METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF RESEARCH IN HISTORY OF PHYSICAL CULTURE OF XX CENTURY IN THE TERRITORY OF FORMER YUGOSLAVIA

The entire XX century has passed in turbulent political and economic changes in the entire world, and especially in Europe. This was particularly expressed on the terri- tory of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY), were a few independent states were created at the beginning of XX century. All these changes reflected also in the field of culture and science and created ob- stacles for many cultural events, and especially scientific researches of certain phenome- na in these territories at the beginning of the XXI century. These difficulties will continue to be present for many years because the SFRY was disintegrated in wars, violence and crimes resulting in impossibility to establish faster normal collaboration between the newly created states. This problem has not speared even the researches in history of physical culture of the XX century on the territory of former SFRY, because no normal communication bet- ween some of the newly formed states has been established, so the access to researches of primary historic resources, which is necessary in heurictc phase, is lacking. Therefore it is necessary to establish collaboration between colleagues-resear- chers from these territories, more that usually in order to create possibilities for valid researches with objective and worthy conclusion

CONTEMPORARY ASPECTS OF THE ANCIENT GAMES AT NEMEA

The Nemean Games were held in the state of Argolidae, on the northeast of Peloponnese, at Nemea, in the honour of the God Zeus. According to the legend, the Nemean Games had been founded by Heracles in the memory of one of his numerous exploits, to be more precise the victory over the Nemean lion. They were held from 573. B.C. to 394. A.D. on the every third year of the Olympic cycle. The Festivities consisted of athletic and equestrian events similar to the Olympic ones, and the winners were awarded by given the celery wreaths. The Society for the revival of the Nemean Games which today has more than 2200 members all over the world has succeeded in reviving these Games in 1996. Among the members of the Honorary Committee of the Society are many of the Olympic winners and world functionaries. Thanks to the archaeological findings conducted by professor Stephen Miller from Berkeley (USA) and with the help of the great number of like-minded people, the Nemean Games have been held regularly, every four years since 1996. Having in mind that the Olympic Games are ment for the very best athletes of the world and with the goal of promoting the ancient Greek games, the participants of the Nemean games can be all the people of the average physical condition who want to experience the spirit of the ancient times

Falcons' patriotism: 'One state, one nation, falconry'

This work shows the results of the research which goal was to find, systemize and critically overview the information on a patriotic role of the falcon's organization and its members, having in mind reflex of all social-historical events in the period from the birth of falcons till the end of the Second World War. Social, economic, cultural, and in the first place political situations significantly influenced the character of falcons' organizational influence. In the stormy past falcon shared destiny if its state and nation and therefore this body-exercising organization grew in time into falcons' organization. Falcon's goal besides body exercising was aiming higher goals: moral and cultural revival, national freedom, nation's unity. With enlightening of falcon membership a strong and versatile person with the sense for national affiliation, freedom and social equality was developed. Falcons' democracy, patriotism, philanthropy, belief in ideals, contributed to falcons' reputation in population, which significantly influenced accomplishment of one of the main goals of the falcon movement - forming of the united country and accomplishment of higher range in military, economical, social and cultural plan. Research results point out that during the First World War a falcon was a supporting unity of nations into one state. Therefore falcons were convicted to prison, persecution and internment, execution and hanging at 'high treason' court processes. Patriotic spirit and strong national as well as Yugoslav sense followed falcons later on in an uncompromising battle with separatist and pro - fascist power during more frequent strokes on state's integrity. In the first days of occupation, falconry represented a cohesion and mobilization factor in people. At the beginning of the 1940 falconry counted 350.000 members, which was considered 'the second echelon' of defense of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Addendum to the study of gymnastics and combat association foundation in the Kingdom of Serbia

This work shows the results of research whose goal was to consider particulars on the start and chronology of gymnastics and combat civil association foundation in the Kingdom of Serbia in a critical manner. That was possible thanks to the fact that one unpublished document in the legacy of Jovan Vanja Petrovic was found in the Museum of Physical Culture within Faculty of Sports and Physical Education in Belgrade. The contents of a few found letters created one new perspective on the former knowledge about the first attempts of sports initiation in Serbia, outside Belgrade

Contribution of Dr. Laza Popović to the development of Serbian and Yugoslav Sokol movement

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