JUBILEJI - PETNAEST GODINA ČASOPISA »ISTORIJA 20. VEKA« 1983-1997.
ANNIVERSARIES - FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MAGAZINE »HISTORY OF 20TH CENTURY« 1983-1997

Summary/Abstract: The anniversary of a magazine is an opportunity of saying a few words about its beginnings, contents, editing, associates, scope and importance. It is somewhat unusual to celebrate 15th anniversary but since no particular mention was made on the occasion of the magazine’s first decade, we thought of taking this chance to give a short account of its history and present its integral content. The relatively short period of the magazine’s existence has been so turbulent and eventful that it has inevitably left its mark on both the content of the magazine and on its publication. At the beginning of this period the motto "After Tito - Tito" still sounded convincing but events soon followed which would have a deciding effect on the country’s future; the Communist League of Yugoslavia, a dominant social force, simply dissolved and was shortly succeeded by the breakup of the country itself. The disintegration of SFR Yugoslavia cast its former republics into civil war, with all the frightful consequences typical of such wars: agony for the population, migrations, general poverty, endless uncertainty, inllation, the international embargo, innumerable negotiations for peace etc. Despite the eruptive situation, the magazine continued its former sequence of publication, bearing the usual but updated content. To continue publication without a break and with only slight delays even between 1991 and 1995 was no small feat, considering the fact that many magazines were extinguished in this period, or simply became marginal. Our magazine also managed to keep with its customary topics despite the dissolution of the country and even made certain progress. There was a definite move forward in its general level, regarding subject matter, method of study and associate authors, whose number grew and came to include several authors of the younger generation.

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