Belgrade A Cultural HistoryPerched above the confluence of two great rivers, the Sava and Danube, Belgrade has been home to many civilizations: Celts, Romans, Byzantines, Bulgars, Magyars, Ottomans and Serbs. A Turkish fortress, the focus for a Serbian principality, an intellectual and artistic center, the city grew until it became capital of Yugoslavia. Now it is one of the largest cities in south-eastern Europe and capital of the Republic of Serbia. Despite many challenges, Belgrade has resisted assimilation and created a unique cultural identity out of its many contrasting sides, sometimes with surprising consequences. |
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... became one of several thousand Belgrade taxi drivers. He was not dissatisfied with his lot, now earning three to four times more than when he was a doctor and with more free time to spend with his family. I listened to his story, not at ...
... became one of several thousand Belgrade taxi drivers. He was not dissatisfied with his lot, now earning three to four times more than when he was a doctor and with more free time to spend with his family. I listened to his story, not at ...
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... became a rich and prosperous provincial town, until the fall of the Roman Empire. The later conquerors of the Belgrade fortress did not change the lines of those first Roman roads; at least, this is the story that Belgrade's urban ...
... became a rich and prosperous provincial town, until the fall of the Roman Empire. The later conquerors of the Belgrade fortress did not change the lines of those first Roman roads; at least, this is the story that Belgrade's urban ...
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Contents
THE FORTRESS ABOVE THE TWO RIVERS THE CITYS FOUNDATIONS | 1 |
FROM REPUBLIC SQUARE TO THE RIVER SAVA THE SERBIAN UPRISINGS AND LATER | 27 |
FROM KNEZ MIHAILO STREET TO THE RIVER DANUBE THE ROAD TO MODERNIZATION | 55 |
TERAZIJE AND KING MILAN STREET CAPITAL OF SERBIA AND YUGOSLAVIA | 87 |
KING ALEXANDER BOULEVARD AND TAŠMAJDAN THE RISING STAR OF COMMUNISM | 123 |
KNEZ MILOŠ STREET DEDINJE AND TOPCIDER FROM TITOS DEATH TO CIVIL WAR | 157 |
SLAVIJA ENGLEZOVAC AND THE VRACAR PLATEAU BELGRADE UNDER A FOREIGN GAZE | 189 |
THE CITY ACROSS THE RIVER TWENTYFIRST CENTURY BELGRADE | 207 |
Serbian Language and Names of Streets | 235 |
FURTHER READING | 241 |
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