- Central European University, Budapest
Marko Miljkovic
Central European University, History, Department Member
- Cold War history, History of Science and Technology, History of Socialist Economies, Social History, History of Yugoslavia, International Relations, and 17 moreCar Culture, Automobile history, Theory of History, Yugoslavia, Technology transfer, Cold War, Eastern European history, Automobile, Curating, Socialism, Industrialization, Nuclear Weapons, Yugoslavia (History), History of Technology, Nuclear proliferation, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy, and Iran nuclear programedit
- PhD thesis: Tito's Proliferation Puzzle: The Yugoslav Nuclear Program, 1948-1970 (2021)edit
- Professor Marsha Siefertedit
Automobil je naprava za čiji su nastanak i postojanje zaslužna mnoga važna otkrića, počev od vatre i točka, pa sve do savremenih mikroprocesora. Više od sto godina automobil u velikoj meri utiče na čovečanstvo. Njegova masovna proizvodnja... more
Automobil je naprava za čiji su nastanak i postojanje zaslužna mnoga važna otkrića, počev od vatre i točka, pa sve do savremenih mikroprocesora. Više od sto godina automobil u velikoj meri utiče na čovečanstvo. Njegova masovna proizvodnja na pokretnoj traci dovela je do tehnološke revolucije, podstakla izgradnju saobraćajnica, doprinela emancipaciji žena, nastanku nekih sportova i formiranju novog odnosa prema sredini u kojoj živimo. Knjiga koja je pred vama prati razvoj automobila i automobilske kulture u svetu i u Srbiji od pionirskih pokušaja do danas. Ljubiteljima automobila ona otkriva mnoštvo zanimljivih detalja o tom upečatljivom simbolu XX veka.
Research Interests:
Rad predstavlja dva različita „puta u komunizam“, posmatrana kroz komparativnu analizu razvoja automobilske industrije u Čehoslovačkoj i Jugosla-viji, u periodu između 1945. i sredine 1960-ih godina. Rezultati ove analize otkriva-ju da su... more
Rad predstavlja dva različita „puta u komunizam“, posmatrana kroz komparativnu analizu razvoja automobilske industrije u Čehoslovačkoj i Jugosla-viji, u periodu između 1945. i sredine 1960-ih godina. Rezultati ove analize otkriva-ju da su promene koje su se desile u obe zemlje tokom 1948. godine, proizvele spe-cifične okolnosti u kojima je čehoslovačka automobilska industrija gotovo prestala da postoji, usled nasilne primene sovjetskog modela proizvodnje, dok je Jugosla-vija uspela da razvije savremenu automobilsku industriju, oslanjajući se na podrš-ku italijanske kompanije FIAT. Iako su obe zemlje uspele da proizvedu sopstve-ni „narodni automobil“, strukturni nedostaci planske ekonomije doveli su do slič-nih rezultata, odnosno kvaliteta automobila koji je bio ispod projektovanog
Research Interests:
U radu se analiziraju potencijalni kratkoročni i dugoročni društveno-ekonomski efekti COVID-19pandemije u Srbiji. Istraživanje je bazirano na postojećoj stručnoj literaturi posvećenoj analizi iskustava sa prethodnim pandemijama, kao i... more
U radu se analiziraju potencijalni kratkoročni i dugoročni društveno-ekonomski efekti COVID-19pandemije u Srbiji. Istraživanje je bazirano na postojećoj stručnoj literaturi posvećenoj analizi iskustava sa prethodnim pandemijama, kao i savremenim radovima posvećenim tekućoj pandemiji i njenim posledicama. Oslanjajući se na istorijska iskustva sa pandemijama, autori su identifikovali nekoliko najvidljivijih mogućih posledica tekuće pandemije u kratkom, srednjem i dužem roku, pre svega na globalnom nivou, kaoi potencijalne refleksije ovih fenomena u Srbiji. U skladu sa primenjenom metodologijom, kao i činjenicom da u trenutku pisanja dalji tok i kraj COVID-19 pandemije nije moguće predvideti, autori zaključuju da će nadležni državni organi u narednom periodu biti pred velikim izazovom kada je reč o kreiranju odgovarajućih politika i strategija borbe za ublažavanje i rešavanje posledica tekuće pandemije
Research Interests:
U radu će biti analiziran uticaj institucionalizovane korupcije u Kraljevini Jugoslaviji na razvoj naftne industrije u periodu između 1920. i 1940. godine. Analitički okvir baziran je na konceptu institucionalizovane korupcije kao... more
U radu će biti analiziran uticaj institucionalizovane korupcije u Kraljevini Jugoslaviji na razvoj naftne industrije u periodu između 1920. i 1940. godine. Analitički okvir baziran je na konceptu institucionalizovane korupcije kao centralizovane sistemske i planske aktivnosti, duboko ukorenjene u postojeće političke strukture u Kraljevini Jugoslaviji. Jedan od glavnih zaključaka je da, uprkos činjenici da je Kraljevina Jugoslavija nominalno bila zemlja tržišne ekonomije, kao i da su najveće svetske kompanije bile zainteresovane da investiraju u razvoj naftne industrije u zemlji, institucionalizovana korupcija bila je ključni faktor neuspeha ovih projekata i time svakako negativno uticala na ekonomski razvoj zemlje, koja do početka Drugog svetskog rata nije razvila sopstvenu naftnu industriju. Istovremeno, Rada Pašić nije postao pravi naftni tajkun, ali je posle gotovo dve decenije sudskih procesa u kojima je država neuspešno pokušavala da povrati koncesije za istražne radove, 1940/41. godine svoje parcele za milionski iznos prodao nemačkoj kompaniji „Geverkšaft Elverat Erdelverke“ iz Hanovera (Gewerkschaft
Elwerath Erdölwerke Hannover).
Elwerath Erdölwerke Hannover).
Research Interests:
Rad predstavlja dva različita „puta u komunizam“, posmatrana kroz komparativnu analizu razvoja automobilske industrije u Čehoslovačkoj i Jugoslaviji, u periodu između 1945. i sredine 1960-ih godina. Rezultati ove analize otkrivaju da su... more
Rad predstavlja dva različita „puta u komunizam“, posmatrana kroz komparativnu analizu razvoja automobilske industrije u Čehoslovačkoj i Jugoslaviji, u periodu između 1945. i sredine 1960-ih godina. Rezultati ove analize otkrivaju da su promene koje su se desile u obe zemlje tokom 1948. godine, proizvele specifične okolnosti u kojima je čehoslovačka automobilska industrija gotovo prestala da postoji, usled nasilne primene sovjetskog modela proizvodnje, dok je Jugoslavija uspela da razvije savremenu automobilsku industriju, oslanjajući se na podršku italijanske kompanije FIAT. Iako su obe zemlje uspele da proizvedu sopstveni „narodni automobil“, strukturni nedostaci planske ekonomije doveli su do sličnih rezultata, odnosno kvaliteta automobila koji je bio ispod projektovanog.
The paper presents two different “paths to communism”, observed through a comparative analysis of the development of the automobile industry in Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, in the period between 1945 and the mid-1960s. The results of this analysis reveal that the changes, that took place in both countries during 1948, produced specific circumstances in which the Czechoslovak automobile industry almost ceased to exist due to the violent application of the Soviet model of production, while Yugoslavia managed to develop a modern automobile industry, relying on the support of the Italian company FIAT. Although both countries managed to produce their own “people’s car”, the structural shortcomings of the planned economy led to similar results, i.e. the quality of the car, which was below the projected quality.
The paper presents two different “paths to communism”, observed through a comparative analysis of the development of the automobile industry in Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, in the period between 1945 and the mid-1960s. The results of this analysis reveal that the changes, that took place in both countries during 1948, produced specific circumstances in which the Czechoslovak automobile industry almost ceased to exist due to the violent application of the Soviet model of production, while Yugoslavia managed to develop a modern automobile industry, relying on the support of the Italian company FIAT. Although both countries managed to produce their own “people’s car”, the structural shortcomings of the planned economy led to similar results, i.e. the quality of the car, which was below the projected quality.
Research Interests:
Циљ овог рада је да на основу анализе појаве, тока и последица данас давно заборављене пандемије грипа 1889–1890. године у Србији, покажемо значај и домете историјског истраживања оваквих тема, са фокусом на идентификовању друштвених... more
Циљ овог рада је да на основу анализе појаве, тока и последица данас давно заборављене пандемије грипа 1889–1890. године у Србији, покажемо значај и домете историјског истраживања оваквих тема, са фокусом на идентификовању друштвених феномена и њиховом евентуалном опстанку и у савременом српском друштву. Будући да је фокус рада на друштвеној историји Београда и Србије, истраживање је првенствено базирано на критичкој анализи београдске дневне штампе, али и других савремених часописа, уз коришћење доступне домаће и стране литературе као секундарних извора. Резултати анализе показују да су, упркос протоку од пуних 130 година између актуелне и анализиране пандемије „руског грипа”, реакције тадашње власти, здравственог система, па и самих грађана на појаву нове болести, биле готово идентичне као и у Србији 21. века.
Research Interests:
U radu se analiziraju potencijalni kratkoročni i dugoročni društveno-ekonomski efekti COVID-19 pandemije u Srbiji. Istraživanje je bazirano na postojećoj stručnoj literaturi posvećenoj analizi iskustava sa prethodnim pandemijama, kao i... more
U radu se analiziraju potencijalni kratkoročni i dugoročni društveno-ekonomski efekti COVID-19 pandemije u Srbiji. Istraživanje je bazirano na postojećoj stručnoj literaturi posvećenoj analizi iskustava sa prethodnim pandemijama, kao i savremenim radovima posvećenim tekućoj pandemiji i njenim posledicama. Oslanjajući se na istorijska iskustva sa pandemijama, autori su identifikovali nekoliko najvidljivijih mogućih posledica tekuće pandemije u kratkom, srednjem i dužem roku, pre svega na globalnom nivou, kao i potencijalne refleksije ovih fenomena u Srbiji. U skladu sa primenjenom metodologijom, kao i činjenicom da u trenutku pisanja dalji tok i kraj COVID-19 pandemije nije moguće predvideti, autori zaključuju da će nadležni državni organi u narednom periodu biti pred velikim izazovom kada je reč o kreiranju odgovarajućih politika i strategija borbe za ublažavanje i rešavanje posledica tekuće pandemije.
Research Interests:
The first nuclear accident in Yugoslavia in 1958 was among the first accidents of its kind in the world, and the only one of any significance in the country. This suggests that Yugoslav authorities either took the safety of workers in... more
The first nuclear accident in Yugoslavia in 1958 was among the first accidents of its kind in the world, and the only one of any significance in the country. This suggests that Yugoslav authorities either took the safety of workers in nuclear facilities very seriously, or that the Yugoslav nuclear program was not very developed in the first place. However, neither statement is completely true. This chapter presents the anatomy of a dynamic and complex relationship between the management and workers in the nuclear industry, through the lens of the state socialist system which was often promoted as a homogenized, stable, and uniform workers’ utopia. One of the main arguments of this chapter is that due to the rush for results, intense secrecy, and the overall importance of nuclear programs, the status of workers in the nuclear industry in Yugoslavia—or indeed any other political or social system—is always somewhat different than in more conventional industrial sectors. Placed in an intricate, often contradictory framework of different agents, motives, and expectations, the workers’ voice is too often silent or silenced, while their desired and promised well-being may be betrayed in equal measure.
Research Interests:
The history of sport in socialist Yugoslavia is a peculiar lens through which to examine the country’s social, cultural and political transformations. Sport is represented as one of the most popular and engaging cultural phenomena of... more
The history of sport in socialist Yugoslavia is a peculiar lens through which to examine the country’s social, cultural and political transformations. Sport is represented as one of the most popular and engaging cultural phenomena of social life. Sport both embodied the social dynamics of the socialist period as well as revealing questions of the everyday lives of the Yugoslav people. Ultimately, sport was closely intertwined with the country’s overall destiny. This volume offers an introduction into the myriad social functions that sport served in the Yugoslav socialist project. It illustrates how sport was central to the establishment of Yugoslavia’s physical and leisure culture in the early post-Second World War period, an international promotional tool for Yugoslav communists championing the ideological superiority of the ‘Brotherhood and Unity’ and the Non-Aligned Movement, as well as a social field in which the ideological contradictions of Yugoslav socialism became increasingly apparent. The chapters expand the existing knowledge of the processes that defined Yugoslav sport and contribute to a more nuanced understanding of socialist Yugoslavia in the years between 1945 and 1991.
Table of Contents
1. From the Concept of the Communist ‘New Man’ to Nationalist Hooliganism: Research Perspectives on Sport in Socialist Yugoslavia
Dario Brentin and Dejan Zec
2. How Falcons Became Partizans
Hrvoje Klasić
3. How Doing Sport Became a Culture: Producing the Concept of Physical Cultivation of the Yugoslavs
Ana Petrov
4. Gender Policies and Amateur Sports in Early Yugoslav Socialism
Ivan Simić
5. Like a Bridge Over Troubled Adriatic Water: The Complex Relationship between Italian and Yugoslavian Sporting Diplomacy (1945-1954)
Nicola Sbetti
6. Laying the Foundations of Physical Culture: The Stadium Revolution in Socialist Yugoslavia
Richard Mills
7. FC Red Star Belgrade and the Multiplicity of Social Identifications in Socialist Yugoslavia: Representative Dimensions of the ‘Big Four’ Football Clubs
Martin Blasius
8. The 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics and Identity-Formation in Late Socialist Sarajevo
Zlatko Jovanovic
9. Blind-Alleys on the Road to Communism: ‘Isms’ of the Automobile Sport in Socialist Yugoslavia, 1945-1992
Marko Miljković
This book was originally published as a special issue of The International Journal of the History of Sport.
Table of Contents
1. From the Concept of the Communist ‘New Man’ to Nationalist Hooliganism: Research Perspectives on Sport in Socialist Yugoslavia
Dario Brentin and Dejan Zec
2. How Falcons Became Partizans
Hrvoje Klasić
3. How Doing Sport Became a Culture: Producing the Concept of Physical Cultivation of the Yugoslavs
Ana Petrov
4. Gender Policies and Amateur Sports in Early Yugoslav Socialism
Ivan Simić
5. Like a Bridge Over Troubled Adriatic Water: The Complex Relationship between Italian and Yugoslavian Sporting Diplomacy (1945-1954)
Nicola Sbetti
6. Laying the Foundations of Physical Culture: The Stadium Revolution in Socialist Yugoslavia
Richard Mills
7. FC Red Star Belgrade and the Multiplicity of Social Identifications in Socialist Yugoslavia: Representative Dimensions of the ‘Big Four’ Football Clubs
Martin Blasius
8. The 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics and Identity-Formation in Late Socialist Sarajevo
Zlatko Jovanovic
9. Blind-Alleys on the Road to Communism: ‘Isms’ of the Automobile Sport in Socialist Yugoslavia, 1945-1992
Marko Miljković
This book was originally published as a special issue of The International Journal of the History of Sport.
Research Interests:
The Yugoslav exhibition of consumer goods in Moscow was the first of its kind organized by Yugoslavia in a communist country. It opened its door to the public on May 25, 1960, amidst the super-heated international political environment... more
The Yugoslav exhibition of consumer goods in Moscow was the first of its kind organized by Yugoslavia in a communist country. It opened its door to the public on May 25, 1960, amidst the super-heated international political environment after the American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. Following the colossal propaganda success of the 1959 U.S. National Exhibition in Moscow, the Yugoslavs managed to deliver yet another propaganda blow to the Soviet prestige, showcasing that even socialism outside the Soviet bloc and in close collaboration with the United States was not only possible but also better.
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
U radu će biti analiziran uticaj institucionalizovane korupcije u Kraljevini Jugoslaviji na razvoj naftne industrije u periodu između 1920. i 1940. godine. Analitički okvir baziran je na konceptu institucionalizovane korupcije kao... more
U radu će biti analiziran uticaj institucionalizovane korupcije u Kraljevini Jugoslaviji na razvoj naftne industrije u periodu između 1920. i 1940. godine. Analitički okvir baziran je na konceptu institucionalizovane korupcije kao centralizovane sistemske i planske aktivnosti, duboko ukorenjene u postojeće političke strukture u Kraljevini Jugoslaviji. Jedan od glavnih zaključaka je da, uprkos činjenici da je Kraljevina Jugoslavija nominalno bila zemlja tržišne ekonomije, kao i da su najveće svetske kompanije bile zainteresovane da investiraju u razvoj naftne industrije u zemlji, institucionalizovana korupcija bila je ključni faktor neuspeha ovih projekata i time svakako negativno uticala na ekonomski razvoj zemlje, koja do početka Drugog svetskog rata nije razvila sopstvenu naftnu industriju. Istovremeno, Rada Pašić nije postao pravi naftni tajkun, ali je posle gotovo dve decenije sudskih procesa u kojima je država neuspešno pokušavala da povrati koncesije za istražne radove, 1940/4...
Research Interests:
Grand Prix trka organizovana u Beogradu 3. septembra 1939. godine predstavljala je jednu od najvecih sportskih manifesta-cija do tada održanih u Kraljevini Jugoslaviji. Istovremeno, to je bila i jedina Grand Prix trka vožena za vreme... more
Grand Prix trka organizovana u Beogradu 3. septembra 1939. godine predstavljala je jednu od najvecih sportskih manifesta-cija do tada održanih u Kraljevini Jugoslaviji. Istovremeno, to je bila i jedina Grand Prix trka vožena za vreme Drugog svetskog rata. U clanku se analizira koliko je održavanje te trke i samo ucesce na njoj, u kontekstu pocetka Drugog svetskog rata, imalo znacaj kao sredstvo kojim su države mogle da predstave svoju orijentaciju u drasticno promenjenim spoljnopolitickim okolnostima.
Research Interests:
The article investigates the history of the CER-10, the first Yugo-slav electronic computer, and the subsequent failed attempt for the establishment of the computer industry during the 1960s. While the CER-10 was an important milestone on... more
The article investigates the history of the CER-10, the first Yugo-slav electronic computer, and the subsequent failed attempt for the establishment of the computer industry during the 1960s. While the CER-10 was an important milestone on the Yugoslav road to technological modernization, the aftermath of this project revealed myriads of problems of the entire Yugoslav state system, which included simultaneous implementation of conflicting economic policies, the heavy hand of Aleksandar Rankovic and the Yugoslav secret police in the country’s economy, as well as the channeling of federal funds into Serbian companies without much economic rationale, all of which eventually ground the establishment of this high-tech industrial sector to a halt.
Research Interests:
Najpopularniji automobili u Kraljevini Jugoslaviji u me-đuratnom periodu bili su americki. Međutim, u periodu od 1936–1939. godine oni su u velikoj meri bili potisnuti sa jugoslovenskog tržista, a njihove pozicije su preuzele nemacke... more
Najpopularniji automobili u Kraljevini Jugoslaviji u me-đuratnom periodu bili su americki. Međutim, u periodu od 1936–1939. godine oni su u velikoj meri bili potisnuti sa jugoslovenskog tržista, a njihove pozicije su preuzele nemacke automobilske kompanije. U clanku se prvenstveno analiziraju motivi i mehanizmi koji su doveli do ove promene. Posmatrano kroz pitanje uvoza automobila, analizirane su i sire posledice vođenja takve ekonomske politike na politicku samo-stalnost Kraljevine Jugoslavije.
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
Th e Yugoslav exhibition of consumer goods in Moscow was the fi rst of its kind organized by Yugoslavia in a communist country. It opened its door to the public on May 25, 1960, amidst the super-heated international political environment... more
Th e Yugoslav exhibition of consumer goods in Moscow was the fi rst of its kind organized by Yugoslavia in a communist country. It opened its door to the public on May 25, 1960, amidst the super-heated international political environment aft er the American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. Following the colossal propaganda success of the 1959 U.S. National Exhibition in Moscow, the Yugoslavs managed to deliver yet another propaganda blow to the Soviet prestige, showcasing that even socialism outside the Soviet bloc and in close collaboration with the United States was not only possible but also better.
Research Interests:
This paper traces the early period of the Yugoslav nuclear program, in which the biggest problem was finding uranium. With only a handful of trained geologists and prospectors, the solution was found in the employment of German experts.... more
This paper traces the early period of the Yugoslav nuclear program, in which the biggest problem was finding uranium. With only a handful of trained geologists and prospectors, the solution was found in the employment of German experts. This was a global trend at the time, and as this paper shows, was not reserved for great powers. Relying on the expertise of German scientists, Yugoslavia managed to raise the first postwar generation of geologists, who eventually found uranium and started its exploitation on several locations in the country, most notably in Kalna (Serbia) and Žirovski vrh (Slovenia).
Research Interests:
The license agreement between the Italian Fiat and the Yugoslav Crvena Zastava, signed in 1954, was the first commercial arrangement and enterprise between a Western corporation and a socialist country in the post-war era. The Yugoslav... more
The license agreement between the Italian Fiat and the Yugoslav Crvena Zastava, signed in 1954, was the first commercial arrangement and enterprise between a Western corporation and a socialist country in the post-war era. The Yugoslav side expected the establishment of the modern automobile industry to have a spin-off effect, helping to modernise the entire industrial sector. However, this ambitious plan failed to materialise, leaving the country with Western-type automobiles, which often fell below even East European quality standards. As it was linked to almost the entire industrial sector, the underperformance of the Yugoslav automobile industry can be understood as both a reason for and indication of a dangerously overstretched political and economic system. In particular, the ‘ethnic key’ policy and so-called workers’ self-management were bottlenecks in reaching successful outcomes, only further fuelling Yugoslav contradictions instead of helping to modernise the Yugoslav econ...
Research Interests:
The article investigates the history of the CER-10, the first Yugoslav electronic computer, and the subsequent failed attempt for the establishment of the computer industry during the 1960s. While the CER-10 was an important milestone on... more
The article investigates the history of the CER-10, the first Yugoslav electronic computer, and the subsequent failed attempt for the establishment of the computer industry during the 1960s. While the CER-10 was an important milestone on the Yugoslav road to technological modernization, the aftermath of this project revealed myriads of problems of the entire Yugoslav state system, which included simultaneous implementation of conflicting economic policies, the heavy hand of Aleksandar Ranković and the Yugoslav secret police in the country's economy, as well as the channeling of federal funds into Serbian companies without much economic rationale, all of which eventually ground the establishment of this high-tech industrial sector to a halt.
Research Interests:
This paper analyses the development of automobile sport in Yugoslavia, using it as a specific lens on the Yugoslav society and political system. Focusing on races on the track of the Belgrade Grand Prix of 1939, which new socialist... more
This paper analyses the development of automobile sport in Yugoslavia, using it as a specific lens on the Yugoslav society and political system. Focusing on races on the track of the Belgrade Grand Prix of 1939, which new socialist authorities used for propaganda purposes until the late 1950s, the ‘national class’ competition as the first professional competition in the country, and the Soviet-style Sutjeska Rally, my analysis shows that automobile sport in socialist Yugoslavia featured a variety of characteristics of both ‘capitalist’ and ‘communist’ sport. This contradictory situation included parallel existence of many ‘isms’ – ‘amateurism’ and ‘professionalism’, ‘nationalism’, ‘unitarianism’, ‘propagandism’, ‘commercialism’, and many more. Being in a constant flux between these opposite pairs, automobile sport in Yugoslavia clearly reflected many of the contradictions of the Yugoslav state system.
Research Interests:
The license agreement between the Italian Fiat and the Yugoslav Crvena Zastava, signed in 1954, was the first commercial arrangement and enterprise between a Western corporation and a socialist country in the post-war era. The Yugoslav... more
The license agreement between the Italian Fiat and the Yugoslav Crvena Zastava, signed in 1954, was the first commercial arrangement and enterprise between a Western corporation and a socialist country in the post-war era. The Yugoslav side expected the establishment of the modern automobile industry to have a spin-off effect, helping to modernise the entire industrial sector. However, this ambitious plan failed to materialise, leaving the country with Western-type automobiles, which often fell below even East European quality standards. As it was linked to almost the entire industrial sector, the underperformance of the Yugoslav automobile industry can be understood as both a reason for and indication of a dangerously overstretched political and economic system. In particular, the ‘ethnic key’ policy and so-called workers’ self-management were bottlenecks in reaching successful outcomes, only further fuelling Yugoslav contradictions instead of helping to modernise the Yugoslav economy.
Research Interests:
In less than half a century automobilism in socialist Yugoslavia expanded rapidly; from the least developed European country in that aspect immediately after the Second World War, to a country on the verge of a stable motorized society by... more
In less than half a century automobilism in socialist Yugoslavia expanded rapidly; from the least developed European country in that aspect immediately after the Second World War, to a country on the verge of a stable motorized society by the late 1980s, comparable to the level of West European countries. At the same time, Yugoslavia was far ahead of all other socialist countries in Europe. Constructing an original model of a society somewhere on the crossroads between the "capitalist" West and "socialist" East, Yugoslavia achieved a little bit of both worlds, supporting the development of private motorization and automoblism, but at the same time keeping all the characteristics and the problems of the socialist system. Nevertheless, with many successes and failures along this original "road to communism" the achieved results are impressive: the automobile became a member of an average Yugoslav family, and the socialist period can be truly understood and explained as the "golden age" of automobilism in former Yugoslav countries.
Research Interests:
Članak obrađuje početni period razvoja savremene automobilske industrije u Jugoslaviji (1955-1962.), na primeru fabrike automobila Crvena zastava, odnosno razvoja proizvodnje "fiće". Prateći različite aspekte saradnje između Crvene... more
Članak obrađuje početni period razvoja savremene automobilske industrije u Jugoslaviji (1955-1962.), na primeru fabrike automobila Crvena zastava, odnosno razvoja proizvodnje "fiće". Prateći različite aspekte saradnje između Crvene zastave i italijanskog FIAT-a na ovom projektu, fokus ovog rada je na problemu transfera i usvajanja savremene italijanske tehnologije u jugoslovenski sistem radničkog samoupravljanja fabrikama. Deo ove analize se bavi i rezultatima koje je ovaj proces imao na formiranje specifičnog jugoslovenskog modela industrijske proizvodnje, koji je predstavljao kombinaciju socijalističkog i kapitalističkog načina proizvodnje. Konačno, "fića" je, kao najvidljiviji rezultat izgradnje ovog hibridnog modela, posmatran i kao simbol uspeha procesa ubrzane industrijalizacije Jugoslavije posle Drugog svetskog rata i kreiranja njene radničke klase.
Research Interests:
Sajmovi automobila u nacističkoj Njemačkoj imali su posebno značenje koje je uvelike nadilazilo okvire gospodarske manifestacije, služeći i kao važno sredstvo nacističke promidžbe usmjereno prema domaćoj i stranoj javnosti. Usporedbom... more
Sajmovi automobila u nacističkoj Njemačkoj imali su posebno značenje koje je uvelike nadilazilo okvire gospodarske manifestacije, služeći i kao važno sredstvo nacističke promidžbe usmjereno prema domaćoj i stranoj javnosti. Usporedbom nastupa njemačke automobilske industrije na sajmovima automobila u Beogradu, Zagrebu i Ljubljani u drugoj polovini 1930-ih, razdoblju bliske gospodarske i političke suradnje između Kraljevine Jugoslavije i Njemačkoga Reicha, u radu se analizira na koji su način i u kojoj mjeri te manifestacije u Kraljevini Jugoslaviji postale dio mehanizma njemačke nacističke promidžbe.
Najpopularniji automobili u Kraljevini Jugoslaviji u međuratnom periodu su bili američki. Međutim, u periodu 1936-1939. godine oni su u velikoj meri bili potisnuti sa jugoslovenskog tržišta, a njihove pozicije su preuzele nemačke... more
Najpopularniji automobili u Kraljevini Jugoslaviji u međuratnom periodu su bili američki. Međutim, u periodu 1936-1939. godine oni su u velikoj meri bili potisnuti sa jugoslovenskog tržišta, a njihove pozicije su preuzele nemačke automobilske kompanije. U članku se prvenstveno analiziraju motivi i mehanizmi koji su doveli do ove promene. Posmatrano kroz pitanje uvoza automobila, analizirane su i šire posledice vođenja takve ekonomske politike na političku samostalnost Kraljevine Jugoslavije.
Research Interests:
Grand Prix trka organizovana u Beogradu 3. septembra 1939. godine predstavljala je jednu od najvećih sportskih manifestacija do tada održanih u Kraljevini Jugoslaviji. Istovremeno, ovo je bila i jedina Grand Prix trka vožena za vreme... more
Grand Prix trka organizovana u Beogradu 3. septembra 1939. godine predstavljala je jednu od najvećih sportskih manifestacija do tada održanih u Kraljevini Jugoslaviji. Istovremeno, ovo je bila i jedina Grand Prix trka vožena za vreme Drugog svetskog rata. U članku se analizira u kojoj je meri održavanje ove trke, kao i samo učešće na njoj u kontekstu početka Drugog svetskog rata imalo značaj kao sredstvo kojim su države mogle da predstave svoju orijentaciju u drastično promenjenim spoljnopolitičkim okolnostima.
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
Jugoslavija je radila na razvoju atomskog oružja praktično od završetka Drugog svetskog rata, sve do završetka Hladnog rata i raspada zemlje. Bilo je i zabluda, naivnosti, čak i preteranog samopouzdanja, ali ideja nikada u potpunosti nije... more
Jugoslavija je radila na razvoju atomskog oružja praktično od završetka Drugog svetskog rata, sve do završetka Hladnog rata i raspada zemlje. Bilo je i zabluda, naivnosti, čak i preteranog samopouzdanja, ali ideja nikada u potpunosti nije napuštena, otkriva za Nedeljnik Marko Miljković, prvi istoričar na jugoslovenskim prostorima koji se ozbiljno bavio temom jugoslovenskog nuklearnog programa i procesom nastanka atomske bombe u Jugoslaviji.
Research Interests:
Short article about the experience in researching in Indian archives, posted on the Sources and Methods blog of the Wilson Center’s History and Public Policy Program. The blog is designed for the global community of international history... more
Short article about the experience in researching in Indian archives, posted on the Sources and Methods blog of the Wilson Center’s History and Public Policy Program.
The blog is designed for the global community of international history experts, historically interested policymakers and practitioners as well as the interested public to share their research and engage in conversations with one another.
The blog is designed for the global community of international history experts, historically interested policymakers and practitioners as well as the interested public to share their research and engage in conversations with one another.
Research Interests:
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was incrementally established as a response to the simultaneous fears and expectations arising from the discovery of nuclear energy. The Agency’s role fluctuated continuously between these two... more
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was incrementally established as a response to the simultaneous fears and expectations arising from the discovery of nuclear energy. The Agency’s role fluctuated continuously between these two outlooks, changing in accordance with (inter)national moods, politics, and uninterrupted technological change. The historical development of the IAEA necessarily reflects these changing attitudes towards nuclear energy. Aside from a few works on the IAEA’s evolution as an international organization, however, the Agency’s complex and multilayered role in the proliferation of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes and non-proliferation of sensitive technology has not been investigated, due mostly to the relative inaccessibility of the Agency’s records and related materials.
In this respect, the holdings of the IAEA Archives represent one of the most desirable collections of documents related to the history of nuclear weapons and the proliferation of nuclear technology. At the same time, this archival material is extraordinarily difficult to access, due to a variety of practical and administrative obstacles, the reasons for which are numerous.
This report offers an insider’s view on some potential problems future researchers might encounter in the IAEA Archives, as well as some practical advice. As a researcher in the IAEA Archives, I had the opportunity to conduct research there for six full weeks which, with all its successes and disappointments, proved to be a very valuable and pleasant experience and one that helped to expand the scope of my dissertation and uncover several interesting new aspects of my ongoing work.
In this respect, the holdings of the IAEA Archives represent one of the most desirable collections of documents related to the history of nuclear weapons and the proliferation of nuclear technology. At the same time, this archival material is extraordinarily difficult to access, due to a variety of practical and administrative obstacles, the reasons for which are numerous.
This report offers an insider’s view on some potential problems future researchers might encounter in the IAEA Archives, as well as some practical advice. As a researcher in the IAEA Archives, I had the opportunity to conduct research there for six full weeks which, with all its successes and disappointments, proved to be a very valuable and pleasant experience and one that helped to expand the scope of my dissertation and uncover several interesting new aspects of my ongoing work.
Research Interests:
Intervju sa autorom objavljen u emisiji Vodič za roditelje
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOQXPty6dLw&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOQXPty6dLw&feature=youtu.be