Jevrem Brkovic
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Jevrem Brković(born 29 December 1933 in Seoce
, Zeta Banate
, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
, modern-day Republic of Serbia) is a Montenegrin
writer (poet, novelist, journalist), historian and a cultural activist. He is known for his vivid criticism of his political opponents, as well as figures from Montenegrin public life.
Brković spent his early life in Belgrade
. In 1975 he was the recipient of the "13 July prize".
While in Belgrade, Brković promoted Serbian nationalism
and was in support of Slobodan Milošević
at first. A romantic patriotic poet of the same league, he intimately befriended Matija Bećković
and Radovan Karadžić
. Since the 1990s and after the horrible Yugoslav wars
sprung, he affirmed a pro-Montenegrin attitude, and his views were sometimes described as being anti-Serb ones. He was also at the time a harsh critic of the regime, led by Milo Đukanović. In 1994 due to Djukanovic's pressure and political persecutions, Brković left Montenegro for Croatia
where he stayed under President Franjo Tuđman's protection 1999, working on his studies that based on the research of Savić Marković Štedimlija
and Croatian historian Ivo Pilar
.
In 1999 he returned to Montenegro, when, in his words, "Montenegro once again became Montenegrin". He has since been a strong supporter of Montenegrin independence from the state union of Serbia and Montenegro
.
The same year Brković became the founder and first president of the Doclean Academy of Sciences and Arts
, a controversial non-governmental cultural organization in Montenegro, dedicated to Štedimlija's research of Montenegrins' original Red Croat
identity and to proving that Montenegrins aren't related to the Serbs. Seen as a nationalist organization paired to the official Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts
which it reckons pro-Serb, among other, the DANU makes some controversial statements expressing support of the WWII Montenegrin Nazi collaborators. At around the same time, he became the editor of the "Montenegrin Literary Paper" (Crnogorski Književni List - CKL) that is published in Montenegrin
, Serbian
, Bosnian
and Croatian language
, thus being the first ever newspaper published in Montenegrin.
He is criticized a lot for his frequent switches of attitudes, from a "Greater Serb nationalist" to a Montenegrin independentist and Croatian sympathizer and even nationalist; his enemies mostly calling him an "Ustaša" because of his newfound Greater Croatia
n nationalist beliefs. His works also failed to achieve a broader scale of popularity mainly because of frequent uses of obscene and vulgar wording.
In 2001, his organization, the Doclean Academy of Sciences and Arts
, actively campaigned for the election of Milo Đukanović's "Coalition for an independent Montenegro".
On October 24, 2006 Brković and his driver and bodyguard Srđan Vojičić were attacked by three armed men. Vojičić was shot dead, while Brković escaped with mild injuries. http://www.voanews.com/bosnian/2006-10-25-voa8.cfm It is speculated that the motive for the attack was the latest Brković's book, "The lover of Doclea" (Ljubavnik Duklje), in which he indirectly ridicules many people from the Montenegrin public life, especially close friends of former Prime Minister Milo Đukanović, but not Đukanović himself.
Brković's son, Balša Brković
is also a notable Montenegrin writer.
Seoce
Seoce is a village in the municipality of Kuršumlija, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 115 people....
, Zeta Banate
Zeta Banovina
The Zeta Banovina or Zeta Banate was a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. This province consisted of all of the present-day Montenegro as well as adjacent parts of Central Serbia, Kosovo, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina...
, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...
, modern-day Republic of Serbia) is a Montenegrin
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
writer (poet, novelist, journalist), historian and a cultural activist. He is known for his vivid criticism of his political opponents, as well as figures from Montenegrin public life.
Brković spent his early life in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
. In 1975 he was the recipient of the "13 July prize".
While in Belgrade, Brković promoted Serbian nationalism
Serbian nationalism
Serbian nationalism refers to the ethnic nationalism of Serbs. Originally arising in the context of the general rise of nationalism in the Balkans under Ottoman rule, under the influence of Serbian linguist Vuk Stefanović Karadžić and Ilija Garašanin....
and was in support of Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević was President of Serbia and Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000...
at first. A romantic patriotic poet of the same league, he intimately befriended Matija Bećković
Matija Beckovic
Matija Bećković OSS is a Serbian writer and poet. He is one of the most prominent Serbian poets of the 20th century and a full member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.-Life:...
and Radovan Karadžić
Radovan Karadžic
Radovan Karadžić is a former Bosnian Serb politician. He is detained in the United Nations Detention Unit of Scheveningen, accused of war crimes committed against Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croats during the Siege of Sarajevo, as well as ordering the Srebrenica massacre.Educated as a...
. Since the 1990s and after the horrible Yugoslav wars
Yugoslav wars
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of wars, fought throughout the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. The wars were complex: characterized by bitter ethnic conflicts among the peoples of the former Yugoslavia, mostly between Serbs on the one side and Croats and Bosniaks on the other; but also...
sprung, he affirmed a pro-Montenegrin attitude, and his views were sometimes described as being anti-Serb ones. He was also at the time a harsh critic of the regime, led by Milo Đukanović. In 1994 due to Djukanovic's pressure and political persecutions, Brković left Montenegro for Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
where he stayed under President Franjo Tuđman's protection 1999, working on his studies that based on the research of Savić Marković Štedimlija
Savic Markovic Štedimlija
Savić Marković Štedimlija was a Montenegrin-Croatian nationalist publicist and writer, best known for his revisionist theories on the origins of the Montenegrin people...
and Croatian historian Ivo Pilar
Ivo Pilar
Ivo Pilar was a Croatian historian, politician and jurist, considered the father of Croatian geopolitics. His book The South Slav Question is a seminal work on the South Slav geopolitical issues.- Early career :...
.
In 1999 he returned to Montenegro, when, in his words, "Montenegro once again became Montenegrin". He has since been a strong supporter of Montenegrin independence from the state union of Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
.
The same year Brković became the founder and first president of the Doclean Academy of Sciences and Arts
Doclean Academy of Sciences and Arts
The Doclean Academy of Sciences and Arts is a scholar's academy in Montenegro...
, a controversial non-governmental cultural organization in Montenegro, dedicated to Štedimlija's research of Montenegrins' original Red Croat
Red Croatia
Red Croatia , is a historical term used for the southeastern parts of Roman Dalmatia and some other territories, in including part of present-day Montenegro, greater part of Albania, the Herzegovina part of Bosnia and Herzegovina and southeastern Croatia, stretching across the Adriatic Sea.Another...
identity and to proving that Montenegrins aren't related to the Serbs. Seen as a nationalist organization paired to the official Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts
Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts
Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts is the most important scientific institution of Montenegro....
which it reckons pro-Serb, among other, the DANU makes some controversial statements expressing support of the WWII Montenegrin Nazi collaborators. At around the same time, he became the editor of the "Montenegrin Literary Paper" (Crnogorski Književni List - CKL) that is published in Montenegrin
Montenegrin language
Montenegrin is a name used for the Serbo-Croatian language as spoken by Montenegrins; it also refers to an incipient standardized form of the Shtokavian dialect of Serbo-Croatian used as the official language of Montenegro...
, Serbian
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
, Bosnian
Bosnian language
Bosnian is a South Slavic language, spoken by Bosniaks. As a standardized form of the Shtokavian dialect, it is one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
and Croatian language
Croatian language
Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
, thus being the first ever newspaper published in Montenegrin.
He is criticized a lot for his frequent switches of attitudes, from a "Greater Serb nationalist" to a Montenegrin independentist and Croatian sympathizer and even nationalist; his enemies mostly calling him an "Ustaša" because of his newfound Greater Croatia
Greater Croatia
Greater Croatia is a term applied to certain currents within Croatian nationalism. In one sense, it refers to the territorial scope of the Croatian people, emphasising the ethnicity of those Croats living outside Croatia...
n nationalist beliefs. His works also failed to achieve a broader scale of popularity mainly because of frequent uses of obscene and vulgar wording.
In 2001, his organization, the Doclean Academy of Sciences and Arts
Doclean Academy of Sciences and Arts
The Doclean Academy of Sciences and Arts is a scholar's academy in Montenegro...
, actively campaigned for the election of Milo Đukanović's "Coalition for an independent Montenegro".
On October 24, 2006 Brković and his driver and bodyguard Srđan Vojičić were attacked by three armed men. Vojičić was shot dead, while Brković escaped with mild injuries. http://www.voanews.com/bosnian/2006-10-25-voa8.cfm It is speculated that the motive for the attack was the latest Brković's book, "The lover of Doclea" (Ljubavnik Duklje), in which he indirectly ridicules many people from the Montenegrin public life, especially close friends of former Prime Minister Milo Đukanović, but not Đukanović himself.
Brković's son, Balša Brković
Balša Brkovic
Balša Brković is a Montenegrin writer, essayist and theatre critic....
is also a notable Montenegrin writer.
Poetry
- Testaments
- Highlands Country
- Highlands Homer is dead
- Sons of Bitches
- Ancient fog around the home
- KomiteZelenašiThe Zelenaši were a group of Montenegrin dissidents, most notable for instigating the 1919 Christmas rebellion and later for supporting the existence of the fascist Kingdom of Montenegro during World War II....
balads - Building and destroying of the Ozrović house
Novels
- Pantelej on a cornel
- Duke's men
- Black spots
- Monigrens
- Stone-cutters
- The Lover of Doclea
Essays and philosophical works
- The anatomy of a StalinistStalinismStalinism refers to the ideology that Joseph Stalin conceived and implemented in the Soviet Union, and is generally considered a branch of Marxist–Leninist ideology but considered by some historians to be a significant deviation from this philosophy...
's moral - Mine fields of the esthetics
- The destroyed face of democracy
- Glossary