Vladimir Velmar-Jankovic
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Vladimir Velmar-Janković (Serbian
: Владимир Велмар-Јанковић; born in Čaglić, Lipik
, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
, Austria-Hungary
on August 10, 1895 - died in Barcelona
, Spain
on August 12, 1976) was a Serbian writer and member of Serbia
's World War II
Axis government
.
He finished elementary school in Varaždin
, attended the Serb Tekelijanum in Buda
and finished university in Zagreb
.
During the Second World War, Velmar-Janković served as assistant to the Serbian minister of culture and religion Velibor Jonić
. The ministry was responsible for racist teachings in Serbian schools during the war years.
He left the country on September 17, 1944 when the Serbian administration was defeated, and subsequently moved to Rome
, Italy
for the following two years. He was considered by the communist Yugoslav government to be an enemy of the state. After two years in Rome he moved to Barcelona. There he wrote under the pen name
of V.J.Wukmir. He lived in Barcelona until his death from a car accident in 1976. Since the dissolution of communist Yugoslavia, Velmar-Janković's works have become more widely available in Serbia.
His daughter is Serbian writer Svetlana Velmar-Janković
. She has lobbied to name a street in Belgrade
after her father, in honour of his written work about the city Pogled s Kalemegdana. This has been opposed by some writers due to Velmar-Janković's role as a collaborator with the occupying Axis forces during the Second World War. She has attempted to have her father officially rehabilitated by the Serbian government.
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....
: Владимир Велмар-Јанковић; born in Čaglić, Lipik
Lipik
-Settlements:The settlements included in the administrative area of Lipik include:* Antunovac, population 365* Bjelanovac, population 10* Brekinska, population 126* Brezine, population 223* Bujavica, population 33* Bukovčani, population 16...
, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
The Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia or Croatia Slavonia was an autonomous kingdom within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was part of the Hungarian Kingdom within the dual Austro-Hungarian state, being within the Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen or Transleithania...
, Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
on August 10, 1895 - died in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
on August 12, 1976) was a Serbian writer and member of Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
's World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Axis government
Nedic's Serbia
Serbia under German occupation refers to an administrative area in occupied Yugoslavia established by Nazi Germany following the invasion and dismantling of Yugoslavia in April of 1941...
.
He finished elementary school in Varaždin
Varaždin
Varaždin is a city in north Croatia, north of Zagreb on the highway A4. The total population is 47,055, with 38,746 on of the city settlement itself . The centre of Varaždin county is located near the Drava river, at...
, attended the Serb Tekelijanum in Buda
Buda
For detailed information see: History of Buda CastleBuda is the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest on the west bank of the Danube. The name Buda takes its name from the name of Bleda the Hun ruler, whose name is also Buda in Hungarian.Buda comprises about one-third of Budapest's...
and finished university in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
.
During the Second World War, Velmar-Janković served as assistant to the Serbian minister of culture and religion Velibor Jonić
Velibor Jonic
Velibor Jonić was a Serbian fascist politician and government minister in World War II Serbia.Jonić was by profession a professor and worked at the University of Belgrade...
. The ministry was responsible for racist teachings in Serbian schools during the war years.
He left the country on September 17, 1944 when the Serbian administration was defeated, and subsequently moved to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
for the following two years. He was considered by the communist Yugoslav government to be an enemy of the state. After two years in Rome he moved to Barcelona. There he wrote under the pen name
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
of V.J.Wukmir. He lived in Barcelona until his death from a car accident in 1976. Since the dissolution of communist Yugoslavia, Velmar-Janković's works have become more widely available in Serbia.
His daughter is Serbian writer Svetlana Velmar-Janković
Svetlana Velmar-Jankovic
Svetlana Velmar-Janković is a Serbian novelist, essayist and chronicler of Belgrade. She was born in 1933 in Belgrade, Serbia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and educated in Belgrade where she continues to live today....
. She has lobbied to name a street 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...
after her father, in honour of his written work about the city Pogled s Kalemegdana. This has been opposed by some writers due to Velmar-Janković's role as a collaborator with the occupying Axis forces during the Second World War. She has attempted to have her father officially rehabilitated by the Serbian government.
Sources
- Vladimir Velmar-Janković
- In memory of the founder of the Centre for Psychology, DanasDanasDanas, Serbian for today is a daily newspaper published in Serbia.Danas was established in mid-1997 after a group of discontented journalists from the Naša borba newspaper walked out after getting into a conflict with the paper's new private majority owner...