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Druga Gimnazija (Sarajevo)
The ''Druga Gimnazija'' (Second Gymnasium) is a Sarajevo gymnasium school in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Located in the central area of Koševo It enrolls approximately 200 boys and girls annually. Although most of the students are from Sarajevo, the school also attracts students from the region as well as children of international diplomats. The school's approximate number of students is 900. The school offers international and national study programmes. History The school was founded in 1905 as an all-male school, but was made coeducational in 1957. As it was common in Yugoslavia, the school was officially named Gimnazija Ognjen Prica, after the national hero and teacher, but today adopts its current name standing for the chronological order of being opened, ''Druga'' being the second Sarajevo gymnasium. Education The ''Druga Gimnazija'' is a certified IB World School, offering MYP and Diploma programmes, making it one of the 3 high schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina offering IB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see names in other languages'') is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo Canton, East Sarajevo and nearby municipalities is home to 555,210 inhabitants. Located within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia, it is surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of the Balkans, a region of Southern Europe. Sarajevo is the political, financial, social and cultural center of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a prominent center of culture in the Balkans. It exerts region-wide influence in entertainment, media, fashion and the arts. Due to its long history of religious and cultural diversity, Sarajevo is sometimes called the "Jerusalem of Europe" or "Jerusalem of the Balkans". It is one of a few major European cities to have a mosque, Catholic church, Eastern Orthodox church, and syn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Physics
Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which relates to the order of nature, or, in other words, to the regular succession of events." Physics is one of the most fundamental scientific disciplines, with its main goal being to understand how the universe behaves. "Physics is one of the most fundamental of the sciences. Scientists of all disciplines use the ideas of physics, including chemists who study the structure of molecules, paleontologists who try to reconstruct how dinosaurs walked, and climatologists who study how human activities affect the atmosphere and oceans. Physics is also the foundation of all engineering and technology. No engineer could design a flat-screen TV, an interplanetary spacecraft, or even a better mousetrap without first understanding the basic laws of physics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zlatko Topčić
Zlatko Topčić (born 30 April 1955) is a Bosnian screenwriter, playwright and novelist. He has written a number of films, including: ''Remake'', '' The Abandoned'', ''Miracle in Bosnia''; theater plays: ''Time Out'', ''I Don't Like Mondays'', ''Refugees''; novels: '' The Final Word'', '' Dagmar'', '' June 28, 1914''. Topčić's works have been translated into twelve languages: English, German, French, Italian, Czech, Turkish, Polish, Swedish, Slovenian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Albanian, and included in several domestic and international anthologies. He is a member of the Association of Writers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, PEN Center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Association of Filmmakers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, International Screenwriters Association, American Screenwriters Association, Concordia Organization and the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House). In 2004, he was included on the annual '' Marquis Who's Who in the World'' list of the 100 most influen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zlatko Lagumdžija
Zlatko Lagumdžija (born 26 December 1955) is a Bosnian former politician who served as the 4th Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2001 to 2002. He also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2001 to 2002 and again from 2012 to 2015. He was the president of the Social Democratic Party (SDP BiH) from 1997 until 2014. Lagumdžija was born in Sarajevo in 1955. His father Salko was mayor of Sarajevo in the 1960s. Lagumdžija graduated from the University of Sarajevo in 1981. He did postdoctoral research at the University of Arizona. Subsequently, he taught at the University of Sarajevo and later chaired the department of management information system at the Economics Faculty. Lagumdžija began his political career during the Bosnian War as deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, advising then-president Alija Izetbegović. He accompanied Izetbegović at almost all of the peace plan negotiations during the war. At the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdravko Čolić
Zdravko Čolić (, ; born 30 May 1951) is a Bosnian Serb singer and is widely considered one of the greatest vocalists and cultural icons of the former Yugoslavia. Dubbed the "Tom Jones of the Balkans", he has garnered fame in Southeastern Europe for his emotionally expressive tenor voice, fluent stage presence and numerous critically and commercially acclaimed albums and singles. Among his songs, "Ti si mi u krvi" (from the album of the same name) is widely considered one of the most popular ballads of ex-Yugoslav music. Early life Born in Sarajevo, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia to Bosnian Serb parents, police administrator Vladimir Čolić from the Vlahovići village near Ljubinje (Herzegovina) and homemaker Stana Čolić from Trebinje ( East Herzegovina), Čolić grew up with a younger brother Dragan. Showing an early interest in sports, the youngster was active as a football goalkeeper in FK Željezničar's youth system, before switching to track and fie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srđan Vuletić
Srđan Vuletić (born 1971) is a Bosnian filmmaker. Personal life Vuletić was born in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina and attended school in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the age of eighteen he enrolled the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo, dept. of directing, where he directed three plays: Pirandelo's ''The Naked Life'', Ionesco's ''The Leader'' and Buchner's ''Woyczek'', as well as a number of student films and exercises. The 1992-1995 war in Bosnia interrupted his editing of the documentary ''The Orthodox Church''. In the war he joined a hospital crew as a medical technician, an experience that later inspired his film ''I Burnt Legs''. Also, during the war he produced documentary film about eight Sarajevo artists and the exhibition they held during this period and which was later to become the official Bosnian entry to the 45th Venice Biennale. Career Vuletić directed the award-winning film "Hop, Skip, and Jump" (Troskok) in 1999 and his first feature-lengt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davor Sučić
Davor Sučić (; born June 7, 1961), better known by his stage name Sejo Sexon, is a Bosnian rock and roll musician, film score composer, actor and television director. He is most notably the bandleader and a co-founder of the rock group Zabranjeno Pušenje, contributing on all Zabranjeno Pušenje releases. He was one of the founders of the New Primitivism movement in his hometown Sarajevo. As an actor, he has been featured in the ''Top lista nadrealista''. Music career 1980–1990 Sejo Sexon started playing the guitar at the age of 12. In 1978, he formed a rock band named Pseudo Blues Band with Nenad Janković, a singer and keyboardist who was his neighbor in Sarajevo at the time. The band worked on recording psychedelic compositions in home production and did not have live performances or official releases. In 1980, they invited Zenit Đozić to the band and renamed it to the Pseudo Blues Band Zabranjeno pušenje. Nenad Janković's younger brother, Dražen, was in the ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nenad Veličković
Nenad Veličković (born 1962) is a Bosnian writer and playwright. He lives in Sarajevo. Recent activity In 2017, Nenad Veličković has signed the Declaration on the Common Language of the Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks and Montenegrins Montenegrins ( cnr, Црногорци, Crnogorci, or ; lit. "Black Mountain People") are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common Montenegrin culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro. Genetics Accordi .... References External linksNenad Velickovic Homepage 1962 births Living people Bosnia and Herzegovina writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nele Karajlić
Nenad Janković (; ; born 11 December 1962), known as Dr Nele Karajlić (), is a Bosnian Serb musician, composer, comedian, actor, writer and television director living and working in Belgrade, Serbia. One of the founders of the New Primitivism cultural movement in his hometown of Sarajevo, he was also the lead singer and co-author for one of former Yugoslavia's best known bands, Zabranjeno Pušenje (No Smoking). Karajlić also co-created and participated in TV shows '' Top lista nadrealista'' (The Surrealist Hit Parade) and ''Složna braća''. During the Bosnian War, he moved to Belgrade where he formed one of two descendant factions of Zabranjeno Pušenje. That splinter of the band was joined by filmmaker Emir Kusturica, and renamed it The No Smoking Orchestra. Early life Janković was born on 11 December 1962, in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia, present day Bosnia and Herzegovina into a middle-class family. His father Srđan Janković was a linguist and professor of Oriental scienc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zenit Đozić
Zenit Đozić (born 8 October 1961) is a Bosnian actor, humorist, television producer and former rock drummer. Career Known under nicknames Zena and Fu-Do, Đozić started his entertainment career as a drummer of Sarajevo-based garage rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje. He left Zabranjeno Pušenje before the band recorded its first album, but formed '' Top lista nadrealista'' with his former bandmates and became one of the most prominent members of the group. He then returned to the group on their second album in back vocal capacity, and did the subsequent tour with them. He stayed in Sarajevo during the Bosnian War and took part in war-time sketches of ''Top lista nadrealista''. After the war, he finished the Academy of Performing Arts (ASU) in Sarajevo and then received a master's degree in television production in London. Since 2006, he has been living in Sarajevo and is working as a television producer.Grazia magazine, March 2006 (no. 4) Discography ;With Zabranjeno puš ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branko Đurić
Branko Đurić ( sh-Cyrl, Бранко Ђурић; born 28 May 1962), also known by his nickname Đuro ( Cyrillic: Ђуро), is a Bosnian actor, comedian, film director and musician, who lives and works in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Born and raised in Sarajevo, Đurić rose to prominence throughout Yugoslavia with the hit comedy series '' Top lista nadrealista'' during the 1980s. Đuro became something of an epitome for the Bosnian people, primarily due to his accent and slang. He was also one of the founding members of SCH and the frontman of the award-winning Sarajevo rock band Bombaj Štampa. In August 1992, several months into the Bosnian War, he moved to Slovenia where he has been residing ever since. He has starred in the Academy Award-winning film '' No Man's Land'' and has had supporting roles in numerous high-profile films, including '' The Smell of Quinces'', ''Time of the Gypsies'', '' Kuduz'', '' Bal-Can-Can'', ''In the Land of Blood and Honey'' and '' See You in Mont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mladen Vojičić Tifa
Mladen Vojičić (; born 17 October 1960), known professionally by his nickname/stagename Tifa (), is a Bosnian rock vocalist. He gained acclaim throughout former Yugoslavia for his brief stint as the lead singer of Bijelo Dugme in the mid-1980s. Apart from Bijelo dugme, he sang in numerous bands with varying degrees of prominence (most notable being Teška Industrija, Vatreni Poljubac and Divlje Jagode). Undisputedly a singer with great vocal capabilities and a distinct vocal range, his impulsive personality and irrational character have often garnered controversy region-wide. Nowadays, Tifa maintains a relatively successful solo career. He lives in his hometown of Sarajevo, but occasionally goes to Belgrade for new projects and work. He also appeared as a waiter in a sketch of popular Yugoslav and Bosnian TV series '' Top lista nadrealista'' (1989), and as himself twice in the popular Bosnian sitcom ''Lud, zbunjen, normalan'' (2007, 2011). Early life Vojičić was born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
