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Merlin (Yugoslav Band)
Merlin was a Yugoslav pop rock band formed in Sarajevo in 1985. Formed by vocalist and songwriter Edin "Dino" Dervišhalidović, Merlin achieved popularity with their 1985 debut album ''Kokuzna vremena'' and their Bijelo Dugme-influenced sound. With their second studio album '' Teško meni sa tobom (a još teže bez tebe)'', released in 1986, the band established themselves as representatives of the Sarajevo-based New Partisans movement. The group released three more studio album featuring folk-influenced pop rock sound, scoring several hit songs. Merlin disbanded with the outbreak of Bosnian War, Dervišhalidović continuing his career as a highly successful solo artist under the stage name Dino Merlin. History 1985–1992 At the beginning of 1980s, Edin Dervišhalidović was an aspiring young musician working in Uljanik factory. In 1985, he formed the band Merlin. The original lineup of the band featured Amir "Tula" Bjelanović (guitar), Mili Milišić (bass guitar), Džafe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area with its surrounding municipalities has a population of 592,714 people. Located within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, it is surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of the Balkans, a region of Southeastern Europe. Sarajevo is the political, financial, social, and cultural centre of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a prominent centre 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 Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugoslavism
Yugoslavism, Yugoslavdom, or Yugoslav nationalism is an ideology supporting the notion that the South Slavs, namely the Bosniaks, Bulgarians, Croats, Macedonians (ethnic group), Macedonians, Montenegrins, Serbs and Slovenes belong to a single Yugoslavs, Yugoslav nation separated by diverging historical circumstances, forms of speech, and religious divides. During the interwar period, Yugoslavism became predominant in, and then the official ideology of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. There were two major forms of Yugoslavism in the period: the regime favoured integral Yugoslavism promoting Political unitarism, unitarism, Political centralization, centralisation, and unification of the country's Ethnic groups in Yugoslavia, ethnic groups into a single Yugoslav nation, by coercion if necessary. The approach was also applied to Languages of Yugoslavia, languages spoken in the Kingdom. The main alternative was Federalism, federalist Yugoslavism which advocated the autonomy of the historic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilac
''Syringa'' is a genus of 12 currently recognized species of flowering woody plants in the olive family or Oleaceae called lilacs. These lilacs are native to woodland and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern Asia, and widely and commonly cultivated in temperate areas elsewhere.Flora Europaea''Syringa''/ref>Flora of China丁香属 ding xiang shu ''Syringa''/ref>Flora of Pakistan''Syringa''/ref>Germplasm Resources Information Network''Syringa'' The genus is most closely related to '' Ligustrum'' (privet), classified with it in Oleaceae tribus Oleeae subtribus Ligustrinae.University of Oxford, Oleaceae information siteNew classification of the Oleaceae/ref> Lilacs are used as food plants by the larvae of some moth species, including lilac leaf mining moth, privet hawk moth, copper underwing, scalloped oak and Svensson's copper underwing. Description Lilacs are small trees, ranging in size from tall, with stems up to diameter. The leaves are opposite (occasionally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vesna Zmijanac
Vesna Zmijanac (, ; born 4 January 1957) is a Serbian singer. Debuted in 1979 with the single "Hvala ti za sve", she has been dubbed the "Queen of Sadness" (''Kraljica tuge'') being known for her emotional vocal delivery and melancholic ballads. Zmijanac has released fourteen studio albums and is known for numerous hits songs, such as "Nevera moja" (1975), "Kad zamirišu jorgovani" (1988), "Svatovi" (1990), "Idem preko zemlje Srbije" (1994) and "Malo po malo" (1995). With 6.7 million units in record sales, she is regarded as one of the most successful singers from the former Yugoslavia, and has also maintained popularity in neighboring Bulgaria. Additionally, Zmijanac starred in the 1981 movie ''Sok od šljiva'' and competed on the reality television shows '' Survivor Srbija VIP: Philippines'' (2010) and ''Farma'' (2016). Early life Vesna Zmijanac was born on 4 January 1957 in Nikšić, PR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavia to mother Kovina from Kraljevo, SR Serbia and father Dušan f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvana Armenulić
Zilha Armenulić (née Bajraktarević; 10 February 1939 – 10 October 1976), known professionally as Silvana Armenulić (), was a Yugoslavian singer-songwriter and actress and one of the most prominent commercial folk music and traditional sevdalinka singers in Yugoslavia. She is called the "Queen of Sevdalinka". Her life was cut short when she died in a car crash at the age of 37, but she continues to be well regarded in the region and she is recognized for her unique singing style and voice. Armenulić's song "Šta će mi život" (''What Do I Need a Life for''), written by her friend and contemporary Toma Zdravković, is one of the best-selling singles from the former Yugoslavia. Two of her sisters were also professional singers: Mirsada "Mirjana" Bajraktarević and Hajrudina "Dina" Bajraktarević. Life 1939–55: Early life, family and interest in music Born Zilha Bajraktarević in Doboj, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, she was the third of thirteen children in a Muslim and eth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merlin (Merlin Album)
''Merlin'' is the third studio album released by the former Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (commonly abbreviated as SFRY or SFR Yugoslavia), known from 1945 to 1963 as the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as Socialist Yugoslavia or simply Yugoslavia, was a country ...'s band of the same name in 1987. Track listing External linksMerlinon Dino Merlin's official web site Dino Merlin albums 1987 albums {{1980s-pop-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handspike
A handspike is a metal bar or pipe (material), pipe that is used as a lever for prying or leverage, similar to a Crowbar (tool), crowbar. Handspike is also an archaic term for a bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or Capstan (nautical), capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various other purposes.Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM (v. 4.0) © Oxford University Press 2009 On the Calder and Hebble Navigation in England, a handspike in the form of a length of 2-by-4-inch (5 by 10 cm) timber shaped at one end to provide a comfortable two-handed grip is used to operate the Lock_(water_navigation)#Winding_gear_or_paddle_gear, winding gear of some of the Lock (water navigation), locks. References Hand tools {{Tool-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brotherhood And Unity
Brotherhood and unity was a popular slogan of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia that was coined during the Yugoslav People's Liberation War (1941–45), and which evolved into a guiding principle of Yugoslavia's post-war inter-ethnic policy. In Slovenia, the slogan "Brotherhood and Peace" () was used in the beginning. History After the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers in April 1941, the occupying powers and certain collaborator entities sought to incite hatred among the various national, ethnic and religious groups of Yugoslavia. The Yugoslav Communist Party successfully publicized the brotherhood and unity of Yugoslavia's nations (''narodi'') and national minorities (''nacionalne manjine'', later renamed to ''narodnosti'') in their struggle against their enemies. The decision of the second session of AVNOJ on the federalization of Yugoslavia in 1943 was regarded as the recognition of this Brotherhood and Unity principle. After the war, the slogan designated the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milja Marin
In Finland, girls named Milja has name day ( Nimipäivä) on the second Wednesday in November. Milja is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Milja Hellsten (born 1990), Finnish curler * Milja Salovaara (born 1972), Finnish costume designer, scenographer and set designer * Milja Simonsen (born 1997), Faroese football forward {{given name References * http://www.norskenavn.no/navn.php?id=11183 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
