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Thursday, August 13, 2015
The Serbians..."one of the noblest races of the human family, evidently formed by nature to play no insignificant part in the great drama of human advancement." / "Turkey." by Edson L. Clark, (c) 1878
Aleksandra's Note: Ironically, the book "Turkey" by Edson L. Clark, in which the following descriptive quote about the Serbians can be found, was published in 1878, the same year as the Berlin Congress (Congress of Berlin (13 June – 13 July 1878), during which the representatives of the Great Powers of that time (Russia, Great Britain, France, Austria-Hungary, Italy and Germany), and the four Balkan states of Greece, Serbia, Romania and Montenegro, and the Ottoman Empire [Turkish] met to determine the territories of the states in the Balkan peninsula following the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78. The "results" of this meeting, what's commonly known as the "Berlin Congress," virtually guaranteed the inevitability of the two Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913 and the First World War.
Just as they had throughout the many centuries of their history, during the First and Second Balkan War and the First World War the Serbians would indeed play a very significant and noble part in "the great drama of human advancement."
Sincerely,
Aleksandra Rebic
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The historic Battle of Kumanovo of October 23-24, 1912 (First Balkan War) that resulted in a significant Serbian victory over the Ottoman forces, with the Ottoman Empire finally virtually withdrawing from the Balkans after centuries of Turkish Islamic occupation.
Painting by Serbian artist Paya Jovanovich.
"The history of the Servians [sic] [Serbians], in both medieval and modern times, is full of interest. Not only is it perhaps the best example known to us of a Slavonic people pursuing quietly the natural course of its own proper development; but it is the history of one of the noblest races of the human family, evidently formed by nature to play no insignificant part in the great drama of human advancement."
Turkey.
by Edson L. Clark
1878
Dodd, Mead & Co.
New York, NY
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please feel free to contact me at heroesofserbia@yahoo.com
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MAN FROM THE BALKANS
I am not ashamed of being,
as you would say,
a barbarian from the Balkans,
home of all that's unclean and stormy.
Now you will hear,
that we too have
cultures of which you have no notion.
Desanka Maksimovic
(Translated by: Reginald de Bray)
From Don't Fear: Selected Poems by Desanka Maksimovic, Association of Serbian Writers, 1998.
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Welcome to "Heroes of Serbia", a place where Serbdom is revered, celebrated and honored
This site will celebrate the 'Heroes of Serbia' who made their mark from the onset of their migration to the Balkans in the 7th century through World War One, with special focus on the years preceding the Great War and the four years between 1914 and 1918, of what was supposed to be the 'war to end all wars'.
The Serbian contribution to the Allied victory in World War One was essential, and here at "Heroes of Serbia", it will receive the due honor it deserves.
Thank you for visiting.
Aleksandra Rebic
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