Milosav Jelić (

Skobalj (Smederevo) Skobalj is a village in the municipality of Smederevo, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1880 people.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. ...

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, 13 March 1883 –

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, 6 July 1947) was a Serbian chetnik active in

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and

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. He was also a writer,

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and one of the leading Belgrade journalists at the daily newspaper ''Politika'' before

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Biography

Born in Skobalj (Smederevo) to Serbian parents. After he graduated from the Belgrade gymnasium in 1903, he studied military history at the Military Academy in Belgrade. After he graduated, he joined the

Serbian Chetnik Organization The Serbian Revolutionary Organization () or Serbian Chetnik Organization (Српска четничка организација / Srpska četnička organizacija) was a paramilitary revolutionary organization with the aim of liberation of Old Se ...

, participated in the

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of 1912 and 1913 and the

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. Later, he was assigned to a diplomatic legation. In the 1920s he joined the largest daily newspaper in Belgrade – ''Politika'' (Politics). During the

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and the

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in particular, Milosav Jelić, published the poem ''Kujundžića majka'' (Kujundžić's Mother) in the collection of ''Srbijanski venac'' (Serbian Garland), memorializing

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Lazar Kujundžić Lazar Kujundžić-Klempa ( sr-cyr, Лазар Кујунџић: 1880 – May 25, 1905) was a Serbian Chetnik Organization, Serbian Chetnik commander (vojvoda) who was active in Old Serbia and Macedonia. Biography He was born in Orahovac, Koso ...

. In the same book, he wrote a poem about

Stojan Koruba Stojan Simonović ( sr-cyr, Стојан Симоновић, 1872–1937), known by his ''nom de guerre'' Koruba (Коруба), was a Serbian Chetnik. Early life Simonović was born into a poor family in Šaprance, at the time part of the Ottom ...

. He also immortalized volunteer, ''Podnarednik'' (

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) Mihajlo Jovanović for his acts of bravery at the height of

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in 1917. That poem and many others garnered him a reputation as a

. He also co-wrote the lyrics for

Stanislav Binički Stanislav Binički ( sr-cyr, Станислав Бинички, ; 27 July 1872 – 15 February 1942) was a Serbian composer, conductor, and pedagogue. A student of German composer Josef Rheinberger, he became the first director of the Oper ...

's popular composition –

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– with Miloje Popović.

Legacy

Jelić fell out of favor in Communist times because of his support of the Old Order and association with the Chetnik movement, but now people want to celebrate him and his work again.

Works

* ''Letopis Juga: Listine: Zapisi: Dnevnik: Pomenik''. Belgrade, 1930 * ''Srbijanski venac'',

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, 1919, Belgrade, 1931 * ''Albanija: zapisi o ljudima i dogadjajima'', Belgrade, 1933 * ''Knjiga Stihova'', Belgrade, 1937

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Legacy

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