KOSTA MILOVANOVIĆ PEĆANAC U MEĐURATNOJ JUGOSLAVIJI 1918-1941.
KOSTA MILOVANOVIĆ PEĆANAC IN YUGOSLAVIA BETWEEN THE TWO WORLD WARS 1918-1941

Summary/Abstract: The life and works of Kosta Milovanović - Pećanac reflect the uneven course of Serb history, with all the highs and lows typical of the first half of the 20th century. Two great (world) wars and two lesser (Balkan) wars determined the fate of the Serb people and Milovanović’s own life. His fate coincided with historic events especially since he was the kind of man who could always be found in the forefront or the center of such events, whether they meant subsequent glory or disgrace. He did not lack courage but his war experiences and the effect of his adherence to the Četnik organization made of him a surly individual, one quick to resort to oaths or even guns. After the wars he tried to resume the normal family life, hoping to be rewarded for his merits in war by the offer of a position which would allow him to live an ordinary life. The ability he had demonstrated in the Četnik organization and during the war, however, was of little use in everyday life. Between the wars, Kosta Pećanac hovered on the verge of poverty. A member of the Democratic Party, he repeatedly headed the list of candidates at parliamentary elections in the district of Kosanica but never succeeded in being elected. After 1929 Pećanac no longer took active part in politics but he turned with greater zeal to his work as president of the Četnik Association. During this time he wrote articles about the Četniks and politically engaged articles, especially for the newspaper “Vreme” (Time). As a writer Pećanac published several separate editions.

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