, May 17, 2018 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 4 - Thursday, May 17, 2018 5 BELGRADE BELGRADE

Summer Bus to Avala Continued from page 1 Starts Running Belgrade Braces for Bus number 400, running from the municipality of Vozdovac to the nearby Mt. Avala, officially kicked off on May 1, and will op- EuroLeague's Last Battle erate until August 26, authorities announced. The line will operate The thrilling finale tanbul, CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid. daily, including weekends and In the first semi-final, Zalgiris will play on holidays. The first morning in brief Belgrade to the basketball Fenerbahce, while CSKA Moscow and departure from Vozdovac is at Real Madrid will face off in the other. 8am and the last one at 7:20pm, competition, the while the Avala schedule is at Belgrade Mayor Sinisa Mali said the 8:40am and 8pm, respectively. Final Four, promises tournament would make Belgrade the Apart from bus 400, you can take centre of both European and World to make the Serbian basketball. Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final No 401 from Avala to the central Four will make Belgrade the centre Slavija Square, or lines 450, 451, capital a European He added that it was by far the most of European basketball between 474, 470, 470A and 491 to the important event coming to the city in May 18 to May 20. Photo: EuroLeague BAS central station. centre for the sport. 2018. "Final Four is a sporting event of great EuroLeague title, a feat no other player, Belgrade Arena seats around 18,000 Bathers Warned Not to Use Beaches Yet Ivana NIKOLIC importance and that is a great opportu- coach or even club has ever achieved. spectators, this Final Four might be the nity for the promotion of the city of Bel- Entering the Final Four this year, Rus- most visited sporting event in the 21st City authorities have urged he Final Four of the 2018 Turk- grade, as well as all of Serbia," Mali said. sia's CSKA reached its fifteenth Final century. citizens not to go swimming ish Airlines EuroLeague, the The Final Four will mark the second Four in 16 years and will now fight for its Apart from the matches, #F4FanZone before the official summer season TEuropean-wide basketball com- time that Lithuania's Zalgiris has played eighth EuroLeague title. is also coming to Belgrade. Taking place opens. "We warn citizens not to petition, takes place from May 18 to 20 in the EuroLeague's final round since Last but not least, Spain's Real Madrid at Belgrade's Kalemegdan Fortress, a use beaches before the season at the Belgrade Arena, with tickets al- the team won in Munich in 1999. is the most successful team in EuroLe- number of events are taking place over starts. When it officially starts … ready on sale. Turkish Fenerbahce, led by Serbian ague history, with nine titles. the three consecutive days. we ask them to swim exclusively at equipped places, and not to The two semi-finals are set for Friday, coach Zeljko Obradovic, is defending This year, the team plays its sixth Fi- Among the most interesting are ex- go into the water if under the May 18, at 6pm and 9pm, while the third last year's title. nal Four in eight years. If Real Madrid hibition games with sports stars and influence of alcohol," Igor Grcic, game and the championship game take The team managed to win the trophy wins a trophy for the tenth time, it will celebrities, 3x3 tournaments, a five- from the Gendarmerie's diving place on Sunday, May 20, at 5pm and in Istanbul in 2017 as the EuroLeague's become the first club to do so – a goal it on-five school tournament, slam dunk unit, said on April 30. The warning 8pm, respectively. first-ever Turkish champion. has in common with Fenerbahce's Ob- contests and shows, spectator games, comes as Belgrade is experienc- The four teams competing in Bel- Final Four in Belgrade 2018 is also im- radovic. DJ performances as well as meet-and- ing high, almost summer-like, grade later this month are Lithuania's portant for Obradovic personally; if his This is the first time that the Final greet opportunities with Euroleague temperatures, which might tempt Zalgiris Kaunas, Fenerbahce Dogus Is- team wins this year, it will be his tenth Four is taking place in Belgrade. As the Basketball Ambassadors. some people to take a dip at some of the city's beaches. Date set for Assembly's Constituent Session Architecture Nikola Nikodijevic, president of the Belgrade City Assembly, has scheduled a constituent session Week Puts for Wednesday, May 9. Councilors are due to elect an assembly president and deputy president, Spotlight on a secretary and deputy as well as members of the city electoral commission. The session comes Communication two months after the city elec- tions were held on March 4. The ruling Serbian Progressive Party, on communication in architecture, on SNS, won around 45 per cent of Belgrade possible ways to communicate through the votes in the election, giving This year’s BINA will pay homage to Ivan Antic (pictured), one of the most Photo: BINA them 63 of the 110 seats in the International architecture as well as on spreading and celebrated Yugoslav architects and the author of the project for Belgrade’s exchanging ideas about city spaces and Museum of Contemporary Art and “25 Maj” Sports Centre. assembly. The SNS was followed Serbia’s ruling Progressive Party [SNS] scored a clear victory in the local elections, and has an overwhelming majority in the city assembly to appoint new mayor. Photo: Beta by the list of former Mayor Dragan Architecture Week their use. ["Communis" means "com- "The traditional thematic BINA walks developments in Europe's post-Social- Djilas, the list of the president of returns in May, mon, community and sharing."] are … atypical touristic walks where ist countries. the New Belgrade municipality, "This topic highlights the role of an citizens primarily meet architecture, Another important exhibition pre- Aleksandar Sapic, and the Social- this year's focus architect in representing the public monuments and the heritage of the sents the works of Ivan Antic [1923- "I am not sure they had this question mayors under stricter control of the ist Party of Serbia. The name of is on developing interest, and on the connection of the capital city. At the same time, they also 2005], who is widely considered one of settled in advance; in any case, it will central government. the next Mayor of Belgrade is still social role and communications both encounter some hidden stories of the the best post-war architects of former more likely be a political person than This is why the decision about the not known. new ways of in architecture and in the processes of city with the help of expert guides, ar- Yugoslavia. The event, which includes Serbian some famous public figure," Klacar pre- new mayor of Belgrade depends exclu- Find Work at the communicating with participation with citizens, who are the chitects and art historians," the BINA a guided tour through the exhibitions dicted. sively on Vucic, he added. Annual Job Fair most important elements of the devel- press release said. as well as the screening of a documen- "It will be someone who can continue "We still do not have a mayor of Bel- people. opment of architecture in the future of Apart from exploring Belgrade, two tary on his life, will be held at RTS Gal- Capital Still the current policy in the development Most experts grade, since the same person [Vucic] is LINK2job, a now traditional job cities," the organizers said. tours will discover the architecture lery. of Belgrade, but without the burden of already carrying out this duty in almost fair, takes place on Friday, May Ivana NIKOLIC During the three weeks of the BINA, of two other towns, Zrenjanin, in the Last but not least, architecture will be the past and – last but not least – some- all towns and cities in Serbia except 4, at the Hotel Metropol. Visitors visitors can see many exhibitions, at- northern province of Vojvodina, and presented to the audiences through mu- one who can cooperate well with Presi- say the final Sabac, Cajetina and Paracin [where the will have a chance to meet a elgrade International Architec- tend lectures and architecture work- Kragujevac, in central Serbia. sic as well – BINA Docomomo CONCERTS. dent Vucic." opposition won]," Milivojevic said, with number of companies seeking in Dark decision new employees. Among those are ture Week, BINA, opens in the shops both for children and students, One of the most interesting exhibi- After Belgrade, many other Serbian Klacar said he would not be sur- irony. th Comtrade, Nelt, NCR, Erns and Bcapital for the 13 time on May 10 and exchange ideas with domestic and tions at BINA 2018 is Stanovanje-Hous- cities and towns will welcome this well prised if the new mayor was someone "In all the other municipalities, towns Young, the educational institutions and lasts until May 31. world experts in the field. ing 2018, an international exhibition known event, including Nis, Novi Sad, who has not received much media depends and cities, the mayoral position was ITAcademy and Savremena Inter- Under the slogan "From Communis There will also be guided walking arranged by Professor Aleksadar Ke- Vranje, Valjevo and Zrenjanin. About New exposure, and would also not be sur- won by President Vucic, as in the local national School and many others, to Communication" (Od communis do tours through Belgrade on the themes kovic. The exhibition, which will take For more information, timetables prised if the new mayor was a woman. mostly on the elections it was only his name that was organisers have announced. komunikacija) this year's BINA focuses of its architecture. place at RTS Gallery, presents housing and prices, visit www.bina.rs. Following the same line of thought, put up in front." experts and the media have been mull- will of Vucic, Milivojevic added that Vucic is also Mayor ing the candidacies of Irena Vujovic, Serbia's "acting Prime Minister", as it head of the Belgrade Municipality of but also on was Vucic rather than Ana Brnabic who Find your copy of ORDER DELIVERY TO YOUR DOOR Savski Venac, Milan Radojicic, head of represented Serbia in the recent quad- Belgrade Insight here: www.balkaninsight.com/en/page/subscribe-to-belgrade-insight +381 11 4030 303, [email protected] owever, it is not the al- (CESiD), believes prolonging the elec- the University Children's Clinic, and rilateral meeting in Bucharest with the tered election law that is tion of a new mayor fits the wider Goran Vesic, the City Manager. the results of Greek, Bulgarian and Romanian Prime keeping residents of Bel- political strategy of the Progressive Ministers. grade in the dark about Party. LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED a previously "Since he cannot be in several plac- MONUMENT HOTEL EXCELSIOR HOTEL COURTYARD BY TOURIST ORGANISATION OF THE BRITISH INTERNATIONAL their new mayor. "They have opened the process of se- FROM NEWCOMER es at the same time, Vucic is appoint- HMost experts say the final decision lecting the candidate for the mayor in ing emissaries to fill all those positions Address: Cika Ljubina 9 Address: Kneza Milosa 5 MARRIOTT SERBIA SCHOOL OF BELGRADE announced Address: Vase Carapica 2-4 Address: Trg Republike 5 Address: Smetanina 12 depends mostly on the will of Vucic, the context of the future government's "Whoever is elected as a new mayor, in his name. The Mayor of Belgrade HOTEL MOSKVA HOTEL HYATT but also on the results of a previously reshuffle," Klacar told BIRN. we will see the continuation of the pro- government will have that function too," he contin- Address: Balkanska 1 Address: Milentija Popovica 5 BISTRO BAR NATIONAL FOUNDATION RADISSON BLU announced government reshuffle. "This came in addition to all these jects and politics that we have seen in ued. Address: Vojvode Stepe 198 FOR DANCE OLD MILL HOTEL The constitutive session of the Bel- other big questions that have been the previous mandate, that is one sure reshuffle. This is the main reason why the pub- HOTEL SQUARE NINE HOTEL CROWNE PLAZA Address: Kolarceva 3 Address: Bulevar Vojvode Misica 15 grade city assembly, scheduled for May opened, starting with Kosovo and the outcome," Andreja Mladenovic, Depu- lic, media, opposition, or even Vucic's Address: Studentski trg 9 Address: Vladimira Popovica 10 SKVER 44 www.radissonblu.com/hotel-belgrade 9, will elect a new president and secre- recent disturbing events there, poten- ty Mayor of Belgrade, told BIRN. closest co-workers, have no idea who Address: Pozeska 44a RESTAURANT BIZU tary of the assembly. This will mark the tial constitutional changes, and rela- In his opinion, the current system will run Belgrade in the coming years; CAFE SNEZANA HOTEL LE PETIT PIAFF Address: Andre Nikolica 1-3 RESTAURANT DVA JELENA start of the 30-day legal deadline for the tions with Croatia, which are again of indirect elections of new mayors by Milivojevic asserted, and concluded: INTERGALACTIC DINER Address: Knez Mihailova 50 Restaurant Mali vrabac Address: Skadarska 32 Address: Internacionalnih brigada 22 election of a new mayor and city council. tense." local assemblies is functioning well. "The only thing that I know is that we Address: Skadarska 34 INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF Address: Hotel Jugoslavija, Bulevar In Klacar's opinion, finding the right "Direct elections would be another ad- will not have a person with any kind of KOLARAC Mihajla Pupina 85A BELGRADE DIFFERENT POLITICAL candidate is not an easy job for the Pro- venture that we tried in the past, and it personal integrity and authority in that Address: Studentski trg 5 Address: Temisvarska 19 ISSUES DELAY SELECTION gressive Party, as the current mayor, Sini- did not deliver good results, as we often position … Those who have any kind of sa Mali, has stated that he will not run for a then had conflicts between mayors and Political analyst Cvjetin Milivojevic professionally successful career have Address: Kolarceva 7 Bojan Klacar, director of the Centre second term and the City Manager, Goran local assemblies and city councils," he disagrees, however, maintaining that scant chance of being elected Mayor of for Free Elections and Democracy Vesic, does not score well in opinion polls. said. the change to the election law has put Belgrade." 6 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 4 - Thursday, May 17, 2018 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 4 - Thursday, May 17, 2018 7 SERBIA BUSINESS COMMENT Balkan Countries Splash Cash on Fighter Jets Despite their limited financial resources, a number of Balkan countries are feeling the pressure to upgrade their aging fleets of mostly Russian-made fighter jets.

“Nemanjici - the Birth of the Kingdom” followed Stefan Nemanja (Mladen Nelevic), his wife Ana (Dubravka Mijatovic) and their quarrelsome offspring for 13 painful episodes. Photo: RTS Sinisa-Jakov MARUSIC, With the exception of the joint Yugoslav- Ana Maria LUCA, Martin Romanian project in the 1970s that pro- DIMITROV, Maja ZIVANOVIC, duced the twin-engined, subsonic ground- Sven MILEKIC attack and reconnaissance airplane Soko J-22 Orao, Romania's most potent jet by far The fleet upgrades will cost the Balkan countries dearly, demanding spending of hundreds of Photo: Pixabay millions of euros, prompting many to question the necessity of the purchases. odern multi-role fighter was the iconic Russian MiG-29 Fulcrum. 'Nemanjici', the TV Dud that jets and interceptors are But, no longer. Romania, a NATO mem- NATO bombing campaign, when the out- "We can't call it a donation because it is desperate need of new parts, particularly widely considered the ber since 2004, last year received the last dated avionics and electrical systems of a standard commercial trick, in which you new jet engines whose worn-out state has pinnacle of military avia- of its 12 F-16 Fighting Falcons, which it pur- the MiGs were no match for the Western give away something, but are taking mon- kept the fleet almost grounded. tion, providing unprec- chased from Portugal, aimed to replace its allies. ey for the additional investments that are Bulgaria has 12 active single seater jet has United Serbia Medented offensive and defensive capa- Soviet-era MiGs with combat aircraft that Until last year, only three Serbian MiG required," Radic told BIRN. fighters and three more two-seaters for bilities – as well as bragging possibilities for meet NATO's modern standards. 29 remained operational, and they were Asked whether the deals with Russia training exercises. The planes will all the countries that can afford to own them. According to the Romanian Defence dangerously close to the end of their air- were a factor in Serbia's local politics, Rad- reach the end of their airworthiness in A much- about the most heavily mythologised The chaos was stopped by the young- that, at one point at least, Serbia was succeeded in one of its stated goals: it While most global players, such as the US, Ministry, the total cost of the squadron of worthiness. One more was kept on the ic said the government was clearly using 2029. period in their nation's history est of the three, Rastko, later to become governed by wise and noble rulers. has united Serbia. Russia and China, are well on the way to de- F-16 jets was 628 million euros. ground for spare parts, pending a larger them for its own "internal propaganda". Since the country joined NATO in 2004, hyped show Produced by Serbia's state broadcast- St Sava, who made his brothers make Episode by episode, however, Ne- Viewers – at one point as many as veloping the fifth generation of such planes, In addition, Romanian media last Sep- investment on upgrades. "It is psychological propaganda towards the pressure to make upgrades has grown. er, RTS, and set at the turn of 13th centu- peace over their father's dead body in manjici has miserably failed to live up 1.96 million of them – tuned in for 12 putting the emphasis on increased stealth, tember reported that talks were in an Croatia also kept its aging MiGs that it your own people – an effort to appeal to As with Croatia, over the past years, Bul- about Serbia's ry, the first season of Nemanjici follows Studenica monastery. This truce led to to these lofty expectations. Sunday nights to indulge in outrage high performance airframes and state-of- advanced phase to purchase another 36 had inherited from the war barely opera- voters, so they recognise Russia as a coun- garia has considered several offers to buy Stefan Nemanja, the ruler of Raska, a Stefan taking power and finally receiv- While beautifully dressed and and schadenfreude. the-art avionics and networking capabili- F-16s directly from the US, which would be tional. Although the country joined NATO try that is being preferred. The message … used or new US F-16s or Swedish Gripens most famous precursor to modern Serbia, and his ing the royal crown from the Pope in filmed, the actors constantly overact Traditionalists, who see the show as ties, the more budget-constrained Balkan sufficient to entirely replace the fleet of- ag in 2008, its plans to modernize its fleet is, 'We are working with Russia,'" Radic said. in order to cut its dependence on Russian sons Stefan, Vukan and Rastko, as they 1217. the often nonsensical script, channel- sullying Serbian history, come together countries have decided to play more safely. ing MiGs. were constantly delayed. The boost to Serbia's MiG fleet mean- spare parts. medieval battle more powerful neighbours and Coming on the back of the global suc- ling the greatest campy excesses of the with liberals, who see it as tacky propa- They are sticking to modernized vari- The possible price tag for this addition- But the status quo in the two countries while drew a quick response from neigh- However, while still collecting offers for fight each other. cess of "Game of Thrones" and "Senke 1960s Hollywood sword-and-sandal- ganda, to dissect each and every scene ants of the well-proven jets of the fourth al purchase is not known but Romania air forces ended last October, after Russia bouring Croatia. a future purchase of fighter jets, in March dynasty has The story, known at least in broad nad Balkanom" [Shadows over the Bal- movies. A now-infamous scene shows and laugh at its errors. For one hour generation that marked the end of the hopes to acquire the additional planes by announced it was delivering six used MiG After many delays, on March 27, the the Bulgarian Defence Minister, Krasimir strokes by almost every local school- kans], a TV show broadcast on RTS set a lecherous fictional mentor advis- on Sundays, usually grumpy Serbian Cold War in the 1990s. 2022. 29s to Serbia. Croatian Defence Ministry said that it had Karakachanov, in practice prolonged the indeed united child, is that saintly Stefan Nemanja in a fictional noir version of pre-WWII ing chaste Rastko Nemanjic to 'hump twitter blooms with brilliant jokes and In what appears the first large-scale in- As part of its ambitious program of mili- In December, Serbian President Alek- finally opted to buy 12 F-16D jets from Isra- dependence of Bulgaria's jet fighters fleet gave up power to his middle son, Stefan, Belgrade, Nemanjici was hyped as a something', while a cliff-hanger was memes, making hate-watching of Ne- vestment spree in modernization of their tary upgrading, Romania plans to spend a sandar Vucic called this a "gift from Rus- el, thereby discarding previous considera- on Russia for at least four more years. the country – but his elder son, Vukan, then mounted big-budget hit show, as well as the first resolved by a character saying that she manjici a social, fun experience. aging fleets of fighter jets since the fall of total of 9.8 billion euros by 2026, the coun- sia". However, it later turned out that the tions about purchasing Swedish JAS-39 The minister signed a framework agree- a challenge and temporarily overthrew depiction of this key slice of Serbian needed to pee. The way Nemanjici has united Serbia the Iron Curtain and the breakup of for- try's National Defence Council said last gift came with strings attached; necessary Gripens. ment for the provision of integrated logisti- albeit not in the him, to the country's detriment. history on screen. There are many instances of medi- tells you a lot about how to achieve na- mer Yugoslavia, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria August. modernisation of the old Russian MiGs "The decision was made unanimously, cal support for the Bulgarian air force with Given that the period and these his- eval princes talking like regulars in a tional unity in the 21st century. and Romania have all decided to open up Romania has clarified that it also plans will cost Serbia from 180 to 230 million taking into consideration all the aspects, the only bidder for the public tender, the way that the toric figures hold a sacred place in the Belgrade café preparing to go out, and Saintly pronouncements about the their wallets. to spend a portion of that sum on acquir- euros. ranging from the financial aspects to the Russian airplane construction corpora- Serbian psyche, as founders of the na- medieval rulers treating politics as if value of mutual respect can only get you Proven airframes, like the US-made F-16 ing US-made Patriot surface-to-air missiles In February, Serbia's Defence Ministry needs of Croatia," President Kolinda Gra- tion MiG [RSK MiG]. show's makers tion, no stops were pulled; it cost about they are playing a game of Risk. so far. Anger, ideally mixed with the abil- Fighting Falcon and the Russian-made as well as on US and EU-made attack and told BIRN that that along with the six new- bar-Kitarovic said in March. According to the Bulgarian media, the 2.9 million euros for a 13-episode run. Beside changing the historical se- ity to blame someone, and maybe a tinge MiG-29, designated in the West as Ful- transport helicopters. ly arrived MiG jets, Serbia will also host Croatia will pay some 500 million euros cost of the technical support will amount intended. In the run-up to the pilot, which was quence of events for dramatic purpos- of black humour, gets you there much crum, are at the top of the Balkan coun- Russian specialists who will modernize for the used Israeli jets, which have been to some 40 million euros for the entire pe- broadcast on New Year's Eve, viewers es, the show also took curious turns in quicker. As ever, it is the common enemy tries' shopping lists. OLD SERBIA-CROATIA Serbia's existing four jets of the same type, designated with the Hebrew name, Barak. riod. were promised the sight of heroes clad adding fictional characters, one result that is the best source of social cohesion. Swedish-made JAS-39 Gripens were RIVALRY RENEWED to provide them with updated weapons Compared to the basic F-16 models, In light of the growing friction between in beautiful medieval costumes, stroll- of which was that the protagonist, Ste- While this quirk of the human psy- also close contenders in Croatia and Bul- systems, radars, optoelectronic equip- these variants have stronger jet engines Russia and the West, this move was Srdjan GARCEVIC Throughout its ing around long-destroyed castles and fan the First-Crowned, was written as che was often used in Serbia – and garia but did not make the final cut. The bloody breakup of former Yugosla- ment and device links. and stronger air frames, which are capa- deemed controversial, as Bulgaria had fighting their opponents in realistic, im- having an incestuous affair with his around the world – to rally the people to The fleet upgrades will cost the Balkan via in the 1990s spelled a disaster for the Meanwhile, Defence Minister Alek- ble of carrying bigger payloads, as well as other options – either to sign a contract recent survey by IPSOS 13 episodes, the pressive battle scenes. foster-sister, a romance that forms one hate other nations or minorities, in this countries dearly, demanding spending of once mighty Yugoslav air force. sandar Vulin announced that Belarus more advanced radars and avionics capa- with the fellow NATO member Poland for showed that Serbia is Stars of the contemporary Serbian of the main arcs of the first season. case it can be used for good. hundreds of millions of euros, prompting The fleet of fighter jets, which mainly would give Serbia four more used MiG 29s, ble of night flights. new aircraft engines and maintenance – or the world's most divided last of which screen and stage were signed up to play Instead of a blockbuster, Serbs have It is about time Serbs of all stripes many to question the necessity of the pur- consisted of home-made G-2 and G-4 Su- which would be refurbished and modern- The first jets are expected to be deliv- for repairs to take place in the privatized society among 27 coun- the main characters, and the screen- been treated to something barely and political convictions rallied against chases. per Galebs, J-22 Oraos and of Russian MiG- ized under the same model as the six air- ered to the Croatian Air Force by the end but speedily re-nationalized [in May 2017] tries around the world will air on May play, chosen in an anonymous comple- watchable, which derives most of its the inability of our institutions to admit Such costly fighter jets are not appeal- 21s and 29s was decimated in the years of craft received from Russia. of 2020. Avionams aircraft repairs factory, near thatA were included in the study. Some tion, was written by the industry vet- entertainment value from its uninten- their own mistakes, let alone address ing or even viable for all countries in the war and general neglect. Minster Vulin told the Politika daily on Although experts in both countries see Plovdiv. 93 per cent of Serbians agree that Ser- 6, the show is eran, Goran Mihic. tional comedic gems. Although it was them. Indeed, despite the torrent of out- region, moreover. During the war in Croatia, the Croatian April 22 that the planes from Belarus were a direct link between these two upgrades, The Bulgarian Defence Ministry instead bia is fairly or very divided, compared Besides the sumptuous production, sent back to the cutting room when its rage and harsh criticism, according to Albania, Macedonia, Bosnia, Montene- forces mainly relied on seized and even donated under "an agreement of the Presi- Croatia, like Serbia, has stated that it will chose to close the deal with Russia. to "only" 84 per cent of Americans or 75 firmly in the 'so- the story was meant to work as a par- New Year's Eve pilot was panned by the latest news, it seems that Nemanjici gro and Kosovo are focusing on the less then outdated MiG-21s. dent of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, and the use its new jets for air policing and for pos- In the meantime, in early April, the per cent of the French. able of the importance of unity, an ideal historians, critics and the audience, will get another season, with the same prestigious but more cost effective option Serbia, on the other hand, got hold of the Belarus President, Alexander Lukashen- sible joint NATO operations. Defence Council to the Bulgarian Minis- Given the country's relative ethnic bad-it's-good' that has often eluded Serbian society, throughout its 13 episodes, the last creative team at the helm. of maintaining smaller fleets of multirole pride of the once joint air force, the bulk of ko". try of Defence approved a new project homogeneity and lack of immigration, so much so that it is included in the of which will air on May 6, the show helicopters. the much newer MiG-29s – 25 of them in At the end of this process, Serbia should BULGARIA OPTS FOR to acquire jets that Karakachanov has most of the blame, according to the territory unofficial national motto "Samo Sloga is still firmly in the "so-bad-it's-good" Srdjan Garcevic is a writer and a total. come out with 14 modernized fighter jets TEMPORARY SOLUTION approved. Under the new plan, Bulgaria respondents, lay with politics, where Srbina Spasava" [Only unity can save territory. With an IMDB rating of 3.7 at founder of The Nutshell Times blog. ROMANIA DITCHES But years of conflict and post-war eco- capable of air policing its territory, the Ser- should acquire 16 new multipurpose air- mudslinging is the norm. the Serbs]. the time of writing, it is probably the ITS SOVIET MIGS nomic hardship have resulted in many of bian government said. Bulgaria's air force has had similar trou- craft in two batches of eight. No wonder, then, that for the past 12 Finally, of course, the weekly escape biggest dud in the history of Serbian The opinions expressed in the Com- the jets in both countries being grounded However, a Serbian military analyst, bles to those in most other Balkan coun- The first planes should be delivered up weeks, viewers in Serbia sat down in to the golden age of saintly kings was to entertainment. ment section are those of the authors As a former Soviet bloc country, Roma- due to lack of maintenance. Aleksandar Radic, said he considered tries that recently decided to upgrade. to two years after the contract is signed their living rooms to escape the daily also serve as a boost to national pride In spite of the overwhelming misgiv- only and do not necessarily re ect the nia for decades relied mainly on Soviet- The final nail in the coffin of the Serbian the deal with Russia unfavourable for his Its aging fleet of MiG-29 multirole fight- and Bulgaria has set aside some 750 mil- political squabbles and watch a show and morale, and serve as a reminder ings felt about it, the show has, however, views of BIRN. made aircraft. fleet of MiG 29s was struck during the 1999 country. ers dates back to the Soviet era and is in lion euros to the project. 8 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 4 - Thursday, May 17, 2018 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 4 - Thursday, May 17, 2018 9 REGION FACES How 'Advertising Slaves' Made Serbia's First Sci-Fi Hit

Director Lazar Bodroza recalls the leap of faith he took to make 'Ederlezi Rising', Serbia's first-ever sci-fi film – and an unexpected hit with fans of the genre.

Srdjan GARCEVIC

azar Bodroza shot to the top of the Serbian film scene earlier this year after directing "Ederlezi Rising", the first Serbian sci-fi film Land an unlikely success, given that it is in English and the film's synopsis reads like a pulpy exploitation movie. Adapted by Dimitrije Vojnov, an es- The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, recently met with the members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina on his tour of the Balkans to “reaffirm the European perspective of the region.” Photo: Anadolu tablished Serbian screen-writer, from a 1980s short-story by Zoran Nesković, Given the reports about alleged Russian- the reanimation of the reactionary fan- Consider the one Euro-American the film focuses on the relationship be- backed paramilitaries and weapons flows tasies of local elites. triumph of the last two years in the Bal- tween a lonesome Yugoslav astronaut, that have emerged in Bosnia and Herzego- Thus, Serbia's government keeps kans: Montenegro's entry into NATO. Milutin, and Nimani an android forced The West's vina since January, one can appreciate the playing with the prospect of partitioning While NATO enlargement is a posi- on him by the Soviet-style Ederlezi Cor- Lazar Bodroza and Stoya on the set of Ederlezi Rising. Photo: Courtesy of Lazar Bodroza context of Juncker's comment. Kosovo as the only means to resolving tive, indeed, crucial process for the poration, to keep him on track (and en- And yet, despite these stark warn- the longstanding dispute over the coun- region, especially for strategically load- tertain him) on his mission to "install" New 'Interest' ings, Juncker proposed no shift or inno- try's international status, a monstrous bearing states like Bosnia and Macedo- a new ideology on a remote capitalist ganising a crowd-funding campaign. vation in EU policy towards the region. fantasy that would only hasten to real- nia, it is an approach that depends on planet. Although that effort failed, it sparked The Commission did recommend ise Junker's fear of a new Balkan war. the emergence of credible democratic Set in the 22nd century, the main roles interest in some private investors who in the Balkans opening accession negotiations with Mac- Never one to miss an opportunity to and institutional capacities in candi- of Milutin and Nimani are played by ended up putting money into the film. edonia and Albania – but even this was dunk on the Europeans' weak-willed il- date states. Sebastian Cavazza, an acclaimed Slo- Bodroza took all these own challeng- quickly shot down as a realistic prospect lusions of progress, Milorad Dodik, the In Montenegro, on the other hand, venian actor, and Stoya, an American es on the chin. by French President Emmanuel Macron. president of the Republika Srpska en- not only has Milo Djukanovic just se- porn actress and columnist of Serbian "Film [in Serbia] … is mostly done for is Imaginary In other words, according to Brus- tity in Bosnia, has spent months urging cured yet another mandate as presi- origin. free, in your own free time and, finan- sels, while the Western Balkans face a Serbia to couple its attempt to partition dent, ensuring that his iron hold over Despite the risqué topic and mod- cially, at your own loss. That is simply credible risk of conflict, the EU takes no Kosovo with the revival of a broader the country will run well into a third est budget of around 350,000 euros, the reality we live in. The earlier you A manifest lack of wilful ignorance and cynicism of lead- responsibility for allowing the situation "Greater Serbia" strategy. Namely, for decade, but in his first major foreign Bodroza's deft handling of the topic of accept it, the better," he says. ing policymakers on both sides of the At- to deteriorate to this extent. Nor will it Serbia to demand the RS as "compensa- policy speech since the election he love and toxic masculinity, as well as After the release of the film, the team of real interest in lantic concerning the region's affairs. respond with anything more than de- tion" for the "loss" of Kosovo. called for Podgorica to "normalise" its its atmospheric visuals, have made the which, in his sardonic manner he de- European Commission President clarative promises about the region's In short, what were once the de- relations with Moscow. film an artistic and popular success. scribes as "a family… with all the fam- the stability and Jean-Claude Juncker, for instance, "European perspective"; promises that mands of online trolls, far-right extrem- Yes, the same man who was the tar- Rather than unsuccessfully aping ily pathologies", continued with their warned that unless the Western Bal- clearly do not reflect the views of sig- ists, and the pariah regimes of the 1990s get of an apparent Russian coup and blockbusters like "Star Wars" or "Blade daily grind. integrity of the kans are integrated into the EU the al- nificant portions of the union. are now increasingly re-emerging as assassination plot in October 2016 now Runner", Bodroza took his cue from in- "After the premiere [at FEST] and the Balkans is opening ternative is likely conflict. In Washington, meanwhile, the April the official policies of governments in wants to bury the hatchet. die sci-fi films like "Another Earth" and awards ceremony, we all went back to 18 hearing on the state of Bosnia's Day- Belgrade and Banja Luka. No one should be surprised. The brig- "Beyond the Black Rainbow" on how to our jobs. This was a step out of the nor- the door to ton constitutional order was ostensi- And this at a time when Russian or- ands who comprise the ruling classes of make an eerie universe on a tight budg- Bodroza is one of Serbia’s most respected young visual artists. Photo: Courtesy of Lazar Bodroza mal life, and we greatly enjoyed it," he bly prompted by the controversy sur- ganized crime groups "tour" the region the Balkans have been coddled, enabled, et and tell a powerful story. adds. malevolent foreign rounding the efforts by Bosnian Croat like boy-bands, as Turkey conspires with and rehabilitated for so long by Brussels "Ederlezi" won the best film, best tie into film, which he regards as an ex- columns published in the New York grade interiors and exteriors, like the However, Bodroza is now develop- nationalists to amend the country's local governments and their security and Washington that they have learned not director, as well as best actor-actress tension of his visual opus, came about Times, the Guardian and Vice," he says. main reading room of the National ing another film, set in the same uni- interference electoral framework ahead of the up- services to disappear enemies of Recep to fear any consequences – or even aware- awards at the Belgrade Film Festival, from his wish to find a creative break Although "Ederlezi" was her first fea- Library, or the Avala tower, were, in verse as "Ederlezi", and embarking on a What is striking coming elections. Tayyip Erdogan regime without due pro- ness – from their erstwhile benefactors. FEST, in early March. Although its from client-focused work and collabo- ture film, Bodroza was immediately part, a consequence of the difficulties new directing adventure. and reanimating While the event was an opportunity cess, and as Rohrabacher gropes around So, while they try to locate Bosnia on global theatrical run is set to begin in rate with Vojnov on a project. won over by her acting and presence, in obtaining cash for this ambitious "I had an idea to make three films in is the degree of for the region's central polity to retake in the dark for a phrenology capable of a map again in Congress, and debate early 2019, it is already showing on the "In the middle of our bromance, and enlisted his wife, Nada Sargin, a project. my life. It is the goal of every [Serbian] the reactionary the limelight in Congress, it will likely be distinguishing Serbs from Croats. the typeface for the progress reports international festival circuit and mak- we wanted to work on something to- popular Serbian actress, to help Stoya After securing an initial third of the film worker to have a retrospective of wilful ignorance primarily remembered for the stagger- All of which is to say that while Brus- in the Commission, Vucic, Dodik, Dju- ing waves, especially among sci-fi en- gether… As Dimitrije pitched the story I with any problems with the technique. funding of about 145,000 euros from their work in Kinoteka [Belgrade's Yu- fantasies of local ing lack of knowledge demonstrated sels and Washington clearly have nei- kanovic et al, under the watchful gaze thusiasts. reacted, as most people reacted to our Apart from Slovenian actors Sebas- the Serbian Film Centre, Bodroza and goslav Film Archive]. I need two more elites. and cynicism by the "Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging" ther the desire nor presence of mind to of Vladimir Putin and Erdogan, will The film won the Cineplexx Distribu- idea about the film later: 'Sci-fi in Ser- tian Cavazza and Marusa Majer, the his team tried various ways to secure so that I can have a full day of projec- subcommittee's chairman, Republican muster a coherent strategy for the West- commit themselves instead to creating tion Award at Vienna's "Let's CEE" fes- bia? I'm not convinced…' – but the idea rest of the production team was assem- additional financing, including or- tions dedicated to my work," he jokes. Jasmin MUJANOVIC of leading Dana Rohrabacher. ern Balkans, no such qualms exist in ei- new facts on the ground. tival of Central and Eastern European stuck and it was all so crazy… the initial bled from the local talent in Belgrade's While Rohrabacher may have been ther the region or among the concert of film, was well received at the Brussels motivation was the idea itself, the op- advertising industry who were work- ollowing the recent publi- policymakers attempting to make some sort of con- foreign authoritarian regimes, steadily Dr. Jasmin Mujanovic is a political International Fantastic Film Festival portunity to work with Dimitrije and – ing as, Bodroza jokingly quips, "slaves ONCE KOVAČ, ALWAYS KOVAČ cation of the EU's Western fused quip, his inquiries about whether deepening their grip on local elites. scientist specialising in the politics of and is to be shown at Brazil's Fantaspoa trying to do something that hasn't been of the market". ONCE ”KAFANA”, ALWAYS ”KAFANA” Balkans and Turkey pro- Bosniaks and Albanians were part of the As I warned in a column in December south-eastern Europe and of post-au- film festival. done before," he recalls. "It was a generational film. All of us on both sides RESTAURANT KOVAČ gress reports as well as a same ethnic group, and whether there 2016, the view of the ruling establish- thoritarian and post-conflict democrati- Its success is all the more remark- "It was quite a gamble, and from this who are slaving away in advertising modern ethno restaurant Congressional hearing in of the Atlantic was any way to physically tell Bosniaks, ments in the Balkans is that after Russia's sation. His first book, 'Hunger and Fury: able given that it is Bodroza's film de- perspective I'm not sure I would have and who are often complaining about FWashington on the political situation in Serbs, and Croats apart, distilled the annexation of Crimea, after Brexit, and The Crisis of Democracy in the Balkans' but. Besides that, Bodroza is not even a leapt into it as casually as I did," he the point of it all, made something that Bosnia, ahead of the October elections, concerning the day's keys lessons: lawmakers in Wash- after Donald Trump's election, the West is now available from Hurst Publishers trained film director, but one of Serbia's adds. is much more creative and what is un- one might easily conclude that interna- ington may be slowly realising they need has ceased to be a credible regional actor. (in the UK and EU) and Oxford Univer- most accomplished young graphic art- Bodroza and Vojnov envisioned doubtedly authorial work," he says. tional interest in the Balkans remains region's affairs. to pay attention to the Balkans – but they The US and EU are now too con- sity Press (in North America). ists and designers. Stoya starring as Nimani from the be- "All those involved were carefully significant. would really, really rather not. sumed with their own internal crises to After graduating from Belgrade's ginning, as they were intrigued by her picked, and had a lot of freedom to ex- The reality is quite the opposite. In the region itself, this lack of cred- influence meaningfully the direction of The opinions expressed in the Com- Faculty of Applied Arts, he co-founded personality and back-story. press themselves, as the film itself is Looking at the actual content of both ible Western interest in its stability and these polities. ment section are those of the authors the design studio Metaklinika and was "She was conceptually interesting. We quite spare." the EU reports and the discussion on integrity is not only opening the door to Since then, the evidence supporting only and do not necessarily reflect the listed as one of Paste magazine's top 20 knew her interviews, and she is an inter- The film's minimalist design and Bulevar Oslobođenja 221, Tel: 011 2462 343 www.restorankovac.com Capitol Hill, what is striking is the degree malevolent foreign interference but to this belief has only gained in weight. views of BIRN. under 30 visual artists in 2011. The sor- esting and influential public figure with ingenious use of some iconic Bel- 10 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 4 - Thursday, May 17, 2018 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 4 - Thursday, May 17, 2018 11 OUT AND ABOUT HEALTH AND FAMILY

Relive the Middle Ages at Maglic Sword-fights, medieval music and wine served in goblets will Brotherhood And Unity Running for Your Life in the City enliven the afternoon on May 5 at Maglic, one of the best- preserved fortresses in Serbia, mun, the best part for running is be- located about 20km south of Live on in Yugoland tween the foot of the bridge to Hotel Kraljevo. The programme, which Jugoslavija, as it offers shade and is starts at noon and finishes at relatively uncrowded. dusk, will give visitors a glimpse The track follows the Sava to its con- into life in medieval Serbia The owner of a through knightly jousts, archery fluence with the Danube and then the classes and costumed actors three-hectare Danube fork, which hugs the Great War Island from the west. Needless to telling stories of bygone times Else? Where – all the while affording the theme park devot- say, the views of Kalemegdan are stun- audience a fantastic view over ed to the memory ning. The only downside is that parts the river Ibar. of the track close to the Place of Serbia of Yugoslavia says are under construction. Wreaths and Feasts on St George’s Day Serbia is missing an LOWER DORCOL Djurdjevdan [St George’s day], opportunity to capi- TO BRANKO'S BRIDGE which falls on May 6, is an [3 KILOMETRES, PAVED] important spring festival in talize on people’s Serbia, with many folk traditions Probably the most scenic run in Bel- connected to it. If you want to nostalgia for their grade takes you from the small marina experience the way the villagers lost state. on the Danube next to Dubrovacka celebrate the day at the foot of Street and follows the riverbanks all Stara Planina [Old Mountain], head over to the villages of Vr- the way to Branko's Bridge. During the tovac and Balta Berliovac, some Maja ZIVANOVIC, run, you not only get to marvel at the 35 kilometres from Knjazevac, Maja LEDJENAC, snow-white walls of the fortress but some three hour drive south Emma KRSTIC also have wonderful views of Zemun of Belgrade. Festivities start as you run from the marina in Dorcol in the morning at Vrtovac with s it has done every year, to the brutalist tower that houses the the traditional making of flower Blasko Gabric's "mini- up-market SkyWellness gym. wreaths and slaughter of a sacri- Yugoslavia" hosted sev- Those wishing to run longer dis- ficial lamb, and continue in Balta eral thousand so-called tances can continue down the Sava Berilovac, with competitions in traditional sports and the making Yugo-nostalgics from all all the way to Ada Ciganlija for anoth- overA the region this year for May Day – er four kilometres, which takes you of ancient dishes. all of who are eager to relive memories through the dusty construction site of Craft Beer of the days of "brotherhood and unity", the Belgrade Waterfront complex. Overflows at Dorcol which was the old slogan of the former The only major downside of this Socialist federation. gorgeous path is that it gets very busy Serbia’s largest international Established in the northern Serbian just before Branko's Bridge due to the craft beer fair returns for the city of Subotica when Yugoslavia fell proximity of the up-market restau- third time at Dorcol Platz, from noon to the evening on May 11 apart, "Yugoland" comprises of three rants and cafés in Beton Hala, so the and 12. Craft beer enthusiasts hectares of land designed to represent, best time to enjoy it is on weekday will be able to taste beers from in miniature form, all of the six repub- Running is becoming increasingly popular in Belgrade, with as many as 28,000 competitors taking part in the races during the Belgrade Marathon in April this year. Photo: Beta mornings. all corners of the world, from lics of the old state, "from the Vardar [a Estonia to New Zealand, by buy- river in Macedonia] to Triglav [a moun- Mark's Church. The good news is that allows you to cover a decent distance KOSUTNJAK ing an obligatory tasting glass/ tain in Slovenia]". The fashion for running is sweeping the track is in good condition, goes without feeling like you're trapped on [1.2 KILOMETRES, entrance ticket and tokens from Yugoland has long contained a mon- through a shaded part of the park and a hamster wheel, those who like to TARTAN TRACK] the entrance. Keep an eye on ument to Yugoslavia's post-war Com- Belgrade – and here are our favourite has a decent slope. Those who want explore further can use many paths Vrteska’s Facebook page for news about prices and featured munist leader, Josip Broz Tito. to stretch or do pull-ups can make use from the main circuit. A former hunting ground of the elite, beers. But, on May 2 it unveiled two new five runs for you to get in shape. of the gym next to it, which also offers The only downside is that the track Kosutnjak forest-park is pure heaven monuments, to Yugoslavia's pre-war great views over Tasmajdan Stadium. can be unbearably busy on weekends. for runners in Belgrade. Besides allow- Exit Fun for ruler, King Aleksandar, and to Serbia's The bad news is that it tends to You should also prepare to dodge ing you to enjoy fresh air, an increas- the Very Young World War I military hero, Zivojin Misic. Srdjan GARCEVIC get crowded in the afternoons. You waiters from the cafés lining the lake's ingly rare feature in the city, Kosutnjak "I was living in Canada for 13-and-a- should also watch out for inconsider- shore. The track is mostly flat, which also has great exercise amenities in the Baby-Exit, the family-friendly half years, and then in America, and n line with global trends, health- midnight sprint on the airport runway, ate parents who allow their children to is great for beginners, but limiting for main part of the park. There is a 1.2-kilo- version of Serbia’s most famous saw what the world looked like – and conscious Belgraders are increas- on June 3. play on the track – so best consider it those wanting uphill runs. metre tartan track and several outdoor festival, will see children taking over the Petrovaradin fortress when I was without my Yugoslavia, I ingly turning to running to burn To help you get on track, here are five in the evenings, or the early morning. gyms, all of which serve the nearby near Novi Sad for the weekend felt like a little ant in the big world," Ga- Ioff their excess bureks and cevaps of our favourite running paths in the city. BRANKO'S BRIDGE TO School of Physical Education and of May 12 and 13, from 4pm to bric told BIRN, recalling his motives for before the summer. ADA CIGANLIJA [7.7 HOTEL JUGOSLAVIJA [3.5 Sports of the University of Belgrade. 7pm. Youngsters will not only be establishing the park. More and more Belgraders are join- TASMAJDAN [500 METRES, KILOMETRES, PAVED] KILOMETRES, PAVED] For those seeking challenging longer entertained with child-friendly He added that he did not much ad- ing running teams, such as Belgrade TARTAN TRACK] runs, the paths and roads that radiate shows but will also be able to mire the Capitalism of the West com- Urban Running Team and Belgrade This circular track around Bel- Although the promenade on the from this main area offer paved and take part in dance, sports and pared with Yugoslavia's brand of Social- Running Club, and the number of races Probably the most convenient op- grade's favourite artificial lake is a New Belgrade banks of the Sava and dirt tracks uphill and downhill for you arts workshops. ism. "In Socialism, the workers were the in the city is growing. tion for those living in the city centre good choice for hot summer days, as the Danube stretches for around 7.5 to get lost on. The only downside is that Taste of Honey and owners of the capital, and decided what “When I was without my Yugoslavia, I felt like a little ant in the big world,” Blasko Gabric (pictured) told BIRN. Photo: BIRN This year's most notable addition will is the 500-metre tartan track in Tas- you can take a dip in the lake to cool kilometres from below the Gazela it is quite far from the city centre, locat- Wine in Negotin to do with the profit," he underlined. be the BEG5KRunway, a five-kilometre majdan Park, with lovely views of St off after your run. While the main track Bridge to beneath Gardos Hill in Ze- ed some six kilometres away. At the last census in Serbia, around Every year, it draws several thou- tickets each year to tourists wanting to and they put that on the TV … that's the Negotin has long been famous 23,000 people declared themselves sand people who feel nostalgic about see them. "Why should we not do that job," he explained. in Serbia for its wine and boasts "Yugoslavs", most of them living in Bel- Yugoslavia, especially on crucial dates, from Yugoslavia?" he asked. Despite that, he invited Serbian Presi- a collection of ancient wineries grade – around 8,000 – while another such as May 1 and 2. Gabric has a solution. He believes dent Aleksandar Vucic to come to his [confusingly called “pivnice”] in 3,000 live in Gabric's home city of Sub- "So far, over the 14 or 15 years we had if Yugoslav music legend Lepa Brena park this year for the May 1 and 2 cel- nearby villages. It is also the place otica, a report published on March 18 in [Mini] Yugoslavia, we had over 1,100 could be persuaded to hold a concert ebrations. where wine and honey-makers from all over Romania, Bulgaria the daily Blic said. buses from different cities, and from on the stage that has been made for her But Tito remains the one and only and Serbia congregate every May Although Yugoslavia vanished back each republic," he explained. in Yugoland, it would raise lots of funds. for him. "He was the best leader on the to compare and sell their goods. in the 1990s, Yugo-nostalgia and a Across the park, he has put up plac- "That would be a genius thing, if Lepa earth. Nobody had a better president Visitors can taste and buy wine, broad fascination with President Tito ards explaining the history of Yugosla- Brena accepted our invitation. I talked than we did," Gabric asserted. honey and medicinal herbs from and his times remain very much alive. via, while in Tito's room there is a collec- once with her, but she wanted a lot He has big plans for Yugoland – to fill stalls set up by producers on Tourists can now explore Tito's for- tion of old Yugoslav books, flags, small of money. I cannot afford to bring her his mini-Adriatic Sea with water, repair Negotin’s town square. mer bunker in Bosnia, or stay in an items of memorabilia, badges, paints, here alone. But, if she agreed to come, the damaged placards and maybe even apartment decorated in Yugo-retro and statuettes. I guarantee we'd have 10,000 people," open a nursing home. "Mini-Yugoslavia Flayed Bodies in Paint in Novi Sad style in Serbia. Like the original Yugoslavia, Gabric's he said. is a seed. We kept the seed. You know, But, for Gabric, his Yugoland park is mini-Yugoslavia has not been not im- Bosnian-born folk star Fakreta Ja- you put the seed in the ground and it Milos Sobajic is one of Serbia’s about much more than tourism. It is mune to the passage of time. Weather hic Zivojinovic, better known as Lepa grows," he concluded. most successful contemporary about his lost country. has damaged some of the placards, Brena, became one of the most popular artists. His raw and often violent "I said: 'You want to have democracy? while Tito's monument lost its head af- folk singers all over the Balkans. Address: art has been shown around the Fine, have a referendum. If the people of ter thieves stole it. "That would help mini-Yugoslavia, Otmara Majera 10, Subotica 24000 world, from Paris to Shanghai. The Yugoslavia want to change the name of "Now we have to renovate it, but, just to prove to the politicians that the latest exhibition of his paintings at Yugoslavia, let's change it. But without from my pension, I can't do it alone. The Yugoslav name is a tourist attraction," For all tourists and Yugo-nostalgics, the Museum of Contemporary Art referendum, I don't let you do it,'" he said. government and our politicians don't Gabric added. who want to visit Mini Yugoslavia, it is in Vojvodina, MSUV, in Novi Sad, focuses on conflict and violence, "You cannot have a democracy with- want to use this tourist attraction," Ga- He is not big fan of modern politi- open every day from 9am until 5pm, with expressionistic depictions out a democratic way … Without a refer- bric complained. cians generally, and accuses them of but recommendation is to set up a of flayed bodies and cadavers. endum, I said: 'No, I have my territory, I He said that since the Hungarian au- doing little except generate problems. meeting via its official Facebook page, The museum is open Tuesday to will pronounce that Yugoslavia.'" thorities gathered all the country's old "These are people who don't do any- Mini Jugoslavija - Yugoland, so Blasko Friday from 10am to 6pm, and on Gabric then built his theme park and Communist monuments in one spot thing for a living, just talking each day, could organize walking tour through weekends from 10am to 2pm. planted 3,800 trees across the property. in Budapest, they had sold millions of and fighting like enemies each day – the park. 12 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 4 - Thursday, May 17, 2018 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 4 - Thursday, May 17, 2018 13 ARTS GOING OUT

Fourth Cumic Book Fest Announced Berlin Monroe Organized by the Makart Book Store [shop No 19 in Cumicevo Sokace], an event dedicated to books and A new niche place literature, the Cumic Book Arts in brief Arts in brief Fest will take place from May insde Cetinjska's 16 to May 20. It will feature a number of discussions, book going out hub. presentations, concerts and Q&A sessions. Entrance is free. Chopin Festival at David GALIC Three Venues et another new addition to This traditional festival, the already overpopulated dedicated to one of the most community of bars beloved composers of all time, and clubs located at will take place from May 7 the Cetinjska 15, Berlin to 13 at three venues: Ilija M MonroeY will have its work cut out for it Kolarac Endowment [Studentski trg 5]; Stankovic Music School when trying to distinguish itself from its [Kneza Milosa 1]; and Gajba neighbors. [Karadjordjeva 44]. For certain The new bar is located right next to events, entrance is free. For the Dvoristance, which is one of the biggest others, ticket prices range from and most popular bars at Cetinjska, 600 dinars [five euros] to 1,200 and one of the first that arrived to this dinars [10 euros]. popular nightlife hub once it was certain Lovers of London’s that its old location would not be spared Exhibition Opens by the Belgrade Waterfront project. What Berlin Monroe has going for it is The international multimedia that the outdoor area of Dvoristance is Museum Night is Back exhibition Give My Love to almost always full, so people who can’t London, curated and organized by 012-KC012, at Magacin find a seat there usually take a table at in Kraljevica Marka 4-8 will Berlin Monroe. The two bars share a wall in Town and there is nothing but a small wooden be open from May 4 to May 10. The exhibition features fence separating their outdoor seating. During Museum Night, the streets of the capital overflow with people roaming from one museum to another, exchanging tips on what to see and Photo: Noc Muzeja works by 18 artists, inspired However, Berlin Monroe is a Berlin Monroe is a concept bar that is both a place to have a drink, listen to music and enjoy art. Photo: Courtesy of Berlin Monroe sharing their impressions of exhibitions, many of which are curated specifically for this event. by the artists’ love for and good example of how overcrowded relationship with the British Cetinjska has become and how bars which frees up a nice area for dancing The musical profile of Berlin Monroe in bottles. The prices are very modest most bars in Cetinjska, it works until capital, with the title coming Peek inside the come visitors wishing to see as many tered around different neighbourhoods the Secession movement in the Muse- from the eponymous album of are taking any and every corner of the inside. The second floor, even though is pretty interesting, since you won’t as well. midnight on weekdays and 1am on the different exhibits as they can, using just and areas, which allows for easier and um of Jovan Cvijic [Jelene Cetkovic 5]. Marianne Faithfull. Entrance complex that’s available. Berlin Monroe the square meterage is pretty much the hear the typical electronic music that It can get pretty busy on the weekends, weekends, but the music will usually shut homes of famous one admission ticket. In Belgrade, it is a more efficient movement through Also highly recommended is the exhi- is free. is literally located in small corner of same as the ground floor, has very high you’ll hear in most other bars and clubs but the same could be said for Cetinjska off an hour early to assuage the neighbors chance to visit some venues that are a dozens of exhibitions throughout the bition in the National Theatre Museum this building that Dvoristance takes up ceilings. This allows the room to breath in this area. The bar specializes in rock, in general. The staff is very friendly and and minimize noise complaints coming Belgraders and see bit off the beaten path, and to do it all in city. Paths or routes are also conceived [Dositejeva 2], which will offer a review 'Borderline Beauty’ to most of, so if you’re taking a seat there, and make it appear as if it’s much spacier. reggae, jazz and usually has a stable of you won’t have to wait long to get your from residents who live nearby. a single afternoon or evening. around specific concepts and fields of of the different Swan Lake productions Debut at Drugstore don’t expect much of a view or even The top floor is a lounge area with very well-versed DJs playing very well drink. It’s a pleasant place to have drinks, Berlin Monroe is a cool enough place the treasures of During Museum Night, the streets of interest. that were played on the stage of the Na- much of the comforting summertime cool antique-looking furniture. This curated music every night. especially if you prefer rock music and serving a narrow enough niche to find On May 16, Belgrade’s Belgrade’s lesser the capital overflow with people roam- One of the routes that the organizers tional Theatre over several decades. electronic music Mecca, breezes that blow by. is also where the art gallery is, so the Berlin Monroe can definitely become checking out a musical programme that its patrons, but just as is the case with ing from one museum to another, ex- seem particularly proud of this year is Museum Night is, among other Drugstore [Bulevar Despota It’s still a pretty hip little bar though, ambience of the room can change quite a very popular place for people who are focuses on one artist or one sub-genre any bar in this very overcrowded area known museums, changing tips on what to see and shar- the new history tour, Untold Stories. As things, a family event, so the organiz- Stefana 115], will become a all things considered. Berlin Monroe is a noticeably depending on the type of art going to Elektropionir to see a show to of music. The bar has recently hosted all of town, only time will tell whether it ing their impressions of exhibitions, part of this concept, Museum Night visi- ers have included plenty of interesting theatre stage, if only for an concept bar that is both a place to have that’s being exhibited that day or week. have a few drinks before the bands start ABBA, all Nick Cave and all progressive will survive the summer. all in one, riveting many of which are curated specifically tors will get a sneak peek into the lives things for children, from the history evening. Borderline Beauty is a drink, listen to music and enjoy art. While nothing very new, the entire playing, since the popular live music rock nights recently, for example. One for this event. of old Belgrade inhabitants who left a of sword fighting – complete with im- a play produced, directed and Even though it’s relatively small, there interior is very nicely decorated - lots venue is literally less than 10 metres away. issue is that since the bar is so close to BERLIN MONROE night. This year’s Museum Night motto is significant mark on the city’s cultural provised and supervised duels using choreographed by Drugstore are two floors. of colour, hip, cool spiral steps that lead Drink-wise, Berlin Monroe is mostly Dvoriste, the music between the two Address: Cetinjska 15, Belgrade, and friends of the club, "Victories and Victors," which sounds and political life. Those who are inter- authentic equipment – and archaeolog- exploring modern adversities The ground floor usually empties to the top floor, antique furniture and a beer place. They a few "industrial" clubs tends to mix, since there’s really Bookings: 0600405234 David GALIC appropriate, as this is the year that the ested in turn-of-the-century history ical workshops at the Kalemegdan for- from mental disorders and out when the weather is nice. All of the barren, paint-chips and brick-exposed beers on tap and a pretty nice nothing separating the two, especially Facebook: www.facebook.com/ world marks the 100th anniversary of will definitely enjoy seeing the famous tress to West African tribal masks in the drug abuse to discrimination. tables and chairs are moved outside, walls that are all the rage now. selection of craft beer (especially local) when you are sitting outside. Just like berlin.monroe011/ ne of Belgrade’s favourite the end of World War I. From the histori- Veljkovic family home at Bircaninova Museum of African Art [Andre Nikolica Ticket prices are yet to be cultural annual events, cal perspective, Serbia left the war as a 21, with its incredible collection of art 4] and exhibitions on medieval princes announced. Follow their Museum Night [Noc winner, which is where the inspiration and historical items, as well as the near- and princesses in the Singidunum Gal- Facebook page [https://www. Muzeja], will take place for this year’s Museum Night comes. by legacy house of the famous Serbian lery [Knez Mihailova 40]. facebook.com/drugstore. Eurosong Favourite Laka beograd/] for details. on May 19. As usual, it Of course, it’s not about winning a playwright, diplomat and historian Vo- A single ticket is valid for all locations, at SubBeerni Centar Bitipatibi at 20/44 startsO at 5pm and includes a vast num- war, as in war there really are no win- jislav Jovanovic Marambo at Bircani- so make sure to hang on to it until your Mice Poptsis ber of venues and locations around the ners. It’s more about smaller, more inti- nova 24. museum-ed out. The price of a ticket is Sculptures at Kolarac elgrade and Serbia were first introduced to Laka, itipatibi are a shoegaze/dream pop band city, which will all extend their working mate, personal victories, victories over Another highlight of the Museum 450 dinars (four euros) and they can be real name Elvir Lakovic, during the 2008 Euro- from Belgrade who have received critical hours well into the night, remaining ourselves and our limitations, victories Night will be the visit to Belgrade’s 16th purchased at any Eventim box office Award-winning Serbian song competition. The Bosnian singer and his acclaim around Europe for both their al- open until 1am. in art, education, science. All this will Century Bajrakli Mosque [Gospodar Je- around the country. sculptor Mice Poptsis will be sister Lela put on a stunning performance bums and live shows. The band will be For those who are unfamiliar with serve as an inspiration for the special vremova 11], the only one left in the city exhibiting his works at the then, which turned into a very well-received playing a rare Belgrade concert on Satur- Ilija M Kolarac Endowment it, Belgrade Museum Night is part of an exhibitions that Belgrade’s leading cul- from the Ottoman era. Bsinging career, starting with the album "Stvorenje" that Bday May 5 at the 20/44 splav (Usce bb). [Studentski trg 5] from May international concept of annual events tural institutions are preparing. The tour will also include an exhibi- To get a look at the full programme, 8 to May 26. The exhibition followed up his Eurosong success. The band has a history with the club, they re- during which museums and other cul- Museum Night traditionally consists tion of Wold War I items by the Serbian check out the event’s official website: opens at 7pm on May 8 and Laka is known for his extravagant stage clothes and col- corded a live performance there two years ago. tural institutions stay open late to wel- of several proposed paths that are cen- Red Cross, as well as a treat for fans of www.nocmuzeja.rs admission is free. ourful performances and Lela compliments his style and This weekend they will be featuring songs that are singing perfectly. They will be playing a rare Belgrade show going to be on their yet-to-be-released third album, on Saturday, May 12 at SubBeerni Centar (Cetinjska 15). Tick- trying them out in an intimate club setting. Tickets for ets for the concert will cost 600 dinars (five euros) at the door. the show will cost 500 dinars (four euros).

Foreign, Serbian Bands Team Up for Hardcore vs. Metal Show ABBA Tribute Band at Ben Akiba Spanish DJ PSYK at Drugstore Ukrainian Stoner Rockers On Saturday, May 5 at Elektropionir (Ce- Back in Belgrade Fans of Swedish pop icons ABBA can tinjska 15), Serbian hardcore bands will As part of a twofold program on Saturday, head over to the Ben Akiba White Music Reactions Present host foreign metal bands in a night where May 5 at Drugstore (Bulevar Despota After last year’s very successful concert Lounge & Art Gallery (Braca Krsmanovic RAAR from France the two genres of heavy music will Stefana 115), the big room will be played in Belgrade, Ukrainians Stoned Jesus 6) on Friday, May 11 to check out a join forces. Representing Serbia will be by Spanish techno wizard PSYK and are coming back to give fans of stoner performance by the ABBA Real Tribute One of the best techno party booking Belgrade’s Violent Chapter and Subotica’s Drugstore resident Filip Xavi. The black rock another dose of their slow, Black band, who will undoubtedly be dressed teams in Belgrade, Music Reactions, are The Valley while the foreign bands will room will be curated by guests from Sabbath-inspired music. Once again, they in full disco garb and playing all of the bringing French house and techno pro- be Swiss thrash metallers Hellvetica and Pristina with Leo Lumezi, Pandaudio, will be playing at Bozidarac (Radoslava band’s greatest and biggest hits and doing ducer RAAR to Drugstore on Friday, May Bulgarian metalcore veterans Odd Crew. Gent and local supported SAUD spinning Grujica 3). The concert will be help on so very well. No ticket prices are listed, 4, where he will make his Belgrade debut. Tickets will cost 500 dinars (four euros) tunes. Tickets will cost 600 dinars (five Thursday, May 17 and tickets will cost which leads us to assume that entrance Tickets for the event cost 690 dinars (six at the door. euros). 1500 dinars (13 euros) at the door. is free. euros). 14 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 4 - Thursday, May 17, 2018 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 4 - Thursday, May 17, 2018 15 BELGRADE INSIDER WHAT'S ON The Belgrade Mayoralty – Passport CLUBBING to Power and Immortality AND LIVE MUSIC The position of mayor of mortality by becoming a part of millennial history of the "White City". the Serbian capital is not Since 1889, when the mayoralty was first estab- lished, Belgrade has had 77 mayors, almost all of FRIDAY MAY 04 • Gabi Novak (vocal), Matija • Centurion, Elektropionir, only a steppingstone to them men, many of whom were not born or raised Dedic (piano), UK Parobrod Cetinjska 5, 9pm in the capital. • Herz + Krilat i beo, Elektropionir, Cultural Center, Kapetan Misina • Linkin Park Tribute – Piknik Only two women have ever held this post: Slo- higher political office but Cetinjska 5, 9pm 6a, 8.30pm Park, SubBeerni Centar, bodanka Gruden, from 1993 to 1994, and Radmila • Denis Katanec, Kvaka 22, • Door Window Nine, Lagana Cetinjska 15, 9pm Hrustanovic, from 2001 to 2003. an opportunity to leave Ruzveltova 39, 9pm Sreda, Garaza Club, Bulevar • Miki Solus, Kvaka 22, One of most successful of them all was the indus- • Fuse, Fest Club, Gradski park Vojvode Misica 49, 9pm Ruzveltova 39, 10pm trialist Vlada Ilic who ran Belgrade from 1935 to 1939. a lasting legacy on the Zemun bb, 11pm , Bitef Art Cafe, , Fest Club, He is remembered for building the Albania Palace, • Makao • Samostalni Referenti 'white city’. in memory of the victory of the Serbian Army in • GistroPOP, Grad Cultural Center, Mitropolita Petra 8, 11pm Gradski park Zemun bb, 10pm First World War, and the zoo, but also for making the Brace Krsmanovica 4, 10pm • Metal vs Hardcore, • Dza ili Bu + Crveni Karton, initial preparations for Belgrade to cross the Sava • Teknight, Zappa Barka, Usce bb, Elektropionir, Cetinjska 5, 8pm Bozidarac, Radoslava Grujica 3, Milan RADONJIC river and build what is known now as New Belgrade. 11pm • Ex Revolveri, Fest Club, Gradski 11pm During his mandate, the Old Belgrade Fair was • RAÄR (Vaerel/Renascence), park Zemun bb, 10pm • ARMA 17 meets Drugstore, his big city has always been like built, and opened on September 11, 1937 by the Re- Drugstore, Bulevar Despota • Bitipatibi, 20/44 Club, Usce bb, Drugstore, Bulevar Despota this, it seems. Torn and spilled, gent of Yugoslavia, Prince Paul. The first Motor Car Stefana 115, 11pm 11.30pm Stefana 115, 11pm just as if it has never existed, Show was held there the next year. Regrettably, • Perel (DFA Records) & Kristijan • Belgrade Afterhours | Mancha • Denis Sulta, Barutana Club, KOLARAC but eternally reoccurring, re- this location is remembered more for the sinister Molnar, 20/44 Club, Usce bb, 11pm & Mark Panic, KPTM, Zorza Kalemegdan, 11pm building and recovering. From concentration camp that Nazi Germans built there • Psychodelic Friday, Imago CUK, Klemensoa 22, 4am • Midnight Orient X Goulash PROGRAMME one"T end it rises and grows, from other it veins for Jews after the occupation of Kingdom of Yugo- Branko Pesic’s term is remember for many important Decanska 14, 11pm • XTC, KPTM, Zorza Klemensoa Disko w/ Estray / Yves / As and collapses. It always moves and waves, never slavia in World War II. infrastructural projects in the city, like the Gazela bridge, Nikola Pasic, one of the most famous Photo: Wikimedia Terazije tunnel and Mostar interchange. • Roll the Drums presents 22, 11pm Smooth As, Grad Cultural Center, politicians in Serbian history, was the stands still and doesn’t know what calm and si- One of most loved bosses of the city, Branko Pesic, SpectraSoul, DOT, Francuska 6, • VATRA, Grad Cultural Center, Brace Krsmanovica 4, 11pm Mayor of Belgrade twice. Photo: Wikimedia/ Stevan Kragujevic lence are." Ivo Andric writes about Belgrade. who held the post of mayor from 1964 to 1974, has 11pm Brace Krsmanovica 4, 11pm Often dubbed the capital of the Balkans due to his legacy in the building of the Beogradjanka pal- Bridge over the Sava River, accompanied by Serbia’s the ashes and recover from the many episodes of • Tommy Gang x 197 Gang | • PSYK (Non series / Mote- SATURDAY MAY 12 its great size and mixture of Oriental, Mediterra- ace, the Terazije Tunnel and the Gazela Bridge. Both then President, Boris Tadic, on New Year’s Eve in 2011. destruction it has suffered. SUNDAY, 5 MAY SATURDAY, 12 MAY Hosted by DJ XoXo, KPTM, Evolver, ES), Servis, Drugstore, nean and Middle European cultures, Belgrade re- the bridge and tunnel opened by Yugoslavia’s Presi- In similar fashion, the current mayor, Sinisa Mali, Sometimes, however, the Belgraders them- Zorza Klemensoa 22, 11pm Bulevar Despota Stefana 115, 11pm • Mortal Kombat, Barutana Club, Concert Hall, 8pm Concert Hall, 8pm flects the essence of the Balkans. dent-for-life Josip Broz Tito on December 4, 1970. was accompanied by Serbia’s then Prime Minister, selves have vehemently opposed these mayoral • Indiesire – Alt Music Night, • Beyond House / Doo & Ognjem kalemegdan, 9pm Belgrade Choir Fest concert RTS Symphony Orchestra The Mayor of Belgrade was always perceived Pesic’s successor, Zivorad Kovacevic, who ran Aleksandar Vucic, and his Chinese counterpart, Li drives towards reconstruction. Admission free Conductor: Bojan Sudjic Strafta, Admirala Geprata 14, 10pm / Vlada Rus, 20/44 Club, Usce • Yo La Tengo, Dom Omladine, as holding the third most important political post Belgrade between 1974 and 1982, saw the comple- Keqiang, in opening the Mihailo Pupin Bridge over Mayor Djilas felt the anger of many citizens Mladen Djordjevic, trumpet • Hang out until the Party is Over, bb, 11pm Makedonska 22, 9pm SUNDAY, 6 MAY in the country, due to the direct connection the tion of Sava Center Congress hall, and the Hotel the Danube on December 18, 2014. when he cut down 400 old plane trees on the Milena Simovic, viola Mr Stefan Braun, Nemanjina 4, • Psychodelic Saturday, Imago • Laka and Lela, SubBeerni Programme: S. Božic, D. Despic, post has always had with all Yugoslav and Serbian InterContinental, today’s Crowne Plaza. It was Tito, All the of the more recent mayors of Belgrade Boulevard of King Alexander during its recon- Concert Hall, 11am H. Brelioz 11pm CUK, Decanska 14, 11pm Centar, Cetinjska 15, 9pm heads of state. again, who opened the Sava Center on May 15, 1977. have had another one thing in common: all of them struction in February 2010. Cycle: Kolarac Podium of Chamber Production: RTS Music National rulers have always been keen to attend Aleksandar Bakocevic, mayor between 1986 have seemed keen to undo the words of the famous As for Mayor Mali, he faced a veritable • Cherry On Top, DOT, Francuska • Lezz Go, Bitef Art Cafe, Music Production School for music talents - Curija the grand openings of new Belgrade landmarks, and 1990, will be remembered for giving a bold Swiss-French architect and planner Le Corbusier, uprising over the ongoing project of the Bel- SATURDAY MAY 05 6, 11pm Mitropolita Petra 8, 11pm Production: Music Centre SUNDAY, 13 MAY accompanied by the mayor. From the times of new look to the city’s main pedestrian zone, Knez who, after visiting Belgrade, named it "the ugliest grade Waterfront, which has controversially • 90s The Golden Decade, Strafta, • Aleja Velikana/Lagana sreda/ Admission free Nikola Pasic to Zoran Djindjic and beyond, run- Mihajlova Street. city, at the most beautiful location in the world". involved tearing down buildings in the city’s • Roj Jang (Jamaica, vocal), Admirala Geprata 14, 10pm Marko A. Gajic, Elektropionir, Concert Hall, 11am ning Belgrade was both a steppingstone to the Dragan Djilas, the 72nd mayor of Belgrade, between All of them have tried to contribute towards the Savamala district, to make space for future Olega Kireyev (Russia, sax), • Not Your Saturday Baby, Mr Cetinjska 5, 9pm TUESDAY, 8 MAY Cycle: Kolarac Podium of Prime Minister’s Office and a chance to seek -im 2008 and 2013, meanwhile, opened the new Ada effort of rebuilding Belgrade, and help it rise from skyscrapers. Studentski Grad Cultural Center, Stefan Braun, Nemanjina 4, 11pm • Laka, SubBeerni Centar, Chamber Music Concert Hall, 8pm Piano duo: Marta Borikic & Irina Bulevar Zorana Djindjica 179, Cetinjska 15, 9pm Eugen Indjic, piano, France Naumovska 8pm SUNDAY MAY 06 • Ljubicice, Grad Cultural Center, Programme: Chopin, Schumann Programme: Poulenc, Debussy. Production: Chopin Fest Satie, Chabrier, Ravel Brace Krsmanovica 4, 9pm 600, 900, 1000 Ticket prices: Production: Music Centre dinars • Rag’n’Bone Man, Ranko • Gift Depeche Mode Tribute, Fest Admission free Zeravica Sport Hall, Pariske Club, Gradski park Zemun bb, 10pm WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY komune 20, 9pm • Sonja Sajzor VS Electro by SUNDAY, 13 MAY • Gipsy Music, Polet, Cetinjska 15, Stanwik, Drugstore, Bulevar Music Gallery, 6pm Concert Hall, 8pm 8pm Despota Stefana 115, 11pm Songs about Love and Freedom by. Antonin Dvorak Leszek Mozdzer, piano • Rain Delay, Dom Omladine, • 100% Begefank Party & Jam, Isidora Stevanovic, soprano Jazz impressions Makedosnka 22, 9pm 20/44 Club, Usce bb, 11pm Marko Pantelic, baritone Programme: Chopin Production: Chopin Fest • Wyrd Sisters, Grad Cultural • Cojke & Milos Starcevic, Ludost Marina Mikic, piano Ammar Mesic, drama artist Center, Brace Krsmanovica 4, Bar, Karadjordjeva 44, 10pm Production: Music Centre MONDAY, 14 MAY 8pm Admission Free Concert Hall 8pm • Sunday Beat, Mr Stefan Braun, SUNDAY MAY 13 THURSDAY, 10 MAY Music out of time FREE COPY Nemanjina 4, 11pm Chamber Orchestra of Belgrade • TOY, Dorcol Platz, Dobracina Concert Hall, 9pm Symphony Constantin Bogino, piano MONDAY MAY 07 59b, 8pm Bojana & Nikola Pekovic, gusle, Publisher: BIRN d.o.o. accordion Borislav Nestorov, piano • Sunday Beat, Mr Stefan Braun, and „Artistic Family" Michael Rapaport, violin Kolarceva 7/5, 11 000 Belgrade • Coby & Fake Casual/ 39.2, Mr Nemanjina 4, 11pm Traditional music Lav Bogino, violin Phone/Fax: +381 11 4030 300 Stefan Braun, Nemanjina 4, 11pm Ticket prices: 800, 1200, 1500 Ticket prices: 600, 800, 1000 dinars dinars Editor in Chief: Gordana Igric MONDAY MAY 14 BIRN editorial team: TUESDAY MAY 08 • Monday Beat, Mr Stefan Braun, FRIDAY, 11 MAY THURSDAY, 17 MAY Gordana Andric, Marcus Tanner, • Urban Salsa Party, Imago CUK, Nemanjina 4, 11pm Concert Hall, 8pm Concert Hall, 8.30pm belgradeinsighteditor@birn. 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• Exhibition: Valentina Savic, Grad • Society of Fantasy Fans "Lazar TUESDAY MAY 08 Opera, Ballet Exhibitions Cultural Centre, Brace Krsmanovica Komarcic": X Files, Season 2018, and Classical and Events 4, 8pm Dom Omladine, Makedonska 22, 7pm • The Nineties (Milenkovic), National • Lecture Cycle: Partner Relations Theatre in Belgrade, Francuska 3, FRIDAY MAY 04 FRIDAY MAY 04 TUESDAY MAY 08 in Marriage, Ilija M. Kolarac 8.30pm Endowment, Studentski trg 5, 7.30pm • Ballet: Queen Margot (Bregovic), • Exhibition: Jelena Vitaz, ULUPUDS • Digital Day Conference, Yugoslav FRIDAY MAY 11 National Theatre in Belgrade, Gallery, Uzun Mirkova 12, 10am Drama Theatre, Kralja Milana 50, 9pm TUESDAY MAY 15 Francuska 3, 7.30pm • Exhibition: Milutin Garasanin (1843 • Slobodan Jovanovic: Theory, – 1898 – 2018), Serbian Academy of Serbian Academy of Sciences and • The Mercy Seat (LaBute), Yugoslav SATURDAY MAY 05 Sciences and Arts, Knez Mihailova 35, Arts, Knez Mihailova 35, 1pm • Exhibition: „Mihailo Petrovic Alas", Drama Theatre, Kralja Milana 50, 10am • 11th International Documentary Film Serbian Academy of Sciences and 8.30pm • Opera: La Boheme (Puccini), • Exhibition: Power of Plants, Science Festival BELDOCS, different locations Arts, Knez Mihailova 35, 7pm • Death and the Dervis (Selimovic), National Theatre in Belgrade, and Technology Gallery, Djure Jaksica • Lecture Cycle: One hundred years • Lecture Cycle: Serbian Language National Theatre in Belgrade, Francuska 3, 7.30pm 2, 10pm since the founding of Yugoslavia, Today, Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment, Francuska 3, 7.30pm • Star Wars Convention: May the Dom Omladine, Makedonska 22, 7pm MONDAY MAY 07 Studentski trg 5, 6pm • The House of Bernarda Alba 4th Be With You, Dom Omladine, • Exhibition: Mice Poptsis, Ilija M. • Saints – God’s Gift and Also a (Lorca), National Theatre in Belgrade, Makedonska 22, 12.30pm Kolarac Endowment, Studentski trg • Best contrabass students from Warning, Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment, Francuska 3, 8.30pm • International Festival of Tango, 5, 7pm "Vatroslav Lisinski" school from Studentski trg 5, 7pm Belgrade Fair, Bulevar vojvode Misica • Lecture Cycle: Serbian Language Belgrade, Italian Institute for Culture, • Literary Evening - 9th Series of the SATURDAY MAY 12 Kneza Milosa 56, 8pm 14, 2pm Today, Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment, • Poetry Night: Oskar Davico, Library Studentski trg 5, 6pm Anthology Edition – Ten Centuries of Serbian Literature, Ilija M. Kolarac • Serbian Laika (Jugovic), National WEDNESDAY MAY 09 Petar Kocic, Viska 3, 6pm • Exhibition: Sites of Memory, Vesna WEDNESDAY MAY 09 Endowment, Studentski trg 5, 7.30pm Theatre in Belgrade, Francuska 3, • Songs about Love and Freedom by Pavlovic, Laufer Gallery, Svetozara 8.30pm Antonín Dvorzak, Isidora Stevanovic Radica 4, 6pm • Digital Day Conference, Yugoslav WEDNESDAY MAY 16 (soprano), Marko Pantelic (baritone), • Exhibition: In Pursuit of Sacred Law, Drama Theatre, Kralja Milana 50, 9pm SUNDAY MAY 13 Marina Mikic (piano), Ammar Anamarija Vartabedijan, Belgrade • 70 years of the Institute for Nature • Lecture Cycle:: Chilhood in City Library, Kneza Mihaila 56, 7pm Mesic (drama artist), Ilija M. Kolarac Protection of Serbia, Serbian Prehistory, Ilija M. Kolarac • The Mercy Seat (LaBute), Yugoslav Endowment, Studentski trg 5, 6pm • Exhibition: Box, Or Not?, Singidunum Academy of Sciences and Arts, Knez Endowment, Studentski trg 5, 7.30pm Drama Theatre, Kralja Milana 50, • Opera: Don Giovanni (Mozart), Gallery, Knez Mihailova 40, 7pm Mihailova 35, 6pm 8.30pm Madlenianum Opera and Theatre, • Lecture Cycle: Childhood THURSDAY MAY 17 • The Great Drama (Kovacevic), Glavna 32, 7.30pm SATURDAY MAY 05 in Prehistory, Ilija M. Kolarac National Theatre in Belgrade, Endowment, Studentski trg 5, 7.30pm THURSDAY MAY 10 • Exhibition: Journey in Jerusalem • Lecture Cycle: Habitability: The Francuska 3, 7.30pm of Africa, Gali Tibbon, Museum of THURSDAY MAY 10 Kay Concept of Astrobiology, Ilija • The Blacksmiths (Nikolic), National • Nikola Lekic (piano), Serbian African Art, Andre Nikolica 14, 12pm M. Kolarac Endowment, Studentski Theatre in Belgrade, Francuska 3, Academy of Sciences and Arts, Knez • Exhibition: 6th Birthday of Street • 13th Belgrade International trg 5, 6pm 8.30pm Mihailova 35, 6pm Gallery, Milorad Mica Stajcic, Architecture Week BINA, different • Lecture Cycle: Introduction to • Bojana and Nikola Pekovic, Ilija M. Cavketov Pasaz, 8pm locations Kolarac Endowment, Studentski trg Serbian Enlightment, Ilija M. Kolarac MONDAY MAY 14 • Exhibition: Bojana Bodiroga, Polet, 5, 9pm • Lecture Cycle: Introduction to Endowment, Studentski trg 5, 8pm Cetinjska 15, 5pm Serbian Enlightment, Ilija M. Kolarac • Othelo (Shakespeare), Yugoslav • Hand Made Festival, Dorcol Platz, FRIDAY MAY 11 Endowment, Studentski trg 5, 7.30pm Drama Theatre, Kralja Milana 50, 8pm Dobracina 59b, 11am Theatre • Capricious Girl (Trifkovic), National • Salsadrom – Hindu Night, Dorcol FRIDAY MAY 11 • Opera: The Love Potion (Donizetti), FRIDAY MAY 04 Theatre in Belgrade, Francuska 3, Madlenianum Opera and Theatre, Platz, Dobracina 59b, 9.30pm 7.30pm Glavna 32, 7.30pm • Second Symposium on Neuropathies SUNDAY MAY 06 - Scientific Conference, Serbian • The Kraut Girl (Lazarevic), Yugoslav • Volume Two (Nusic), National Theatre SATURDAY MAY 12 Academy of Sciences and Arts, Knez Drama Theatre, Kralja Milana 50, 8pm in Belgrade, Francuska 3, 8.30pm • Exhibition: MEC Croup, Milica Colic Mihailova 35,9am • A Suspicious Person (Nusic), • Opera: La Forza del Destino and Rodoljub Colakovic, Colakovic • Book promotion:"A Saint and National Theatre in Belgrade, TUESDAY MAY 15 (Verdi), National Theatre in Belgrade, Gallery, Rodoljuba Colakovica 2, 5pm a Sinner",Predrag Slijepcevic, Francuska 3, 8.30pm Francuska 3, 7.30pm National Library, Skerliceva 1, 7pm • King of Betajnova (Cankar), Yugoslav MONDAY MAY 07 • Lecture Cycle: NEWS IN THE SATURDAY MAY 05 Drama Theatre, Kralja Milana 50, 8pm MONDAY MAY 14 DENTISTRY SCIENCE AND • The Miracle in Sargan (Simovic), • Delicatessen Monday, Grad Cultural , Ilija M. Kolarac PRACTICE • Accidental Death of an Anarchist National Theatre in Belgrade, • Natalija Tatic (piano), Serbian Center, Brace Krsmanovica 4, 7pm Endowment, Studentski trg 5, 6pm (Fo), Yugoslav Drama Theatre, Kralja Francuska 3, 7.30pm Academy of Sciences and Arts, Knez • Geohazard in Serbia in the 21st • 3rd Intrnational Beer Fesrival Milana 50, 8pm Mihailova 35, 6pm Century Lecture, Serbian Academy „Vrteska", Dorcol Platz, Dobracina • Opera: Tosca (Puccini), Sava Center, of Sciences and Arts, Knez Mihailova 59b, 12pm • Cyrano (Rostand), National Theatre WEDNESDAY MAY 16 Milentija Popovica 9, 8pm 35, 12pm in Belgrade, Francuska 3, 8.30pm • 7th Belgrade Chopin Fest, different SATURDAY MAY 12 • King of Betajnova (Cankar), Yugoslav TUESDAY MAY 15 locations, 5pm SUNDAY MAY 06 Drama Theatre, Kralja Milana 50, 8pm • Society of Fantasy Fans "Lazar • Plant Day, Grad Cultural Center, Brace • Marx in Soho (Zin), Yugoslav Drama • Sasa Mirkovic (viola), City Assembly, Komarcic": X Files, Season 2018, Krsmanovica 4, 12pm Dragoslava Jovanovica 2, 8pm • King of Betajnova (Cankar), Yugoslav Theatre, Kralja Milana 50, 8.30pm Dom Omladine, Makedonska 22, 7pm Drama Theatre, Kralja Milana 50, 8pm • 11th International Documentary Film WEDNESDAY MAY 16 SUNDAY MAY 13 • Ivanov (Chekov), National Theatre in THURSDAY MAY 17 Festival BELDOCS, different locations Belgrade, Francuska 3, 7.30pm • Lecture Cycle: The European Union • 13th Belgrade International • Opera: Traviata (Verdi), National • A Month in the Country (Turgenev), between the Crisis and Reforms Architecture Week BINA, different Theatre in Belgrade, Francuska 3, MONDAY MAY 07 Yugoslav Drama Theatre, Kralja 7.30pm - The Perspectives of the Further locations Enlargement of the European Milana 50, 8pm • Free Exchange Hotel (Feydeau), • Marx in Soho (Zin), Yugoslav Drama THURSDAY MAY 17 Union, Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment, MONDAY MAY 14 Studentski trg 5, 6pm Yugoslav Drama Theatre, Kralja Theatre, Kralja Milana 50, 8.30pm • Mihailo Stojcic (piano), Serbian • Lecture Cycle: Partner Relations • European Union Between Crisis Milana 50, 8pm • The Lady of the Camelias (Fils), Academy of Sciences and Arts, Knez in Marriage, Ilija M. Kolarac and Refforms, Ilija M. Kolarac • Electra (Kis), National Theatre in National Theatre in Belgrade, Mihailova 35, 6pm Endowment, Studentski trg 5, 7.30pm Endowment, Studentski trg 5, 6pm Belgrade, Francuska 3, 8.30pm Francuska 3, 7.30pm

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