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ON THE ROAD TO CONSTANTINOPLE – FOOD AND MARKETS IN URBAN SETTLEMENTS OF SERBIA FROM 15TH TO 19TH CENTURIES

Dragana Amedoski, Gordana Garić Petrović AbstractThe paper discusses descriptions of Serbian settlements and fading customs left by various travellers. The analysed records were made between 15th and the end of 19th century. The majority of these travelogues were written by the members of Western diplomatic missions visiting Ottoman Empire. At the time one of the […]

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HISTORY OF MONTENEGRO (1754)

TO HIS HIGH COUNTLYBRILLIANCEOF HER IMPERIALMAJESTYTHE AUTOCRAT OF ALL RUSSIAto the statevice-chancellortrue secret advisor, bearer of various ordersMIKHAIL ILARIONOVICHVORONTSOV To my gracious lordTO THE BRIGHTEST COUNT,GRACIOUS LORD,MIKHAIL ILARIONOVICH  Finding myself at the most illustrious court of HER IMPERIAL MAJESTY, I, a humble shepherd of the Slavo-Serbian Montenegrin people, awaiting graciously the return to my homeland

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The Life of Despot Stefan Lazarević by Konstantin the Philosopher (after 1433), V

[About Princess Milica] Worthy of glory and a very wise mother [Milica], who surpassed many chosen mothers, remaining, as Solomon says, a brave woman, she possessed all virtues, as known by all around her who have drawn mercy from her hand and who hoped to receive it. But being in such great power, she also

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SERVIA, YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN FAMILY (1845), XXXV/XXXV

SERVIA, YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN FAMILY: OR, A RESIDENCE IN BELGRADE, AND TRAVELS IN THE HIGHLANDS AND WOODLANDS OF THE INTERIOR, DURING THE YEARS 1843 AND 1844. BY ANDREW ARCHIBALD PATON, ESQ. Concluding Observations on Austria and her Prospects. The heterogeneousness of the inhabitants of London and Paris is from the influx of foreigners;

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DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS AS A MEANS OF NATIONAL REPRESENTATION IN SERBIA IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY

UDC: 312:94](497.11)”18”DOI: 10.34298/9788677431402.21 Aleksandra VULETIĆInstitute of HistoryBelgradeSerbia Abstract: Statistics was introduced in the state administration of Serbia in the early second half of the 19th century with the assumption of Western European knowledge and techniques of state management. At the time, statistics was considered a means that could contribute to social progress and the achievement

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Correspondence about the closure of shops in Skopje, Dec. 1913

British LegationBelgrade12 December 1913 Dear Mr. Stefanovitch, Thank you for your letter which I received yesterday. I had intended to visit you this morning, but as I am unable to leave, I am writing these few lines to draw your attention to a matter that somewhat concerns my Government. It appears that the police in

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The Life of Despot Stefan Lazarević by Konstantin the Philosopher (after 1433), IV

[On the conditions in Serbia after the Battle of Kosovo] This battle took place in the year 6897 [1389], in the month of June, on the 15th day. And he [Lazar] received a martyr’s death and is now seen as alive in the great monastery called Ravanica, which he himself built, publicly taken among them

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SERVIA, YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN FAMILY (1845), XXXIV/XXXV

SERVIA, YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN FAMILY: OR, A RESIDENCE IN BELGRADE, AND TRAVELS IN THE HIGHLANDS AND WOODLANDS OF THE INTERIOR, DURING THE YEARS 1843 AND 1844. BY ANDREW ARCHIBALD PATON, ESQ. Vienna in 18441 Improvements in Vienna.—Palladian style—Music.—Theatres.—Sir Robert Gordon.—Prince Metternich.—Armen Ball.—Dancing.—Strauss.—Austrian Policy. Vienna has been more improved and embellished within the last

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THE ROLE OF CENTRAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN SPATIAL ORGANIZATION OF THE MILITARY COMMUNITY OF ZEMUN IN THE SECOND HALF OF 18TH CENTURY

Jelena ILIĆ Abstract: This paper depicts the structure of the Zemun military community as represented in the Cadastral Book and Map from 1780. The distribution of the edifices and land owned or controlled by the central (military and cameral) authorities, local institutions (the Municipality) and private owners, testifies that the land in the Zemun district

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Dutch Newspapers about War Crimes in Austria-Hungary (1918)

Below is a collection of 4 articles from Dutch newspapers from January of 1918, covering the statement issued by Austria-Hungary through its military attaché in The Hague, Lt. Col. G. von Iszkowski.Translated by Books of Jeremiah. Alterations include correction and modernisation in the spelling of Dr Tresić Pavičić’s name and links to academic materials about

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