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By Matija Šerić
The medieval plague pandemic, known as the Black Death, was one of the most significant and tragic diseases in the entire history of humankind. This widespread pandemic ravaged Europe in the mid-14th century on a scale that is difficult to describe and comprehend. The plague appeared suddenly around 1346 and lasted until…
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By Ivo Kokić
The myth of Isis and Osiris is one of the most important myths of ancient Egypt, and its cult “survived” even into antiquity. Its significance is best illustrated by the fact that we do not find it fully recorded in any single Egyptian source. Fragments of it appear in pharaohs’ tombs, coffin…
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By Matija Šerić
In the Western Conference semifinals, Oklahoma City Thunder took a 3–0 lead over the Los Angeles Lakers on the night from Saturday to Sunday, virtually securing a place in the Western Conference Finals with a 99% probability. In NBA playoff history, no team has ever come back from a 0–3 deficit, and…
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By Matija Šerić
Happiness. It’s a concept that surrounds us everywhere, yet we don’t all understand it the same way. According to the Proleksis encyclopedia, happiness is “a subjective state of a person in which their satisfaction with their life situation or destiny is expressed. It is characterized by increased joy in life, fulfillment of…
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By Matija Šerić
Although the Boston Celtics were one of the pleasant surprises of the current NBA season, considering the absence of Jayson Tatum and injuries to other players, they disappointed in the playoffs. And badly so. Even though they led 3–1 in the quarterfinal series against the unpredictable 76ers, they ultimately lost 4–3. They…
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By Bruno Rukavina
In this analysis, spec. pol. Bruno Rukavina explores what Victory Day represents and how it can be interpreted through the prism of the current interstate Russian-Ukrainian conflict. The article explains the historical meaning of Victory Day, while the second part extracts different interpretations and perceptions of the Russian-Ukrainian war that are not…
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In the 43rd episode of Actualitica Podcast, the guest is one of Croatia’s most distinguished historians, Hrvoje Gračanin. The topic of the episode is the Middle Ages. Do enough people today still take an interest in history, especially the Middle Ages? What makes the medieval period so fascinating? Have films and TV series such…
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By Ivo Kokić
Every government considers the naming of public spaces and buildings important in order to ensure that certain names circulate as widely as possible among the population. It is also important which monuments are visible while walking through a city, as this demonstrates to whom or to what importance is being given. Therefore,…
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In the 42nd episode of the Actualitica Podcast, the guest is one of Croatia’s most prominent geopolitical experts, full professor at the Faculty of Political Science in Zagreb, Dr. Dejan Jović. The topic of the episode: the past, present, and future of international relations.
What do the concepts of unipolarity, bipolarity, and multipolarity mean…
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By Matija Šerić
Spring is here. You can see it all around us. Everything is growing, blooming, and renewing itself, while the air is filled with pleasant scents that remind us brighter days have arrived. We wear long sleeves only in the morning, then switch to short ones later in the day. For those who…
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By Matija Šerić
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has for decades been an important factor in international relations, especially in Asia. However, this is often overlooked. Yet a situation has now emerged in which no one can reasonably claim that Pakistan is an irrelevant country on the edge of the world. The rise of Pakistan’s…
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By Ivo Kokić
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), in terms of the number of its member states, is the largest association of countries in the world after the United Nations. At one time, the Movement encompassed two-thirds of the world’s states. Today, this is less evident because the world is no longer divided into two ideological…
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The Black Death: A Scourge That Wiped Out Millions of Lives
By Matija Šerić The medieval plague pandemic, known as the Black Death, was one of the most significant and tragic diseases in the entire history of humankind. This widespread pandemic ravaged Europe in the mid-14th century on a scale that is difficult to describe and comprehend. The plague appeared suddenly around 1346 and lasted until…
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The Black Death: A Scourge That Wiped Out Millions of Lives
By Matija Šerić The medieval plague pandemic, known as the Black Death, was one of the most significant and tragic diseases in the entire history of humankind. This widespread pandemic ravaged Europe in the mid-14th century on a scale that is difficult to describe and comprehend. The plague appeared suddenly around 1346 and lasted until…
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