Images of war in the Srpska zora illustrated magazine (1876­1881)

Abstract

This paper analyzes images of war in the Srpska zora magazine, which was launched by a group of Serbs in Vienna. As the magazine for entertainment and lessons, it was being published from 1876 till 1881. Most of illustrations in the Srpska zora magazine (portraits, landscapes and images of war) were used for propaganda of Serbian national idea and imaging of national identity. The paper analyzes images of current war actions, very popular throughout Europe at that time - uprisings in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria, as well as wars of the Serbs and Russians against the Turks. Through these illustrations we can see several phenomena, among which cult of national heroes is to be the dominant one. At the same time, we notice cult of the Montenegrins and idea of Pan-Slavism. The aim of this paper is to point out possibilities in the interpretation of illustrated periodicals and mapping its position in the system of Serbian visual culture.

Keywords

• srpska zora
• uprising in bosnia and herzegovina
• serbian-turkish war
• cult of heroes
• cult of montenegrins
• pan-slavism