Under the auspices of the Center for United States Studies, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade and the publishing house "Čigoja štampa", a book by John Bolton, the former national security adviser of President Donald Trump, entitled: "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir".

The book was discussed by the founder and director of the Center for United States Studies, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade, prof. Dr. Dragan R. Simić, former journalist of "Voice of America" ​​Dr. Branko Mikašinović and director of the Institute for Recent History of Serbia Dr. Mile Bjelajac.

The moderator of the event was Dragan Živojinović, MSc, from the Center for United States Studies, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade.

The book, in Serbian language, was published in the midst of the election campaign in the United States and is very critical of the former US President Donald Trump.

According to Bjelajc, "The book shows what kind of damage Trump has done during his mandate, but it is also suggested that if he becomes president, he will do even more damage." In the book, Bolton presents us with Trump's attitude towards associates and his work habits".

the source: https://www.fpn.bg.ac.rs/85370

In the cultural supplement of the "Politika" daily newspaper, three articles by associates of the Institute for the Recent History of Serbia appeared

 "From euphoria to trials of transition: memory of the wartime alliance", Dr. Mile Bjelajc, scientific adviser and director of the Institute for Recent History of Serbia.

Then prof. Dr. Aleksei Timofeev, scientific adviser "We sang a song about life in a dugout: The liberation of Belgrade in the fall of 1944 and the fate of Russian emigrants"

The third article was written by Dr. Milana Živanović, senior research associate, "Monuments to Red Army fighters in Yugoslavia".

source: "Politika"

Dear associates and friends of INIS,

we invite you to visit us this week at the 67th International Book Fair in Belgrade.

We are located in the old place in HALL 1, gallery, booth 1506, opposite the entrance to HALL 1.

The Institute for Recent History of Serbia organizes an international scientific conference called:

"History of Yugoslavia: perspectives of young researchers from the post-Yugoslav area" in the period from October 15 to 18, 2024 in the premises of the Archives of Yugoslavia (Vase Pelagića 33, Belgrade).

The institute will host over 30 young researchers from Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia.

conference program

book of abstracts

The second issue of Currents of History for 2024 has been released. The latest edition of the journal includes scholarly research on Russian-Serbian and Yugoslav-Albanian relations, the funding of interwar Belgrade, Serbian schools in Romania, Cominform supporters, Tito's visit to East Berlin, his military cabinet, the Kosovo-Metohija controversies, and other topics.

The complete contents of the new issue of Currents of History are available here.

Currents of History is a scholarly journal issued by the Institute for Recent History of Serbia, dedicated to publishing academic articles, essays, polemics, reviews, conference information, and historical sources pertaining to the modern history of Serbia, Yugoslavia, and the Balkans.

Dear,

We invite you to take part in the national scientific conference "Dialogue on trends in contemporary Serbian historiography", which will be held on November 28 and 29, 2024 in Belgrade, organized by the Institute for Recent History of Serbia.

We have attached the invitation and conference details. All those interested can send an application by October 1 to the email address: dialogustoriografija@gmail.com.

Please forward this invitation to associates, as well as to all colleagues potentially interested in participating.

Sincerely,

Organizing Committee

Dr. Mile Bjelajac, director of INIS, scientific advisor

Dr. Jelena Rafailović, senior research associate

Dr. Aleksandar Stojanović, senior research associate

Dr. Milana Živanović, research associate

Dr. Natalija Dimić Lompar, research associate

Regarding the anniversary of the beginning of the First World War, which began with the attack of Austria-Hungary on Serbia on July 28, 1914, Nebojša Damjanović, MA, Historian and prof. PhD, Mile Bjelajac, political scientist and director of the Institute for Recent History of Serbia.

The participants spoke about the causes, beginnings, and character of the Great War, which had far-reaching consequences for the world, as well as the Serbian state and society.

The whole show you can watch here.

The first issue of Currents of History for 2024 has been released. The latest edition of the journal includes scholarly research on the comparative history of interwar housing policy, Cossack formations in the NDH, economic cooperation between developing countries, Yugoslav Trotskyists, Serbian Orthodox Church in Vojvodina, commemorative practices, and much more.

The complete contents of the new issue of Currents of History are available here:

https://tokovi.istorije.rs/eng/archives/23/2023/12/15/32023.html

Currents of History is a scholarly journal issued by the Institute for Recent History of Serbia, dedicated to publishing academic articles, essays, polemics, reviews, conference information, and historical sources pertaining to the modern history of Serbia, Yugoslavia, and the Balkans.

The Institute for Recent History of Serbia is organizing, from October 16 to 18, 2024, in Belgrade,

scientific meeting "History of Yugoslavia: perspectives of young researchers from the post-Yugoslav space".

Younger generations of historians dealing with the 20th century in the territory of the former Yugoslav republics are not sufficiently connected, despite the common subject of research - the history of Yugoslavia. One of the goals of this meeting is precisely to encourage the acquaintance of young historians, the exchange of information, experiences, opinions and ideas, to see the space for joint projects and cooperation in the research process. The participants will present the history of Yugoslavia through the prism of their research, and the scientific and general public will see the perspectives of young historians during this meeting. Accordingly, the goals of the meeting are to present the scientific achievements of young historians in the post-Yugoslav area, to open up new topics and research opportunities, as well as to look at the history of Yugoslavia from different angles. The meeting is intended for young researchers in accordance with the usual propositions that in the European academic community apply to this category of researchers - doctoral students and doctors of historical sciences who have defended their dissertations in the last three years, from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia.

The working languages of the meeting will be Serbian and the native languages of the region.

As a result of the meeting, it is planned to publish an international collection of papers published by the Institute for Recent History of Serbia.

The organizer of the meeting will cover the accommodation costs for the young researchers.

PDF file of the invitation

Program and organization committee of the conference

On Thursday and Friday, March 21-22, 2024, the following will take place:
International scientific conference "Serbian/Yugoslav-Romanian relations and interactions in the 20th century".

The conference will be held in the ceremonial hall of the Institute for Recent History of Serbia.

You can download the detailed program of the conference here.

INIS was visited by Arik Burakovsky, Assistant Director for the Russian and Eurasian Program of the famous Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Boston. In the conversation with Dr. Milet Bjelajc, director of INIS, and Dr. Jovan Čavoški, they discussed possible modes of cooperation between the two institutions. On that occasion, the personnel potential of INIS was also presented.

The Institute for Recent History of Serbia was visited and participated in a conversation with Dr. Milet Bjelajc, scientific advisor and director of INIS and Dr. Jovan Čavoski, senior research associate of our Institute, Li Jianjun and Jiang Lu, professors Center for Study of Civilizations, Capital Normal University in Beijing.

Professors Li Jianjun and Zhang Lu will be guests of the Institute during 2024 as part of the exchange program based on the cooperation agreement signed in 2023.

The latest edition of the 2023 release of Currents of History is currently accessible. This issue encompasses scholarly contributions covering various disciplines such as the history of pharmacy, music, diplomacy, the women's labor movement, industry, military justice, modern historiography, and an array of other subjects.

The complete contents of this edition of Currents of History can be accessed here:
https://tokovi.istorije.rs/eng/archives/23/2023/12/15/32023.html

Currents of History is a scholarly journal issued by the Institute for Recent History of Serbia, dedicated to publishing academic articles, essays, polemics, reviews, conference information, and historical sources pertaining to the modern history of Serbia, Yugoslavia, and the Balkans.

"At the end of November 2023, our colleague Dr. Jovan Čavoški, senior research associate, was on an official visit to East China Normal University in Shanghai. On that occasion, Dr. Čavoški gave a lecture in Chinese to colleagues present about the historical significance of the Non-Aligned Movement during the decades of the Cold War, and at the same time, he was declared an honorary researcher of the Academy of History and Documentation of Socialism at the same university. By the way, East China Normal University is the center of the most serious center for research into the Cold War and China's relations with the world, primarily with socialist countries and countries in its vicinity, on the territory Peoples Republic of China During this visit, Dr. Čavoški held detailed discussions with his Chinese colleagues about the establishment of official cooperation between the two scientific institutions, which will be realized in the near future, thereby opening up further opportunities for very fruitful bilateral cooperation in the field of historical research. The Institute for Recent History of Serbia becomes a domestic scientific institution with the most extensive network of academic contacts in the Peoples Republic of China, both in Beijing (Capital Normal University, Peking University, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) and in Shanghai (East China Normal University), with already one cooperation agreement, and others will follow, all of which was achieved thanks to the personal efforts and connections of Dr. Čavoški, and that network, through his further contacts with Chinese colleagues, will continue to expand and thus contribute to greater international recognition of our Institute."

Foto source - East China Normal University in Shanghai:
The attached photo is the moment when Professor Dr. Yao Yu (Yao Yu), the director of the aforementioned Academy of History and Documentation of Socialism, hands me a plaque declaring me as their honorary researcher.

The guest of the Rubicon on the occasion of Victory Day in the First World War was Dr. Mile Bjelajac, Serbian political scientist, doctor of historical sciences, university professor and director of the Institute for Recent History of Serbia

Why is the West revising history?
Who accuses Serbia of causing the First World War?
How ultimatum to Srbia was made in order not to be accepted?
How is Germany trying to remove the stigma of two world wars by attacking Serbia?
How did the Serbs win great victories in the First World War?
What distinguished the famous Serbian officers?
Russia's influence on the Great War?
Why did Apis try to prevent Princip from being assassinated?
What is the importance of the Thessaloniki front on the outcome of the war?
Who was disturbed by the Black Hand?
How is history falsified and used for the sake of politics?

source: Rubikon Press

Dear associates and friends of INIS,  

we invite you to visit us this week at the 66th International Book Fair in Belgrade.  

We are located in the old place in HALL 1, gallery, stand 1507 opposite the entrance to HALL 1.

WELLCOME!!!

On September 1, 2023 our colleague from the Institute for Recent History of Serbia Natalija
Dimić Lompar defended her PhD thesis entitled “Divided Germany and Yugoslavia
(1945–1966): Political Relations during the Cold War“ at the History Department of the Faculty
of Philosophy in Novi Sad.

The thesis defense committee members were:

Prof. Biljana Šimunović Bešlin,
Prof. Slobodan Bjelica,
Dr. Mile Bjelajac and
the thesis supervisor Prof. Đorđe Đurić.

The second issue of Currents of History for 2023 has been published. It consists of scholarly papers dealing with the interwar business elite and diplomacy, Yugoslav-Bulgarian issues, the Trepča mine, “Young Muslims”, rivalry in the Non-Aligned Movement and much more.

The latest issue of Currents of History is accessible on the Journal’s website: https://tokovi.istorije.rs/eng/archives/23/2023/08/29/22023.html

Currents of History is an academic journal of the Institute for Recent History of Serbia, that publishes academic articles, essays, polemics, reviews, information on conferences, and historical sources related to the contemporary history of Serbia, Yugoslavia, and the Balkans.

Colleague Jovan Čavoški, Ph.D., was in Beijing during July, and on that occasion a cooperation agreement was signed with the Center for the Study of Civilizations from Beijing (Center for Study of Civilizations, Capital Normal University).  It is one of the leading Chinese scientific institutions dedicated to the study of the contemporary Balkans.

The contract was signed by Jovan Čavoški from the side of Institute for Recent History of Serbia and the Director of the Center Professor Liang Zhanjun.

During his stay, colleague Čavoški had numerous meetings with various members of the Chinese academic community. These are colleagues from several academic and scientific institutions from Beijing and Shanghai. During the meetings, colleague Jovan discussed the possibilities of further cooperation, as well as the possible signing of a contract on cooperation between the Institute for Recent History of Serbia and Chinese academic and scientific institutions.

Colleague Čavoški received his doctorate in 2014 at the University of Beijing, and in 2022 he published the capital book "Non-Aligned Movement Summits" at Bloomsbury Academic.

Photo: Jovan Čavoški

On Tuesday, May 10, 2023, in the ceremonial hall (434) on the 4th floor of the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš, there will be a promotion of the publications of the Institute for the Recent History of Serbia.

Dr. Mile Bjelajac, director of INIS, Dr. Bojan Simić, editor of the "studies and monographs" edition, Dr. Zoran Janjetović, president of the scientific council of INIS, Dr. Dmitar Tasić, Dr. Sanja Petrović Todosijević and Dr. Aleksadnar R. Miletic.

The promotion will be opened at 11:30 a.m. by Dr. Dejan Antić, associate professor of the history at the department of the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš.