1. STEP INTO SERBIAN

A simple and easy guide that will help you master the basics of the Serbian language. The guide consists of various exercises, grammatical explanations, but of course also simple vocabulary for everyday communication.

The Serbian language belongs to the South Slavic language group alongside Croatian, Macedonian, Slovenian and Bulgarian. It is part of a large group of Slavic languages ​​(including Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak).

Language reformer Vuk Karadžić (1787–1864) laid the foundations of the modern Serbian language. He revised the alphabet with a new style of phonetic spelling with the maxim "Write as you speak."

Spelling and pronunciation in Serbian are very easy because words are written according to phonetic principles. Each letter represents one sound, each is pronounced separately and each word is written as it is pronounced.

2. A GUIDE TO THE SERBIAN MENTALITY

Belgrade writer and painter Momo Kapor spent many years studying the mentality of his compatriots. The fruit of this literary research is this book, a book that will help you see the essence of the Serbian people and their way of life. This long-time columnist for the respected Serbian daily Politika and the monthly JAT Review, published by JAT Airways, compiled his best and most interesting articles for this book, which is richly illustrated with his own drawings.

Through the self-ironic and humorous tone typical of the books of George Mikesh, Ephraim Kishon and Art Buchwald, the readers of this book will find out what Serbs like and what they don't like, whom they admire and despise, what they eat and drink, how they spend their free time, what they dream about. and what they believe; in a word, the book talks about what makes a Serb from the inside Belgrade writer and painter Momo Kapor has been studying the mentality of his compatriots for years.

3. THE BEST DISHES OF SERBIA - MILOVAN MIĆA STOJANOVIĆ, MILAN STOJANOVIĆ

Traditional dishes from the kitchen of the creator of Karađorđe schnitzel.

In an effort to show the values ​​of local cuisine to a wide audience, culinary masters Milovan Mića Stojanović and Milan Stojanović selected the most beautiful dishes from the Serbian culinary treasury that are prepared in the traditional way in households and restaurants.

Representative dishes from all parts of Serbia are shown, as well as original dishes created in the gastronomic workshop of professor Milovan Mica Stojanović, world culinary champion and author of the famous Karađorđe schnitzel.

Reading this cookbook, inspired by the variety and quality of traditional cuisine, will enable us not only to prepare home-made dishes with ease, but also to complete the pleasure of visiting restaurants of national cuisine enriched with new knowledge.

4. IT IS CALLED AT US - Maja Stojanović

This book is a collection of everyday phrases that we are all familiar with here, but rarely appreciate. All the most famous Serbian phrases that cannot be literally translated, explained in English!

Various origins, great play on words and a fantastic dose of humor are all elements of these sayings that this book presents and explains, in an illustrated form. Welcome to an educational journey through Balkan culture!

5. SERBIAN CELEBRATION AND HOLIDAYS, FOUNDATIONS OF OUR TRADITION, GLORY

The festivals and holidays collected and presented in this book testify not only to the spirituality of the Serbian people, but also to the rich national culture that has been preserved to this day, manifested in folk customs, traditions, myths and legends, passed down from generation to generation.

Everything you need to know about your spiritual heritage is collected in this book, and its content allows you to properly preserve your family tradition.

6. SERBIA - Dragan Bosnić

Dragan Bosnić's richly illustrated monograph, Serbia, reveals to the reader numerous well-known, but also the more hidden tourist destinations of Serbia. Conceived as a kind of guide, this book will inspire you to explore our country and at the same time offer a handful of interesting information. Since it is still worth making a calendar plan for a tour of Serbia, the intention of this book is to guide what, when and how to see.

7. SERBIAN CHURCHES AND MONASTERIES - VLADIMIR DULOVIĆ

Churches and monasteries are not only an expression of our faith, but also one of the most important sources of knowledge about the Serbian past, culture and history. Reading about these magnificent buildings, we actually learn what secular and church life looked like in the era in which they were built, as well as the subsequent fate that marked them to this day. Detailed and inspired descriptions are accompanied by colorful photographs and illustrations, which will fully convey the beauty of our sanctuaries to the reader.

8. ORNAMENTS OF SERBIA - PYROTIC CARPET - Milica Živadinović

A book that talks about all the interesting things and facts about Pirot carpets. You can find out everything from how they are made, to where they are used, to the meaning of the many symbols on them.

Tradition woven with feelings and skill. In search of an explanation of the origin and possible meanings of the ornaments on the Pirot carpet, this book provides a thorough insight into the tradition of women's craft. Rare and carefully selected photographs have been collected for the first time especially for this deluxe edition. The beauty, harmony and mastery of making carpets today inspire and amaze, and their aesthetics enrich the modern interior.

9. SERBIAN MYTHOLOGY: IN BELIEFS, CUSTOMS AND RITUAL - SRETEN PETROVIĆ

Before you is an updated edition of one of the most comprehensive studies of Serbian and Slavic mythology, which presents the results of Professor Sreten Petrović's long-term research in this field. It is certainly essential reading for anyone who wants to get acquainted with the basics of ethnocultural studies of the mythological system of the Old Slavs, especially of the Serbs, but also of people from the immediate environment, as well as for those who professionally deal with this topic, for whom it will be an indispensable reference. in research.

In this book, perhaps for the first time, the role of the Slavs in the broad context of the entire civilization is thematized, but also their characterology, which certainly contributes to the idea of ​​constituting a more compact system of Slavic mythology and its relation to other mythologies. Professor Petrović also discusses the general principles of religiosity, from animology and demonology to the systematic foundation of the mythological system, as well as the Serbian-Slavic myth in common practice. The book is enriched with numerous illustrations and maps that will help the reader to better and more easily overcome any doubts.

10. THE MAGIC OF BELGRADE - Momo Kapor

For more than fifty years, Belgrade has been a constant source of inspiration for the writer and painter Moma Kapor. In histories, essays and cartoons, as well as in very fine strokes of the pen, he tries to discover what it is that actually makes the magic of Belgrade.

This book consists of stories and fragments, of anecdotes and strange biographies of the inhabitants of this city, which have been selected from several of the forty books produced by this best-selling author, translated into numerous languages.