Zajecar - engleski - niska rezolucija

ZAJEČAR − CAPITAL OF SERBIAN EAST
According to a decision of the “Praviteljstvujušči sovjet”
(rebel government), Karađorđe appointed him on August
11, 1811 as Duke of Negotin Krajina. Of course that was a
gesture of recognition of the great hero, but also a way to
meet the severe events that were to follow. It was known
that Negotin would soon be under siege and that there were
not many able to defend it. Surrounded by the huge Turkish
army, with only 3,000 armed rebels under his command,
he refused to leave the city, and refused to surrender. Along
with his warriors, he sang aloud and fought until the last
glimmer of light in his eye, but brought great losses to the
enemy, leaving to posterity an example that still shines.
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Monument to
Haj duk-Velj ko in
Zaječar, a detail
Memorial room of
Ada m Bo go sa vlje vi ć
at the National
Museum in Za je ča r
Adam Bogosavljević
(1843-1880)
People’s tribune, a deputy, a fighter for social justice, democracy
and peasant rights, one of the founders of populist
radicalism in Serbia. Born in the Zaječar village Koprivnica,
to one of the richest families of the former Krajina district,
he attended primary school in his birth place, and later
Trade School in Belgrade, where he graduated in 1861, with
honors. However, contrary to his father’s wish for him to
become a trader, after the summer holidays he enrolled in
the fourth year of the First Belgrade Gymnasium. After completing
his high school education in the fall of 1864, he went
to the Faculty of Philosophy of the Great School in Belgrade
and was a very successful student.
This was the period of the second rule of Prince Mihailo
Obrenović. Young people at the time were overhelmed with
a romantic patriotic mood. Active in the left-wing youth
movement, Adam was repeatedly coming into conflict with
representatives of the Obrenović regime. Though a successful
student, he suddenly decided to abandon the studies and
to return to his home village, to dedicate himself to to agriculture
and educating people. However, he was deprived of
teacher’s position.
He got engaged with the Society for agriculture and
economy in Težak, in the illustrated magazine of that organization,
where he published professional articles on agriculture
until his death. In addressing the improvement and
modernization of agriculture, he advocated the successful
model of his own example. He was the first one who bought
a factory-made iron plow, showing farmers how to improve
field yields.
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For the State
of People
Adam Bo go sa vljević
was respectful
and popular among
the people. He was
elected an MP in the
Serbian Parliament
on 1874 elections.
Even before that, and
especially afterwards,
he distinguished himself
as an incorruptible
fighter for the
rights of the people,
democracy, local selfmanagement
and for
the development of
education, management
and army. He
fought for wealthier,
more efficient and
libertarian state of
the people. The focus
of his interest and
actions were the position
and progress of
the village and farmers,
prevalent social
class of that time.