History

The temple of Svarozic in Riedegost is a rare example of Slavic pagan sanctuary mentioned more than once in convincing medieval sources. Testimonies about the idols and temples of Slavic communities are very scarce and the...

This article originally appeared at TimeTravelTurtle.com. So far in my writings about Serbia, I have concentrated mainly on recent history – of unification and dissolution and conflicts over those two. But Serbia’s history is much longer...

18 Roman Emperors were born on the territory occupied today by the Republic of Serbia. At the time, this area was divided among several Roman provinces, mostly including Pannonia Secunda and Moesia Superior and inhabited by...

On January 28, 1820, a Russian polar expedition, headed by Faddey Bellingshausen, discovered Antarctica. The supposition of Antarctica’s existence appeared in the 16th Century, and for years people tried to confirm it. In 1772-1775, James Cook,...

Disclaimer: The following is the English version of the text “Ратна тактика старих Словена“ by Igor Stamenovic, originally written in Serbian and published by “Svevlad.org.rs”. The text is translated in full (two parts) by Meet the Slavs team...

Disclaimer: The following is the English version of the text “Ратна тактика старих Словена“ by Igor Stamenovic, originally written in Serbian and published by “Svevlad.org.rs”. The text is translated in full (two parts) by Meet the Slavs...

One of the great challenges of studying Slavic genealogy is the basic fact Slavic immigrants and their communities are some of the least studied of all such groups. With this being the case it requires genealogists...

The dynasty Obrenovic which won Serbian independence from the Ottoman empire in 1830, and elevated the status of Serbia to an internationally recognized kingdom in 1882, ended tragically in 1903 by a murder of the last...

Thanks to the project which aimed to explore the distant past of the Serbian province of Vojvodina, important insights into Pannonian Slavic communities were made by researching the Byzantine sources. Historian Mr. Snezana Bozanic undertook this...

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Stories of legendary katana and great samurai swordsmen are widely known. However, this is a true story of a warrior from Montenegro who won in sword duel against a samurai. His name is Aleksandar Lekso Saičić...