''Pogledi'' (

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: ''Погледи'', meaning Viewpoints in English) was a

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-based magazine devoted to politics and history, published biweekly.''Pogledi'', issue number 70, November 9–23, 1990. YU ISSN 0353-3832 ''Pogledi'' was the first opposition magazine in

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. In total, 268 issues were published.

History

In June 1982, ''Pogledi'' began as a student magazine at the

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. It was the brainchild of

Miloslav Samardžić Miloslav Samardžić ( sr-Cyrl, Милослав Самарџић; born 22 November 1963) is a Serbian writer who writes about contemporary Serbian and Balkan history. He is the owner of the publishing house and former magazine '' Pogledi''. Biog ...

. The first issue was about

Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito ( ; , ), was a Yugoslavia, Yugoslav communist revolutionary and politician who served in various positions of national leadership from 1943 unti ...

. The magazine made national headlines on 1 March 1989 when it was the first media outlet in Serbia to publish that President

Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. As the 34th vice president in 1945, he assumed the presidency upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt that year. Subsequen ...

posthumously awarded

Draža Mihailović Dragoljub "Draža" Mihailović ( sr-Cyrl, Драгољуб "Дража" Михаиловић; 27 April 1893 – 17 July 1946) was a Yugoslavs, Yugoslav Serb general during World War II. He was the leader of the Chetniks, Chetnik Detachments ...

the

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. In 1990, ''Pogledi'' became the most read magazine in the country with a circulation of 200,000. That same year ''Pogledi'' split from the university and became an independent publishing house.

Vuk Drašković Vuk Drašković ( sr-cyrl, Вук Драшковић, ; born 29 November 1946) is a Serbian writer and politician. He is the co-founder and former leader of the Serbian Renewal Movement, serving as president from 1990 to 2024. He also served as th ...

gave his first ever interview to ''Pogledi'' in 1986. Prior to their deaths in 1991, Đorđe "Giška" Božović and

Vukašin Šoškoćanin Vukašin Šoškoćanin ( sr-cyr, Вукашин Шошкоћанин, ; 24 June 1958 – 15 May 1991) was a Croatian Serb war commander active during the Croatian War. Biography Born to Milan and Ljubica Šoškoćanin on 24 June 1958, Vukašin ...

gave their last interviews to ''Pogledi''.

Notable contributors

Some of the magazine's contributors were

Vidosav Stevanović Vidosav Stevanović ( sr-cyr, Видосав Стевановић; born 27 June 1942) is a Serbian novelist, writer, poet, playwright, and publicist. He has written over thirty literary works, including a political biography of Slobodan Milošev ...

Veran Matić Veran Matić ( sr-Cyrl, Веран Матић; born May 19, 1962) is a Serbian media manager who was the CEO of RTV B92 from its establishment in 1989 until 2019. He is also the chairman of the commission for investigating killings of journalis ...

Kosta Čavoški Kosta Čavoški (Serbian Cyrillic: Коста Чавошки; born 26 October 1941) is a Serbian politician and a retired professor at the University of Belgrade's Law School. He is an outspoken critic of the International Criminal Tribunal for t ...

, Nikola Milošević, Srđa Trifković,

Dejan Stojanović Dejan Stojanović ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Стојановић, ; born 11 March 1959) is a Serbian American poet, writer, essayist, philosopher, businessman, and former journalist. His poetry is characterized by a recognizable system of thought, an ...

, Simo Dubajić,

Momčilo Đujić Momčilo Đujić ( sh-Cyrl, Момчилo Ђујић, ; 27 February 1907 – 11 September 1999) was a Serbian Orthodox Church, Serbian Orthodox priest and Chetnik . He led a significant proportion of the Chetniks within the northern Dalm ...

, Isidora Bjelica,

Biljana Srbljanović Biljana Srbljanović ( sr-cyr, Биљана Србљановић, ; born 15 October 1970) is a Serbian playwright and university professor. She has written eleven theater plays and screenplay for ''Otvorena vrata'' television series that aired o ...

, Vanja Bulić,

Radomir Mihailović Radomir Mihailović (Serbian Cyrillic: Радомир Михаиловић; born 13 June 1950), also known as Točak (''wheel'' in English) is a Serbian guitarist. He is best known as the guitarist for the Serbian and formerly Yugoslav Smak. Bi ...

Dragoš Kalajić Dragoš Kalajić ( sr-Cyrl, Драгош Калајић; 22 February 1943 – 22 July 2005) was a Serbian painter, philosopher, art critic, writer and member of the Senate of Republika Srpska. He was one of the most prominent Serbian nationalist ...

Dragoslav Bokan Dragoslav Bokan (, ; born 15 February 1961) is a Serbian film director, writer, politician and former paramilitary commander. Biography Bokan was born in the Savski Venac area of Belgrade on 15 February 1961 to Serb parents Ilija and Milka (née ...

Momo Kapor Momčilo "Momo" Kapor ( sr-cyr, Момчило Момо Капор; 8 April 1937 – 3 March 2010) was a Serbian novelist and painter. He authored several screenplays, over forty novels, short stories, travel and autobiographic books and essays. ...

Prvoslav Vujčić Prvoslav Vujcic ( sr-Cyrl, Првослав Вујчић, ; born 20 July 1960) is a Serbian Canadian writer, poet, translator, columnist and aphorist. He has been described as one of the most prominent writers of Serbian origin.''Migrating Memor ...

Danko Popović Slobodan "Danko" Popović (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Данко Поповић; 19 August 1928 – 7 August 2009) was a Serbian writer, playwright and screenwriter. Popović was born in Aranđelovac, Kingdom o ...

, Milić of Mačva and

Zoran Stefanović Zoran Stefanović (, sr-cyr, Зоран Стефановић, born 21 November 1969 in Loznica) is a Serbian author, publisher and cultural activist, best known as the founder of several cultural networks, including Project Rastko. His works w ...

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