Exhibition Decorations from the Legacies of the Historical Archives of Belgrade
Opening time: October 1st 2015 in the Gallery of the Archives
Editor-in-chief: Dragan Gacic MA
Author of the exhibition and the catalogue: Mirjana Obradovic
Associates: Jelena Mitorivc Kocev, Marko Peric, Isidora Stojanovic
Art and layout: Zorica Netaj
Technical support: Mica Gavrilovic, Violeta Jovanovic, Bojan Kocev, Svetlana Milic
Opening speech: Architect Dragomir Acovic, President of the Managing Board of the Historical Archives of Belgrade
Exhibition opened by: Prof. Dr Marko Popovic
Editor-in-chief: Dragan Gacic MA
Author of the exhibition and the catalogue: Mirjana Obradovic
Associates: Jelena Mitorivc Kocev, Marko Peric, Isidora Stojanovic
Art and layout: Zorica Netaj
Technical support: Mica Gavrilovic, Violeta Jovanovic, Bojan Kocev, Svetlana Milic
Opening speech: Architect Dragomir Acovic, President of the Managing Board of the Historical Archives of Belgrade
Exhibition opened by: Prof. Dr Marko Popovic
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Historical Archives of Belgrade, exhibition named Decorations from the Legacies of the Historical Archives of Belgrade was presented in the Archives. This unique archival exhibition, focused on the decorations and not on the individuals or documents from the past, is significant also for the fact that 88 medals and decorations out of 134 preserved in the Historical Archives of Belgrade are presented for the first time to the public.
Among 27 domestic medals, exclusivity of the exhibition is presented in the decorations of the post war Yugoslavia – the Order of the Freedom, Order of the Yugoslav Star and Order of the War Flag. The Order of the Freedom is exquisite for several reasons. It was awarded only nine times, seven times to the individuals from Yugoslavia and two times to the foreigners. It was made of gold and platinum, with 45 rubies and 61 brilliants. The Order of the Yugoslav Star is one out of two Yugoslav orders worn on the ribbon and ornamented by 10 rubies.
Among 27 domestic medals, exclusivity of the exhibition is presented in the decorations of the post war Yugoslavia – the Order of the Freedom, Order of the Yugoslav Star and Order of the War Flag. The Order of the Freedom is exquisite for several reasons. It was awarded only nine times, seven times to the individuals from Yugoslavia and two times to the foreigners. It was made of gold and platinum, with 45 rubies and 61 brilliants. The Order of the Yugoslav Star is one out of two Yugoslav orders worn on the ribbon and ornamented by 10 rubies.
The exhibition shows also 61 foreign decorations originating from 38 countries. It presents French national decorations Order of the French Legion of Honor and Order for the Merits, Russian Order Suvorov, rare, exclusively women's order Greek Great Commander of the Royal Order of the Humanity and also other decorations from Europe, Africa, South America and Asia. Two orders from the Republic of Nepal are considered to be a real exotic.
The bearers of these decorations are nine individuals whose legacies are kept in the Historical Archives of Belgrade: Konstantin Koca Popovic and his wife Leposava Lepa Perovic, Dragoslav Draza Markovic and his wife Bozidarka Kika Damjanovic, Vicko Krstulovic, Vlajko Begovic, Slavko Zecevic, Dr Desanka Mijalkovic-Stambolic and Novak Novakovic, known as Novak Novak. Thanks to these legators, prominent individuals who left an inerasable trace in the culture, science, art or politics, this exhibition presents written documents, decorations, medals, memorial books, plaques and other awards. They decided to donate their life work to our institution in order to preserve it and to save it from oblivion, continuing also the tradition of the legacies. The exhibition Decorations from the Legacies of the Historical Archives of Belgrade represents the opportunity for visitors to acquaint the individuals and the time when they were decorated, but also to discover possibilities for scientific, critical and research activities.
The bearers of these decorations are nine individuals whose legacies are kept in the Historical Archives of Belgrade: Konstantin Koca Popovic and his wife Leposava Lepa Perovic, Dragoslav Draza Markovic and his wife Bozidarka Kika Damjanovic, Vicko Krstulovic, Vlajko Begovic, Slavko Zecevic, Dr Desanka Mijalkovic-Stambolic and Novak Novakovic, known as Novak Novak. Thanks to these legators, prominent individuals who left an inerasable trace in the culture, science, art or politics, this exhibition presents written documents, decorations, medals, memorial books, plaques and other awards. They decided to donate their life work to our institution in order to preserve it and to save it from oblivion, continuing also the tradition of the legacies. The exhibition Decorations from the Legacies of the Historical Archives of Belgrade represents the opportunity for visitors to acquaint the individuals and the time when they were decorated, but also to discover possibilities for scientific, critical and research activities.
Besides the decorations, the exhibition includes 25 exhibition panels containing basic information about phaleristics, short biographies of the legators with photographs showing their life and work, the very act of their decorations as well as decorating charters and diplomas. The exhibition is complemented by richly illustrated catalogue.
Special gratitude is owed to Mr. Dragomir Acovic, our prominent phaleristics expert, whose expertise, knowledge and help made this exhibition and catalogue complete.
Photos from opening:
Video from opening 
The process of restoration decorations that are kept in the Historical Archives of Belgrade
An exhibition Liberation of Belgrade-70 years after opened in Moscow in the Center of Russian Diaspora "Александар Солженицьıн"
Opening date: May 8th 2015, the Center of Russian Diaspora "Александар Солженицьıн", Moscow
Opening ceremony: Mr Tomislav Nikolić, the President of the Republic of Serbia
Editor in-chief: Mr Dragan Gačić, MA
Authors: Snežana Lazić, Slobodan Mandić, Vladimir Mijatović, Jelena Mitrović Kocev, Mirjana Obradović, Isidora Stojanović
Design: Đurđija Borovnjak
Graphical solution: Vladimir Mijatović
IT support: Vuk Babić, Jelena Nikolić
Technical support: Bojan Kocev
Opening ceremony: Mr Tomislav Nikolić, the President of the Republic of Serbia
Editor in-chief: Mr Dragan Gačić, MA
Authors: Snežana Lazić, Slobodan Mandić, Vladimir Mijatović, Jelena Mitrović Kocev, Mirjana Obradović, Isidora Stojanović
Design: Đurđija Borovnjak
Graphical solution: Vladimir Mijatović
IT support: Vuk Babić, Jelena Nikolić
Technical support: Bojan Kocev
An exhibition Liberation of Belgrade-70 years after through fonds and collections of the Historical Archives of Belgrade was ceremonially opened on May 8th 2015 in Moscow in the Center of Russian Diaspora "Александар Солженицьıн". The exhibition opened the President of the Republic of Serbia, Mr Tomislav Nikolić, but Mr Viktor Moskvin, Director of the Center of Russian Diaspora "Александар Солженицьıн" and Mr Dragan Gačić, Director of the Historical Archives of Belgrade held the speech, too.
National Liberation Army of Yugoslavia and units of Red Army liberated Belgrade on October 20th 1944 after several days of struggle. During fights approximately 4000 soldiers of National Liberation Army of Yugoslavia and units of Red Army, died. They rest in the Memorial Cemetery of Belgrade Liberators. Battle for Belgrade is considered as one of the most important operations in Balkans during World War II.
The exhibition The liberation of Belgrade-70 years after includes all important aspects of events from October 1944 and armed struggle for Belgrade liberation from the perspective of records of the Historical Archives of Belgrade. Segments of the standing represent suffering of civil population, liberators-soldiers of the Red Army, members of National Liberation Movement and citizens of Belgrade, pictures of celebration and implementation of new founded authorities. Exhibits do not represent events chronologically-they were intertwined. The central segment of the standing is dedicated to Belgrade illegal movement and premier presentation of the Legacy of Sava Anđelković, one of the struggle participants, which includes kept items from armed fights for Belgrade during 1944: arms, munition, legitimations, map of Belgrade with inscribed bunkers and fortresses.
Opening ceremony attended, among others, President of the Republik of Srpska, Mr Milorad Dodik, President of International Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Christian Nations, Professor V.A. Aleksejev, Deputy of the President of the Department of External Relations of Moscow Patriarchate, archpriest Nikolai Balashov, President of Russian Railroads Company, Vladimir Janukin, the Ambassador of Serbia in Russian Federation, H.E. Mr Slavenko Terzić, Secretary of the Secreteriat of Culture of the Assembly of the City of Belgrade, Mr Vladan Vukosavljević, eminent Russian filmmaker Nikita Mihalkov, a widow of the winner of Nobel Prize Aleksandar Solzenicin, Mrs Natalija Solzenicin and President of Russian Motorcicle club, Mr Aleksandar Zaldostanov Hirurg, so other representatives of the Russian Motorcyclist Organization.
The exhibition is followed by lifelet in Russian which glorifies heroics of soldiers of the Red Army and its contribution to liberation of the Belgrade city.
The exhibition is going to be open in period from May 12 until May 31 2015.
Еxhibition "Miladin Prljević, an architect"
Opening date: Friday, March 6th, 2015
The Gallery of the Historical Archives of Belgrade
Realization: Historical Archives of Belgrade and Historical Archives of Užice
The author: Ivan R. Marković
Addition to the standing: Đurđija Borovnjak and Snežana Lazić (Historical Archives of Belgrade)
Design of pamphlets: Đurđija Borovnjak
Graphical solution: Vladimir Mijatović
Technical support: Bojan Kocev
IT support: Vuk Babić, Jelena Nikolić, Srđan Orestijević
Opening ceremony: Mr. Dragomir Acović, an architect
Guest exhibition of Historical Archives of Užice "Miladin Prljević, an architect"was posted as a result of cooperation between two institutions lasting several years. The exhibition represents review of architectural opus of the architect, one of the leaders of Serbian modern architecture in a period between two world wars, born in Užice
The Gallery of the Historical Archives of Belgrade
Realization: Historical Archives of Belgrade and Historical Archives of Užice
The author: Ivan R. Marković
Addition to the standing: Đurđija Borovnjak and Snežana Lazić (Historical Archives of Belgrade)
Design of pamphlets: Đurđija Borovnjak
Graphical solution: Vladimir Mijatović
Technical support: Bojan Kocev
IT support: Vuk Babić, Jelena Nikolić, Srđan Orestijević
Opening ceremony: Mr. Dragomir Acović, an architect
Ivan R. Marković, historian of art, the author of the exhibition, prepared mostly using his legacy kept in the Museum of Science and Technique represents the opus of the architect. Addition to the standing prepared in the Historical Archives of Belgrade by Đurđija Borovnjak and Snežana Lazić, archivists, conceptually corespondes with guest exhibition of the Historical Archives of Užice, so it was implemented using documentation of the Historical Archives of Belgrade and private archive documents being shown to the public for the first time. The exhibition is followed by projection of photo materials of projects, drafts of sketches and ideal solutions, so the mouvie "Fairman exercise" from 1943, kept in Yugoslav Film Archives, which represents fairman exercise performed on "Albania" Palace which represents the most significant work of his opus.
Successful architectural opus of Miladin Prljević (Užice 1899 – Belgrade 1973) is represented through the projects of public and bussines buildings, family villas, mostly multistorey, so through ideal solutions for competitions, engagement in development of building systems, use of isolation materials and energetic efficency. In only one decade, from 1930 until the start of World War II, Prljević projected more that 150 buildings, of which 68 was built, mostly in Belgrade, but also accross the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, later FNRY.
After World War II, Prljević was initiator and founder of the Institute for Architecture and Urbanism. Since 1946 until retirement he worked in Architectural Department of National Republic of Serbia.
Important buildings: "Albania" Palace, house of Siniša Zdravković, house of Mališa Stefanović and Hotel Palace in Užice.
Important buildings: "Albania" Palace, house of Siniša Zdravković, house of Mališa Stefanović and Hotel Palace in Užice.
Competitions: Consulate of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in Ankara, Shopping center "Mitić", Railway station in Skoplje, the Institute "Nikola Tesla", building of Corpus of National Defense of Yugoslavia (Serbian KNOJ), Art Museum in Tašmajdan, Belgrade.
The exhibition is going to be open until April 2015
Opening hours of the Gallery: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm
Opening hours of the Gallery: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm
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Opening ceremony photos
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Еxhibition “Николай Краснов-Russian constructor of Serbia”
Opening date: December 4, 2014, Center of Russian Diaspora "Александар Солженицьıн" (Moscow)
Realization: The Archives of Yugoslavia, Historical Archives of Belgrade and Center of Russian Diaspora "Александар Солженицьıн"
Authors of the exhibition, catalogue and DVD presentation: Milan Medaković, Ranka Rađenović (Archives of Yugoslavia), Đurđija Borovnjak (Historical Archives of Belgrade)
Cooperation: Julija Gudovič, Tatjana Irinarhova (Center of Russian Diaspora "Александар Солженицьıн")
Multimedia DVD presentation: Dragana Kuprešanin
Opening ceremony: H.E. Mr Slavenko Terzić, Abassador of Republic of Serbia (Moscow)
Realization: The Archives of Yugoslavia, Historical Archives of Belgrade and Center of Russian Diaspora "Александар Солженицьıн"
Authors of the exhibition, catalogue and DVD presentation: Milan Medaković, Ranka Rađenović (Archives of Yugoslavia), Đurđija Borovnjak (Historical Archives of Belgrade)
Cooperation: Julija Gudovič, Tatjana Irinarhova (Center of Russian Diaspora "Александар Солженицьıн")
Multimedia DVD presentation: Dragana Kuprešanin
Opening ceremony: H.E. Mr Slavenko Terzić, Abassador of Republic of Serbia (Moscow)
The Archives of Yugoslavia, Historical Archives of Belgrade and Center of Russian Diaspora "Александар Солженицьıн" will ceremonally open an exhibition "Николай Краснов-Russian constructor of Serbia" in Moscow on December 4th, 2014.
The exhibition is realized on occasion of 150 years of birth of architect Николай Краснов (Russia 1864 – the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1939), so as a result of cooperation between two institutions lasting several years. Creative architectural heritage of Николай Краснов in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes/Yugoslavia is represented to the public through the records and original documents.
The exhibition is realized on occasion of 150 years of birth of architect Николай Краснов (Russia 1864 – the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1939), so as a result of cooperation between two institutions lasting several years. Creative architectural heritage of Николай Краснов in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes/Yugoslavia is represented to the public through the records and original documents.
The standing includes over 250 exhibits: records-technical documentation of residential buildings and monuments, drawings and sketches, competition documentation, technical solutions, photographs, constructing diaries, so personal records of the value for cultural, educational and economic life of the Kingdom. The content of exhibited records includes his work on preservation of national heritage and fortifications, so engagement in design of interiors and exteriors. Special segment implicates his interest for heraldry and faleristic.
Collected and exhibited materials kept in fonds and collections of the Archives of Yugoslavia and Historical Archives of Belgrade is represented for the first time in the form of original document. Documents of the Archives of Serbian Academy of Science and Arts, Museum of Serbian Orhodox Church, National Library of Serbia, Museum of Science and Technique and Endowment of King Petar I, so photo documentation from private collections-family legacy of Jezdimir Denić, an architect, close associate of Николай Краснов and collection of Miloš Jurišić.
The exhibition is followed by bilingual illustrated catalogue and multimedia DVD presentation.
