A great man is one who collects knowledge the way a bee collects honey and uses it to help people overcome the difficulties they endure - hunger, ignorance and disease!
- Nikola Tesla

Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.
- Franklin Roosevelt

While their territory has been devastated and their homes despoiled, the spirit of the Serbian people has not been broken.
- Woodrow Wilson

Available Back Issues 2000

SERB WORLD U.S.A. November/December 2000 vol. XVII, no. 2

  • "The Railway Special" by William Jovanovich
  • "The Lost History of Gavrilo Princip" by David DeVoss
  • "At Work in South Chicago" by Luka M. Pejovic from "Srbi u South Chicago" written in 1939
  • "Desanka Maksimovic, renowned and beloved Serbian poetess" by Serb World U.S.A.staff
  • "Recollections of the Uprising" a poem by Desanka Maksimovic, translated by Dorian Cooke
  • "The Beggar" a poem by Desanka Maksimovic, translated by A. Lencaric and J. Lavrin
  • "Of Interest" a regular feature of 2 to 5 pages of short items about events, facts, awards...
  • Recipe: "Banjaluka Torta"
  • "Memories of Minnesota: Serbian Christmas, St. George, and Others" by Sophie Luzaich
  • "Milan Opacich Presents: Pete Radakovich" a regular music feature by Milan Opacich
  • "The Number Two Christmas" by Milla Zenovich Logan
  • "Letter from Kosovo" by George J. Vuckovich
  • "What to do with the Balkans: Fierce Wars and Fragile Peace 1875-1878" by Philip D. Hart
  • "Families of the Borderland: Between Austrians and Ottomans, 1875" by Serb World U.S.A.staff

SERB WORLD U.S.A. September/October 2000 vol. XVII, no. 1

  • "Daniel, My Brother" by Joe Payne
  • "The Magic Basil" a Serbian folk tale from Vuk Karadzic, adapted by Serb World U.S.A.
  • "Celebrity: Eastern Europeans" by William Jovanovich
  • Chirstmas Gift Ideas, 2000
  • "Letter from Kosovo" by George J. Vuckovich
  • "Of Interest" a regular feature of 2 to 5 pages of short items about events, facts, awards...
  • Recipe: "Cream Cheese Lika-Style"
  • "Milan Opacich Presents: Danilo Kozarski" a regular music feature by Milan Opacich
  • "'Cultured' Treats of the Balkans" by Michael D. Nicklanovich
  • "Medical Research and Yogurt" by Michael D. Nicklanovich
  • "Arizona Cattle Baron: Pioneer and Lawman, T.D. Casanega" by Mary Nicklanovich Hart
  • "The Arlow Brothers of Cleveland...a daughter's tribute" from Tanya Arlow-Dushaw

SERB WORLD U.S.A. July/August 2000 vol. XVI, no. 6

  • "True West, Last West" by William Jovanovich
  • "Buhach: An Old Country Chrysanthemum" by Michael D. Nicklanovich
  • "A Grand Tour: An American Woman in the Balkans, 1908" by Michael D. Nicklanovich
  • "Serbs of Saint Spiridon: Trieste 1751-1951" by Serb World U.S.A.staff
  • "An Enlightened View of Nationalism" by Professor Ales Hrdlicka
  • "Of Interest" a regular feature of 2 to 5 pages of short items about events, facts, awards...
  • Recipe: "Old Fashioned Plum Strudel"
  • "Milan Opacich Presents: The Maravich Sisters of Gary" a regular music feature by Milan Opacich
  • "Surviving the Great Depression" by Milan Zec
  • "A Life in Three Centuries: Ljubica Mrvichin Sarenac Bajovich" by Dorothy Pokrajac Pjevich
  • "Letter from Kosovo" by George J. Vuckovich
  • "What to do with the Balkans: Gladstone vs. Disraeli (1870's)" by Philip D. Hart

SERB WORLD U.S.A. May/June 2000 vol. XVI, no. 5

  • "The Protective Veil: a vision from old Constantinople" by Michael D. Nicklanovich
  • "Captains and Merchants of the Sea: a Pastrovictradition" by Serb World U.S.A.staff
  • "William Wirt and Gary's Public Schools" by Michael D. Nicklanovich
  • "Of Interest" a regular feature of 2 to 5 pages of short items about events, facts, awards...
  • Recipe: "Adriatic Salad"
  • "Letters from Kosovo" by George J. Vuckovich
  • "Along the Adriatic: ancient towns and trade" by Serb World U.S.A.staff
  • "Milan Opacich Presents: SvirajOrchestra" a regular music feature by Milan Opacich
  • "Serbs of South Bend: Great Depression, World War II, Post-War Era" by Steve Mandich
  • "Serbs at Studebaker" by Steve Mandich
  • "South Bend's Serbs Go to College" by Steve Mandich
  • "The Tale of Two Calendars: the Julian and the Gregorian" by Philip D. Hart

SERB WORLD U.S.A. March/April 2000 vol. XVI, no. 4

  • "Serbs of South Bend, Indiana: Part I...Wagons, Wheels, Automobiles" by Steve Mandich
  • "The Guslarin History" by Serb World U.S.A. staff
  • "Honors at Arlington: Eli Popovich Remembered" by Philip D. Hart
  • "The Celebration of Spring: The New Year of the Ancient Serbs" by Serb World U.S.A.staff
  • "Of Interest" a regular feature of 2 to 5 pages of short items about events, facts, awards...
  • Recipe: "Serbian Easter Bread"
  • "Milan Opacich Presents: The Violin Joins the Tamburitza"a regular music feature by Milan Opacich
  • "Steve Legino of Omaha: 'The man who could make the earth tremble.'" by his son Eli Legino
  • "The Young Nobleman and His Animal Friends" a Serbian folk tale adapted from a collection by Elodie Mijatovich
  • "Frescoes: Medieval Treasures" by George Kosich and Michael D. Nicklanovich
  • "Migrations: The Ottoman Conquest and After" based on the work of Dr. Jovan Cvijic (1920), translated by Serb World U.S.A.

SERB WORLD U.S.A. January/February 2000 vol. XVI, no. 3

  • "Home Again in the Valley of Giants: Cetinje" by George J. Vuckovich
  • "Bato and Basketball—A Star from the North Chicago Neighborhood" by Dr. Dan Pyevich
  • "The Serbs of the Old North Chicago Neighborhood" by Dr. Dan Pyevich
  • "Of Interest" a regular feature of 2 to 5 pages of short items about events, facts, awards...
  • Recipe: "Old-Fashioned Serbian Stew" by Rose Benes
  • "A Glimpse of Our Past: 'Serbianism in America'" from Brankovo koloin 1903, translated by Serb World U.S.A.
  • "Milan Opacich Presents: Into the New Century with the Popovich Brothers" a regular music feature by Milan Opacich
  • "Back to Those Hills: A Daughter's Memories, Part 2" by Mary Rusnov Abramovich
  • "Jovan Jovanovic 'Zmaj'—Beloved Poet of His People" by Mary Nicklanovich Hart
  • "Grandpa and Grandson...'Uz'o deda svog unuka'" a poem by Jovan Jovanovic-Zmaj, translated by Serb World U.S.A.
  • "The Slavonic Peoples: 'Who are the Slavs? What should we know about them?' " by Robert J. Kerner, 1932.
  • "The Indo-European Family of Languages, a chart tracing the development of most European languages, including Serbo-Croatian"

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Milos Rastovic

Milos Rastovic was born in Sombor, Serbia where he finished elementary and Gymnasium. His father, Ilija Rastovic, was a Professor in Gymnasium high school and poet who published eight books of poetry. Zivka Rastovic, his mother, worked in the insurance business. Rastovic earned a Bachelor Degree at the University of Belgrade, Department of Philosophy, with a work: “Eternal Recurrence of the Same in Nietzsche’s Philosophy.” After graduation, he was a Professor of Philosophy for eight years in high schools in Sombor. While teaching, he created thefirst philosophy website of its kind in Serbia to make philosophy more interesting and approachable for students. He earned his Masters Degree in Philosophy at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A. He is a member of many professional societies in philosophy and political sciences and Slavic studies. He has presented papers at numerousacademic conferences and publishedarticles and reviews of books in the United States, Canada, and many European countries.

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The Prologue of Ohrid

St Nikolai of Zica (Velimirovic) (1880-1956) has been called the "Serbian Chrysostom" for his theological depth and golden-tongued eloquence. Now for the first time, a complete and unabridged English translation of St. Nikolai's Prologue of Ohrid has been made available. St. Nikolai's Prologue has become a much-loved spiritual classic for Orthodox Christians worldwide. An inspirational source-book of the Orthodox Faith, it contains within its pages a summation of the Church's wisdom and Her experience of sanctity through the Grace of Jesus Christ. Lives of Saints, Hymns, Reflections and Homilies are presented for every day of the year. St. Nikolai's beautiful Hymns have never before appeared in English.

The text of this 1,450-page magnum opus of St. Nikolai has been translated from the Serbian and edited by clergy and monastics of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Western America.

In two volumes, hardbound, with full-color dust jackets.
New 2nd Edition 2008
Volume I: January to June, 650 pages (ISBN 0-9719505-0-4)
Volume II: July to December, 704 pages (ISBN 0-9719505-1-2)

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