I recently visited Ukraine (from March 24 to 27), for the fourth time since February 2022 and the beginning of the full-scale Russian aggression against this fascinating and tragic country. This time, however, unlike all the previous visits, I stayed in Uzhhorod, the westernmost and simultaneously the calmest Ukrainian city,[…]

Interview with the Serb writer, cultural worker, activist and an outspoken social commentator Vladimir Arsenijević about the Serbian protests with an attempt to contextualize the process on the background of recent Serbian history, challenges of communication in the Western Balkans and power imbalances between Russia and Europe. Vladimir Arsenijević is[…]

In times of crisis, especially those related to war, humanity and empathy should rise to the surface, stronger than the fear of the unknown and, above all, more powerful than ideological divisions. Serbia has strong historical and cultural ties with Russia, but also with Ukraine. However, due to high politics,[…]

On Saturday, October 26th, starting at 2 PM at the Belgrade International Book Fair, in the “Borislav Pekić” Hall (Hall 4), as part of a series of programs organized by the KROKODIL Association in collaboration with the Embassy of Ukraine in Serbia, a selection from the diary entries of Vladimir[…]

What to say! Everything that happened eighty years ago is happening again today. On absolutely all fronts—economic, political, religious, cultural, linguistic, in sports and fashion, in general throughout the whole social field—meaning also within the intimate one as well, we see fascism penetrating our small protected areas and demolishing our[…]

On September 1st, Vladimir Arsenijević will participate in a debate held at Heinrich Böll Stiftung in Berlin. This event is part of the ceremony for the Aachen Peace Prize awarded to the Youth Initiative for Human Rights Serbia. The debate will bring together key figures from Serbian civil society, including[…]

On Friday and Saturday, September 6th and 7th, KROKODIL will be featured at the International Literature Festival in Berlin (internationales literaturfestival berlin or ilb), one of Europe’s largest and most significant literary events. Therefore, we proudly announce the program titled “Spaces of Freedom: Unlearning History. Showcasing Female Literary Creativity of[…]

At the 26th Nikšić Literary Summit, which took place recently, Vladimir Arsenijević unveiled his newest novel ‘Spirits‘, the concluding installment of the ‘Cloaca Maxima’ tetralogy. Ksenija Rakočević led the conversation with Vladimir Arsenijević. Explore highlights from the conversation:

From a punk musician to an engaged writer… your life, not just literary, has always been firmly connected to the social and political events of the 20th and 21st centuries. Let’s start with your latest literary work „Cloaca Maxima“ which was finally published… I started writing it thirty years ago,[…]

Vladimir Arsenijević, a writer and current fellow of IWM and ERSTE Foundation Europe’s Futures, as well as the program director of the KROKODIL Association, was featured in the latest episode of the Vienna Coffee House Conversations podcast hosted by Ivan Vejvoda. During the episode, Vladimir and Ivan delved into discussions[…]

Vladimir Arsenijević presented his latest book “Duhovi” (Spirits) at this year’s Interliber in Zagreb. This book is the concluding part of the “Cloaca Maxima” tetralogy, which began with the novel “In the Hold” in 1994. In a conversation with Novosti from Croatia, Vladimir Arsenijević shares his insights into the similarities[…]

“Cloaca Maxima” a tetralogy consisting of the novels “In the Hold” “You and I, Anđela,” “Towards the Border,” and “Spirits” by Vladimir Arsenijević, presents an exciting literary kaleidoscope of our reality spanning a whole three decades. Receiving the NIN Award for the year 1994 for the novel “In the Hold”[…]

The “Spirits,” the fourth book in the saga, represents an exciting literary kaleidoscope of our reality spanning three decades, starting from a period marked by the tragedy depicted by Vladimir Arsenijević in his first bestselling novel “In the Hold” adorned with the Nin Award, which received a cult theatrical adaptation[…]

What happens when, defying all laws of space and time, Bogdan, Borka, Mirko, Sem, Predrag, Svetlana, Saša, Miroslav, Daša, and Danilo come together? And what is their connection to writers with surnames like Bogdanović, Pavićević, Kovač, Mehmedinović, Matvejević, Slapšak, Hemon, Krleža, Drndić, and Kiš? What conspiracy are they involved in?[…]

Following the recent award for best film at the Sydney World Film Festival, Maša Nešković’s debut feature film Asymmetry won two awards – for Best Director and Best Cinematography, at the RiverRun Festival in North Carolina in the Re:Vision competition program, which focuses on independent feature films. Apart from Maša[…]

The Sydney World Film Festival had a digital edition this year, and the best feature film award went to Asymmetry by Maša Nešković, as reported by the Film Center of Serbia. A double edition of the festival is planned for next year, at which all films from this year’s selection[…]

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