On 8 May 2025, the exhibition Traces of the Viennese Serbs by Svetlana Mati\u0107 and Marko Lopu\u0161ina opened officially under the patronage of Silvia Jankovi\u0107, Head of the 5th District of Vienna. The exhibition originated from the homonymous book. It was designed by Du\u0161an Borisavljevi\u0107, and its creation was financed through a project by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia.<\/p>\n
The attendees were greeted by Prof. Svetlana Mati\u0107, who thanked Ms Jankovi\u0107 for making it possible to open the exhibition in the premises of the Magistrate. She said that the Serbian community was proud of the very first Serbian woman who had been leading the Margareten district successfully for five years. She noted the importance and need for the establishment of a Serbian cultural center in Vienna, bearing in mind the estimates according to which around two hundred thousand Serbs lived in Vienna.<\/p>\n
In addressing the audience, Silvia Jankovi\u0107 welcomed them and emphasized her Serbian origin. Considering that she has been politically active for many years, she has supported all activities of the Serbian community, especially the efforts of Svetlana Mati\u0107 and the Wilhelmina Mina Karad\u017ei\u0107 ASCS, as according to her, history matters for knowing our roots and our origin, and we can learn about this from Svetlana\u2019s books. \u2018Our children were born here, and we Serbs must be part of the city and a pillar of Viennese society,\u2019 concluded Jankovi\u0107. As a token of gratitude for the support in Society\u2019s work, Prof. Svetlana Mati\u0107 presented her with a certificate of appreciation.<\/p>\n
Speaking about the exhibition and panel contents, Prof. Mati\u0107 said that Serbs had been present on Austrian soil for five centuries and creating and building together with the Austrians, and that they were also bound by a shared cultural and historical life. She stated that Vienna was the largest Serbian city in the diaspora. She spoke about the first Serbian printing houses, famous works printed there, such as Njego\u0161\u2019s Gorski vijenac (The Mountain Wreath), Vuk\u2019s Srpski rje\u010dnik (Serbian Dictionary), Branko Radi\u010devi\u0107\u2019s Pesme (Poems), Dani\u010di\u0107\u2019s Borba za srpski jezik i pravopis (The War for the Serbian Language and Orthography), Novine serbske (Serbian Newspapers), etc.<\/p>\n
She noted that Paula Preradovi\u0107, of Serbian origin, had written the Austrian national anthem, and that the director of the Vienna Opera was Bogdan Ro\u0161\u010di\u0107, of Belgrade origin. Olivera Miljkovi\u0107 is a principal of the Vienna Opera and currently lives in Vienna. Many Serbian painters were educated in Vienna, such as Uro\u0161 Predi\u0107 and Paja Jovanovi\u0107. She said that Milo\u0161 Obrenovi\u0107 had owned three villas in Vienna and that in 1847 he had organized the first Serbian Slavic Ball, where the Serbian Quadrille was performed. She stated in particular the importance and contribution of Milutin Milankovi\u0107, who had been educated, received his doctorate and taught at the Vienna Technical Faculty. \u2018We have left deep roots, and we continue to leave traces,\u2019 concluded Mati\u0107.<\/p>\n
Prof. Svetlana Mati\u0107 presented Vjera Ra\u0161kovi\u0107, who reviewed the book Traces of the Viennese Serbs, with a certificate of appreciation for her support in the work of the Society.<\/p>\n
This cultural event was attended, among others, by Bojan Zrni\u0107, General with the OSCE Mission Vienna, Ma\u0161a Mani\u0107, Vice Consul at the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Austria, \u017deljko Tomi\u0107, journalist, translator Mira Varga, Prof. Milica La\u0111evi\u0107, Nata\u0161a Pajkovi\u0107, author, Aleksandar Stankovi\u0107, President of the Association of Serbian Diaspora Folklore, archaeologist Du\u0161an Ra\u0161kovi\u0107, Slobodan Coji\u0107 and others.<\/p>\n
Source: Radio Television of Serbia \u2013 Svetlana Mati\u0107<\/p>\n
Photo: Radio Television of Serbia<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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