Miodrag Perić
FOLKLORE-MUSIC AND DANCES OF THE VLACHS OF NORTHEASTERN SERBIA
Folklore, music and dances of the Vlachs of Northeastern Serbia, is a part of collective ethnic identity and tradition of the Vlachs in Serbia. Vlachs both musical and ritual folklore have their roots on Celtic-Thracian ancestry. Because of its various expressive forms, Vlachs folklore is interesting of many nations outside Serbia. Folklore of the Vlachs in Serbia is one of the most unique in the world. The festival “Crnorečje in sing and play” is included in the calendar of international UNESCO folklore events.
MILOVAN MILOVANOVIĆ AS A DIPLOMAT
Milovan Milovanovic was one of the most successful and educated Serbian politicians and diplomats in its history. He is the creator of the Balkan Alliance, which liberated Southern and Old Serbia. He was for an inviolable alliance with Russia and for a pragmatic relationship with the Western powers. Milovan Milovanovic is primarily the creator of the Balkan Alliance, Serbia's greatest diplomatic success. He led Serbia's rational and pragmatic foreign policy and its diplomacy. He realized that Serbia could not stand alone against the Western powers, especially against Austria-Hungary. Therefore, he turned definitely to the Eastern question and the liberation of Old and Southern Serbia. He considered relations with Bulgaria crucial for the Balkan Alliance and was in favor of maximum concessions to Bulgaria. As a politician and diplomat, he pursued a combination of war and peace. He believed that Serbia had only one friend - Russia. His untimely death deprived Serbia of a remarkable politician in later tumultuous events.
