Дневник Тошка Влаховића као историјски извор
Diary of Toško Vlahović as a Historical Source

Summary/Abstract: There are a small number of historical sources regarding the Toplica Uprising. This absence was significantly supplemented by the original material preserved in the Central State Archives in Sofia. Among it is the dairy of Toško Vlahović, the Chetnik duke and commander of the Krajina Detachment in the Toplica Uprising. A valuable writing of Toško Vlahović, a pre-war student of philosophy, provides information on the most important events between 31 January 1917 and the death of the author on 2 November of the same year. He wrote his diary in three “notebooks”, different both in size and number of pages. The notes are written in Cyrillic. Vlahović recorded daily events. One of the leaders of the Serbian guerrilla wrote about the establishment and activities of the Krajina Detachment, as well as the organization of the resistance movement in occupied Serbia. The notebooks contain information on important events from the Toplica Uprising and the resistance movement activities preceding and following the Uprising. Chronology is generally reliable, and hence is a good source for dating important events. From the records, one can see the severity and cruelty of the punitive expedition of the Central Powers, mainly directed towards the civilian population in the area covered by the uprising. Many pages are dedicated to numerous pursuits, continuous movement and retreat, in addition to moments when the fight could not be avoided. Toško Vlahović wrote about Chetnik comrades, courageous individuals who gave life in fighting, commissioners, local people and towns. There are numerous data on everyday life in occupied Serbia.

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