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Category Archives: History
My Book “Full Circle” – St. Vitus Day 28 June – Vidovdan – WWI
* I’ve been having such a blast on Instagram that I’ve neglected my blog! The time is now right, however, to promote my book Full Circle a bit, and both St. Vitus Day and the Centenary of the Treaty of … Continue reading
Happy Orthodox Easter!
❤ Hristos Voskrese! Vaistinu Voskrese! Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! It’s a glorious, sunny Easter Sunday in Sydney. ❤ Church of the Saint Apostles: Christ from the Deisis (13th century) Church of the Saint Apostles, one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, History, Photo Essay
Tagged Byzantine art, Church of the Saint Apostles, Easter eggs, Endowments in Kosovo - book, Gracanica Monastery, Kosovo and Metohija, Map of Serbian churches and monasteries in Kosovo, Orthodox Easter, Patriarchate of Pec Monastery, photos, Serbian Medieval Monuments, Serbian monasteries, The Battle of Kosovo in 1389
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Dr Bogdan Stojić (1893-1995) – POW in Germany in WWII (1941- 1945) – ANZAC DAY 25 April
Cosel Doctors Back row from left: Dr B. Smith, Scotland; Dr J. Rigal, France; Dr T. Atkins, Australia; Dr A. Bazin, Russia Front row from left: Padre L.G. Tudor, South Africa; Dr R.K. Webster, Great Britain; Dr B. Stojic, Yugoslavia; … Continue reading
Posted in History, Novel, WWI, WWII
Tagged 2/5 Australian General Hospital, Anzac Day 25 April, Anzac March, biography, book, Cosel Doctors, Dr Bogdan Stojic, Dr Tom Atkins, Full Circle by Irina Dimitric, heroes, History, Lambinowice, photos, Stalag VIIIB/344 LAMSDORF PRISONERS OF WAR, WWI, WWII
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
❤ Valentine’s Day, a day of romance, is a perfect day to announce that my book, published by Lulu.com in October 2018, is now available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Although this book is more about war than romance, … Continue reading
Posted in History, memoir, Quote, Visual Arts, WWI
Tagged Albanska spomenica, Bogdan Stojic, History, love quote, Lulu.com, memoir, My Dad Volunteer in WWI, Novel, photography, photos, red roses, Russia in WWI, Russian hospital in Serbia, self-publishing, Serbia in WWI, St. George medals for bravery, Tatyana Firsova, Valentine's Day, war, wartime romance, WWI
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FULL CIRCLE – My Dad, a Volunteer in WWI
❤ To mark the centenary of the ARMISTICE of 1918 that ended WWI on 11 November, I am thrilled to announce I managed to self-publish my book this year! I nearly gave up twice. The main headache was formatting, but … Continue reading
Posted in History, Novel, Photo Essay, Publishing, WWI
Tagged Bogdan Stojic, memoir, My Dad Volunteer in WWI, Novel, photos, publishing, Russia in WWI, Serbia in WWI, WWI, WWI memoir
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For Anzac Day 2018 – 25 April
❤ I made this collage for my profile photo on Facebook to celebrate Anzac Day this year. In the group photo my dad, Lt Col Dr Bogdan Stojic, is easily recognisable in his Yugoslav uniform. These are the brave POW doctors … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, History, WWI, WWII
Tagged Anzac Day 25 April, Australia, Bogdan Stojic, gratitude, History, My Dad Volunteer in WWI, Novel, photos, Stalag VIIIB/344 LAMSDORF PRISONERS OF WAR, WWII
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Vasilije Vasiljević – Bogdan’s Illustrious Great Grandfather
Vasilije Vasiljević – Bogdan’s Illustrious Great Grandfather This is a chapter from the memoir “My Dad, Volunteer in WWI”. If you wish, you can see the previous chapters starting here. Bogdan was born in Delnice, a small village in … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged “Vukova Prepiska” – “Vuk’s Correspondence", Bogdan Stojic, friendship, Karađorđe, memoir, Military Border- Austria-Hungary, My Dad Volunteer in WWI, Novi Sad, Ottomans in Serbia, Sebian culture, Serbia, Serbian epic poetry, Serbian language, Serbian Orthodox Church, The Battle of Kosovo, Vasilije Vasiljević, Vasilije's "bukvar" -primer, Vojvodina, Vuk Stefanović Karađić, Vuk's orthography, Zemun, Zemun Savings Bank
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The 5th Red Cross Hospital in Niš, Serbia, 1914-1915
Excerpt from “My Dad, Volunteer in WW1”. Abridged. Previous instalments can be seen here and here and here. * After his defection from the Austro-Hungarian Army at Mount Gučevo, Bogdan was sent to serve in the military hospital in … Continue reading
Posted in History, Novel, WWI
Tagged Bogdan Stojic, History, My Dad Volunteer in WWI, Novel, Serbia in WWI, typhus epidemic, WWI
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Growing Up IN The 1940s – Life on the Farm – World War II
This year we are celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the end of World War Two. It was such a long time ago. I’m trying to remember what it was like for me in those turbulent years of War, and what … Continue reading
Posted in History, Story, WWII
Tagged 70th Anniversary of the end of WWII, Bregana, Growing Up In The Forties, History, kindness, life on the farm, Lili Marlene, love song, Marlene Dietrich, memoir, memories, Novel, Vera Lynn, WWII, YouTube
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