http://www.croatia.org/crown en-us http://www.croatia.org/crown N/A letters@croatia.org Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:18:12 -0700 20 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10229/1/Katarina-Livljanic-presenting-Judith-by-Marko-Marulic-a-famous-Croatian-Renaissance-writer-from-15-16th-ct.html Ms. Katarina Livljanic enacted the ancient drama with splendidly pure singing in Croatian, urgent narration, a penetrating gaze and expressive hands. (...) What makes “Judith” seem almost startlingly modern and metaphysical at times is Ms. Livljanic’s incorporation of other 16th-century texts dealing with inner dialogues at climactic moments in the story. The New York Times, USA. Marko Maruliæ 1450-1525 was Croatian Renaissance writer, one of the most important European spiritual writers of his time. He wrote the Biblical epic in Croatian, and stated expressly on the title of the book that the book was written in Croatian verses - u versih harvatskih. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10223/1/Miro-Gavrans-play-All-About-Women-will-be-premiered-in-New-York-on-February-17.html Dear Friends! If you happen to be in New York on 17th February, I would love to see you at my premiere.  I am forwarding more detailed information on the play from the Presscut Agency. With good wishes, Sincerely, Miro Gavran. PS The play is premiered by STOREFRONT PRODUCTION at the Gallery MC in the West End.The play 'All About Women' is set in contemporary Zagreb, Croatia and portrays fifteen female characters of all ages in five different stories that are intertwined. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10197/1/Georges-dEsclavonie-Croatian-professor-at-Sorbonne-in-Paris-and-French-spiritual-writer-around-1400.html Georgius de Sclavonia or Georges d'Esclavonie wrote his book Le chasteau de viriginte in 1411. With this article we mark 600 years since its appearance in France, at the Beaument Benedictine Abbey in the city of Tours. This Croatian scholar studied at the famous Sorbonne in Paris, where he became professor at the beginning of the 15 century. The Municiapl Library of Tours keeps his texts written in the Croatian Glagolitic Script (see on the left), which he expressly calls Alphabetum Chrawaticum. This texts constitute the earliest known Croatian handwritten manual for children, which he reproduced at Sorbonne in Paris, accompanied with his commentaries in Latin. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10202/1/Argentinean-Croats-presented-on-YouTube-by-Studia-Croatica.html Joza Vrljièak, indefatiguable director of Studia Croatica society in Buenos Aires, sent us a set of 39 videos describing rich cultural activities of Argentinean Croats. On the photo the logo of Jorgovan,  which is one of very active and successful Croatian cultural societies in Argentina. We also provide a few recepies of Croatian sweets that are popular in Argentina, hoping that they could be useful for your family for the celebration of the forthcoming Christmas and New Year. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10194/1/Incorporating-the-Diaspora-in-Contemporary-Croatian-Studies--The-Harriman-Institute.html This series of short presentations will introduce the exciting and dynamic developments at the University of Rijeka’s new campus, as well as outline the university’s goals for expanding international cooperation, exchange, and Croatian language education. There will also be a focus on how to strengthen cooperation and exchange between the University of Rijeka and Croatian émigré communities in the United States, including knowledge transfer, student exchanges, contributions of returning scholars, and development opportunities. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10174/1/Suncica---Sunny-Way-of-the-Cross-of-Croatian-women-and-children-in-Serbian-concentration-camps-1991-1995.html Sunèica - Sunny was only eight months old when she was taken prisoner with her mother in Vukovar 1991. Twenty years later, Sunny is a grown girl and knows what was done to her and her mother. Croatia is interwoven with the strength of countless Sunnies. Sunèica - Sunny is the title of a bilingual Croatian-English book written against the crime of silence and suppression still being commited against her and her mother today. The book was published by the Society of former detainees of Serbian concentration camps in 2011. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10172/1/Epidaurus-Festival-in-Croatia-for-littlest-residents-of-Dubrovnik-region-in-Pridvorje-16-Sep-2011-at-8pm.html The most precious things begin and end at home; all else is secondary. Je¾urka Je¾iæ, the popular character from Branko Æopiæ's “Je¾eva kuæica” (The Hedgehog's Home), understood this.  So shall we, and our children; I'm not afraid for the children - they will understand if they have a chance. A beautiful interpretation of this timeless text takes the form of a musical in the enchanted surroundings of Konavle's Pridvorje on Friday, September 16th 2011 at 8pm. This lovely and important presentation is a gift from the Epidaurus Festival to the kindergarten in Konavle. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10164/1/Nenad-Hancic-created-a-new-high-quality-Croatian-Glagolitic-font-for-Windows.html Nenad Hanèiæ from Germany, Duesseldorff, created a new Croatian Glagolitic font for Windows. The lower case letters of the font “Glagolica Missal DPG” are oriented on the “Missal from 1483”, the first Croatian printed book (incunabulum), while the capital letters are oriented on those of “Transit of St. Jerome”, a book printed in Croatian Glagolitic characters in the town of Senj in 1508. We owe our deep gratitude to Nenad Hanèiæ: his work will be immensly useful both for amateurs and professionals. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sun, 28 Aug 2011 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10156/1/University-School-of-Croatian-Language-and-Culture.html The University School of Croatian Language and Culture offers an intensive course of the Croatian language. The School is offered to persons of Croatian background, e.g. heritage Croatian speakers, as well as to any student who want to learn (more) about the Croatian language and culture. In addition to the academic programme, students visit museums, galleries, theatre productions, see the sights of Zagreb, take a study trips, etc. The cultural programme is organised by the Croatian Heritage Foundation and it is relevant to lessons and classwork. lcvikic@gmail.com (Lidija Cvikiæ) Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10140/1/Carmen-Verlichak-Vrljieak-Hrvati-u-Argentini---Croatians-in-Argentina.html Carmen Verlichak is distiguished Croatian writer living in Buenos Aires, Argentina, born in Madrid, Spain, expert in the history of Croatians in South America. In 2011 her publishing house Krivodol Press seated in Buenos Aires, and named after a small Croatian village of Krivodol from which her predecessors arrive, issued an extremely interesting book Hrvati u Argentina (Croatians in Argentina), in Croatian langauge. It is closely related to her previous very successful edition bearing the same title, but in Castellano: Los croatas de la Argentina. The book is is full of exceptionally interesting life stories of Croatian families, accompanied by several dozens of photos. It is a pleasure to read this book. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10137/1/Branko-Fucic-1920-1999-representative-collection-of-conference-papers-published-about-his-life-and-work.html  Sixty three conference papers from the International Scholarly Seminar on the Life and Work of Academician Branko Fuèiæ (1920-1999) have been published in 2011 in voluminous, representative monograph comprising 844 pp. Branko Fuèiæ was distinguished expert in Croatian Glagolitic Script, in the history of Croatian church art, in particular for the area of Istria, dr. honoris causa in theology, and recipient of Herder's prize in Vienna. The monograph has been edited by dr. Tomislav Galoviæ of the Faculty of Arts and Letters, University of Zagreb. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 02 Jul 2011 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10136/1/Branka-Kandic-Splavski-and-her-Croatian-fairy-tales-as-medicine---Bajka-kao-lijek.html Branka Kandiæ-Splavski is a specialist in family medicine and in her soul, a fairy tales writer. In 2004 after her first book ANDREA'S SHELL had been published her personal and professional life took a new direction: one of her patients was dying of brain cancer. She was no longer able to move, or speak, she was laying motionless and communicated only with her eyes. In the process of catching the public ear and eye, informing and educating the society about the patients' rights and neccessity for dignified care in the lives of severely ill people the fairy tale idea once again served as a bridge. vladom@xnet.hr (Vladimir Mihajloviæ) Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10134/1/Miro-Gavrans-play-quotAll-About-Womenquot-watched-by-theatre-lovers-in-India.html ‘All About Women' was a wonderful journey in to the lives of women. The play has been written by Croatian author and playwright Miro Gavran. It starred Mumbai-based theatre artists Ratnabali Bhattacharjee, Prerna Chawla, Nimrat Kaur, Tahira Nath, Malaika Shenoy and Shivani Tanksale. It was made up of five interwoven stories of the dreams, aspirations and the unexpressed desires of women. A few minutes into the play, the stage, the lights and the audience all melted away. Only the actors on stage remained. They were like people who lived next door!... Written by Akila Kannadasan for The Hindu. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 22 Jun 2011 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10130/1/KAFKAS-FRIEND-and-FORGOTTEN-SON-by-Miro-Gavran-go-digital-on-Amazon.html The most frequently translated contemporary Croatian writer, Miro Gavran, has published his novels Kafka's Friend and Forgotten Son in their English translation by Nina H. Kay-Antoljak as e-books on AMAZON, making them accessible with the Kindle electronic reader. Miro Gavran's works have been translated into 35 languages, and his books have come out in 150 different editions at home and abroad. His dramas and comedies have had more than 200 theatre first nights around the world and have been seen by more than two million theatre-goers. mocnaj@gmail.com (Ratimir Mocnaj) Sun, 12 Jun 2011 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10110/1/Dr-Artur-R-Bagdasarov-author-of-Croatian-language-manual-for-Russian-readers.html  Dr. Artur R. Bagasarov, distinguished expert in Croatian language, working at the University of Moscow, published a manual for the study of basics of Croatian language for the Russian readers. The book has 256 pp, and was published in 2011 in St. Petersburg, Russia. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 28 Apr 2011 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10105/1/Blessed-Easter-to-Mr-Gotovina-Mr-Markac-Mr-Praljak-Mr-Kordic-and-their-families.html  Happy and blessed Easter to Mr. Ante Gotovina, Mr. Mladen Markac, Mr. Slobodan Praljak, Mr. Darijo Kordiæ, and their families from Nenad Bach, Darko ®ubriniæ, CROWN Team and from the readers of the CROWN. Happy and blessed Easter to all the people of good will. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Fri, 22 Apr 2011 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10069/1/Dr-Artur-R-Bagdasarov-promoter-of-Croatian-culture-and-language-in-Russia.html Dr. Artur Rafaeloviè Bagdasarov is a distinguished Russian linguist of Armenian origin, very active in promoting Croatian culture, in particular the Croatian language, in the Russian Federation. He is the author of numerous books, dictionaries and articles dealing with Croatian literary language. For his efforts he has been awarded with the 2010 INA Award in Zagreb. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10054/1/Lidija-Bajuk-Croatian-singer-songwriter-and-poet.html Lidija Bajuk, distinguished musician of the Croatian ethno music scene, reveals us traditional folk songs from various parts of Croatia, especially from her native Meðimurje. She writes music for film and theatre. She has also published several collections of poems and fairy tales, and has initiated The Virtual Museum of Traditional Meðimurje Music. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10046/1/Croatian-language-and-name-during-centuries.html Croatian language and name can be effectively followed at least since the 11th century. We provide a selection of relevant documents where the Croatian national name had been written in its traditional way: Hrvat (as we call it today), Horvat, and their various derivatives. Outstanding monuments include The Baska Tablet from circa 1100, The Vinodol Code 1288, Istrian Boundaries 1275 and many other. On the left Hrvatskoj in Cro Glagolitic, 15th ct., see the 2nd line. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10045/1/Croatian-Tales-of-Long-Ago-by-Ivana-B-Mazuranic-published-in-Japanese-in-2010.html Croatian Tales of Long Ago, written by Ivana Brliæ Ma¾uraniæ 1874-1938, have been published by Fusambo International publishing house in Japan in 2010, translated from Croatian by Ikuko Yamamoto. It was promoted at the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Tokyo, and Mrs Yamanoto, Mrs Kikko Sakamoto, director of the publisher, and Dr. Drago ©tambuk, ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to Japan, described the edition. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10041/1/Croatian-Middle-Age-Poetry-by-A-Kapetanovic-D-Malic-and-K-Strkalj-Despot.html  Croatian Medieval Poetry, written by Amir Kapetanoviæ, Dragica Maliæ and Kristina ©trkalj Despot, is the first complete chrestomathy and monograph of Croatian medieval texts written in verse during the period of 14th-16th centuries, in Old Latin, Croatian Glagolitic and Croatian Cyrillic scripts. Publishing this amazing book by the Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics is a great event for Croatian culture. It has nearly 1000 pages. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Fri, 26 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10029/1/Dr-Ante-Cuvalo-PhD-dissertations-dealing-with-Croatia-and-Bosnia-Herzegovina.html By the courtesy of  Dr. Ante Èuvalo,  distinguished Croatian historian, we can offer you an impressive and yet incomplete list of recent Ph. D. dissertations dealing with Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, on various subjects, defended in the past several years throughout the world. cuvalo@gmail.com (Dr. Ante Èuvalo) Thu, 14 Oct 2010 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10026/1/4-Miro-Gavran-novels-in-4-languages-at-2010-Frankfurt-International-Book-Fair.html Miro Gavran, distinguished Croatian playwright, has appeared with four novels in four languages, Chinese, German, Spanish and English, at the 62nd Frankfurt International Book Fair, October 8, 2010, at the Croatian Exhibition Stand. His books have been translated into as many as 32 languages. Miro Gavran's play "All About Women" was premiered in Warszaw, Poland in July 2010. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 11 Oct 2010 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9949/1/Professor-Henrik-Heger-founder-of-Croatian-studies-at-Sorbonne-in-Paris-in-1981.html  Henrik Heger, distinguished Croatian scientist, is professor at Sorbonne in Paris, one of the most prestigious universities in the world. He founded Croatian Studies at Sorbonne already in 1981. In 1983 professor Heger organized an important international symposium Les croates et la civilisation du livre  (Croatians and the Civilization of the Book). He has contributed enormously to spreading the knowledge about Croatian culture. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9880/1/Nenad-Hancic-Matejic-from-Germany-created-a-new-Croatian-Glagolitic-font.html Nenad Hanèiæ-Matejiæ from Düsseldorf, Germany, created a new Croatian Glagolitic quickscript font called  "Croatica" available via his web site, and described in Croatian, German and English languages. It is a result of four year's hard work. It will be useful both for amateurs and professionals. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9877/1/Miro-Gavrans-book-published-in-Chinese-language.html   Miro Gavran's novel How We Broke Our Legs is published in Beijing, PR of China by World Affairs Press. The translation into Chinese has been done by Kewein Yan. The prefaces to the novel have been written by Chen Haosu and Ante Simoniæ. To date, this novel has come out in five editions in Croatian. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9850/1/Villa-Ruzic-in-Rijeka-and-Croatian-Tales-of-Long-Ago-by-Ivana-Brlic-Mazuranic.html Villa Ru¾iæ, situated in the city of Rijeka, is a top monument of Croatian culture. Among other things it comprises numerous editions of the famous Croatian Tales of Long Ago published by Ivana Brliæ Ma¾uraniæ in 1916. The book intended for children was translated into some fourty languages, including Chinese. The Villa Ru¾iæ is superbly directed by Mr. Theodor de Canziani Jak¹iæ on the left. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9839/1/Feri-Sucic-91-years-old-Croatian-musician-and-writer-from-Gradisce-Austria.html Feri Suèiæ was born in 1918 within a Croatian branch in Austria, in the region of Gradi¹æe - Burgenland. He composed or arranged 300 songs, and many of them are circulating as traditional songs. He is also known as prolific writer. An extensive monograph dedicated to his life and work has been issued last year on the occasion of 90th birthday. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9836/1/Bozidar-Finka-1925-1999-distinguished-Croatian-linguist.html Bo¾idar Finka 1925-1999 was distignuished Croatian linguist, a member of Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. This article has been published on the occasion of 10th year anniversary of his death. He is one of the authors of the Croatian orthography prepared in  1971. jasna.finka@zg.t-com.hr (Jasna Finka, prof.) Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9825/1/Julienne-Eden-Busic-Your-Blood-and-Mine-waiting-for-Zvonko-for-32-years.html Julienne Eden Bu¹iæ's speech at the book promotion, "Your Blood and Mine", held in an overcrowded hall of the Mimara Palace in Zagreb, May 21, 2009, in the presence of her husband Zvonko, both on the photo from 1970s. They met each other again in 2008 after 32 years of separation. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9815/1/Dr-Ante-Simonic-and-Dr-Zlatko-Matesa-captains-of-two-Chinese-football-teams.html Dr. Ante Simoniæ, ambassador of the Republic of Croatia, and Dr. Zlatko Mate¹a, head of the Croatian Olympic Committee, had the honor to be captains of two teams dressed in well known Croatian sports dresses. One team was composed of members of China Radio International Program in Croatian language, and another of former Chinese students of Croatian language in Bejing, plus Dr. Simoniæ and Dr. Mate¹a as captains. Dr. Simoniæ on the photo. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9796/1/Hrvojka-Mihanovic-Salopek-and-her-Stella-Maris-project-of-St-Marys-heritage.html  Dr. Hrvojka Mihanoviæ Salopek is the leader of an important project Stella Maris - Sea Star, devoted to centuries of St. Mary's heritage in Croatia in the broadest sense: from church architecture and sacral paintings to church music, poetry, literature and Croatian Lenten chants. Till now the project resulted in 5 excellent DVD's which describe an important part of 13 centuries of Croatian spirituality and culture in Europe. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 23 May 2009 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9785/1/U2-legends-of-rocknroll-are-coming-to-Zagreb-on-August-9th-and-10th-2009.html The Zagreb concerts of U2 are scheduled for August 9th and 10th. The 10th of August concert was sold out in just a few hours, so organisers and the band arranged an additional concert, for which you may still buy your tickets. The concerts are to be held at Maksimir Stadium. In 1995 Bono recited a verse written in 1628 by Croatian poet Ivan Gunduliæ:  O lijepa, o draga, o slatka slobodo... (O beautiful, o beloved, o sweet liberty...). edivjak@gmail.com (Eugen Divjak) Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9781/1/Miro-Gavrans-plays-in-Slovakia-Germany-Poland-and-Croatia.html Miro Gavran's plays tour throughout Europe in full intensity: on March 17 2009 in Spi¹ska Nova Ves in Slovakia, on March 23 in Augsburg in Germany, on May 10 in Rado in Poland, on 16 May in Ilok in Croatia, and May 22 again in Spi¹ska Nova Ves in Slovakia. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9770/1/Bratislav-Lucin-leading-expert-for-Croatian-Renaissance-classic-Marko-Marulic.html  Bratislav Luèin, distinguished Croatian scholar and director of Marulianum institute in the city of Split, has recently published two important books dealing with a famous Croatian Renaissance writer Marko Maruliæ 1450-1524. Maruliæ's books were read by St Francis Xavier, Cervantes, Thomas More, King Henry VIII, etc. Marko Maruliæ is the author of the notion of PSYCHOLOGY. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9757/1/Miro-Gavrans-200th-staging-and-new-premier-in-Poland-March-27-2009.html Croatian playwright Miro Gavran has been a frequent guest in Poland lately, where his plays saw ten theater premiers, and where he had two books of dramas and comedies published. Within the World Theater Day (March 27), the famous Teatr Ludowy in Krakow will stage the 200th performance of this comedy "My Wife's Husband", translated by Anna Tuszynska. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9722/1/International-conference-dedicated-to-the-memory-of-Branko-Fucic.html Branko Fuèiæ (1920-1999) is a distinguished historian of Croatian art and investigator of Croatian Glagolitic monuments. His work is especially important for Istrian peninsula. A three day international conference was superbly organized in Malinska on the island of Krk dedicated to the study of his life and work. More than 70 scientists have participated from seven countries: Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Russia, and Bulgaria. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9692/1/Dr-Vinko-Ribariae-Hawaiian-captain-John-Dominis-originates-from-the-island-of-Rab.html Captain John Dominis is the father of John Owen, the husband of the last Hawaiian queen Liliuokalani. Prof. Dr. Vinko Ribariæ, on the photo, has issued a monograph in 2008 proving that both John Dominis and his son John Owen have their roots from the island of Rab in Croatia. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9684/1/Croatian-Language-in-the-Gutenberg-Galaxy-with-500-titles-in-23-languages.html The Zagreb School of Slavic Studies organized an exhibition of around 500 titles of translation of Croatian fiction and assorted titles from the field of humanities in 23 languages. The exhibition was shown in Dubrovnik and Zagreb. On the photo is a detail from a pocket book "Croatian language" published in French by Assimil. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9673/1/Petar-Zoranic-1508-1569-important-Croatian-Renaissance-writer.html In 2008 we mark 500 years since the birth of Petar Zoranic, Croatian Renaissance writer, born in the city of Zadar in 1508. He is best known for his novel Planine (The Mountains), published in 1569, the first one in the history of Croatian literature. It is considered to be the oldest novel about mountains in the world. It is also one of the earliest patriotic books in the history of Croatian literature. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9668/1/Bishop-Alejandro-Goic-Karmelic-Chile-in-ad-limina-visit-to-pope-Benedict-XVI.html Pope Benedict XVI met with a group of 33 bishops from Chile, who were in Rome on their ad limina visit. Three of them are of Croatian origin. Moreover, Msgr. Alejandro Goic Karmelic (on the left with the Pope), whose both parents come from Croatian island of Braè, is the president of the Chilean Conference of Catholic bishops. He was a guest at Croatian program of the Radio Vatican where he spoke in Croatian. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9664/1/Miro-Gavran-3-premieres-in-3-countries-in-2-weeks-Latvia-Slovakia-and-Czech-R.html Miro Gavran, the most succesful contemporary Croatian playwright, will have three premieres of his plays in three European countries in only two weeks. His three playes "All About Men", "Greta Garbo's Secret" and "Othello from Susak Island" will be performed Latvia November 28,  2008. Slovakia December 11, 2008 and Czech Republic December 13, 2008 in respective languages. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9648/1/Stjepan-Hauser-obtained-cello-from-legendary-Bernard-Greenhaus-as-a-gift.html Legendary Bernard Greenhaus played on a very special cello made especialy for him by Cornelissen.  And he suddenly decided to give this most beautiful example of Cornelissen to Stjepan Hauser, Croatian cellist, as a gift! The Greenwich Trio, in which Stjepan plays cello, won the 1st prize at the International Music Competition "Carlo Mosso" in Alessandria, Italy. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9645/1/Croatian-Heroes-Heroes-of-Vukovar-TV-serial-by-Eduard--Dominik-Galic-part-9.html Part 9 of the Vukovar Heroes series by Eduard and Dominik Galiæ, entitled Peyton will be available on Friday 31.10.2008, at 20.10. You'll meet Vlatko Voloder, Miro and Tomislav Josiæ (on the left) and a few of their friends, who fought against more than 500 enemy soldiers. The result was incredible. They won. dominik.galic@missart.hr (Dominik Galiæ, producer) Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9644/1/Dalmatian-dog-is-Croatian-autochthonous-breed.html Dalmatian dog is a well known breed from Dalmatia - the coastal part of Croatia. We know about organized breeding of this dog in the Djakovo bishopric already in the 14th century! The name was given in the USA in the 19th century. Recognized as Croatian autochthonous breed in 1994 (FCI-153). Croatian Post has issued a nice series of stamps dedicated to Croatian dogs. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9639/1/Ante-Gabric-the-Saint-of-Sundarban-in-India.html  Fr. Ante Gabriæ (Metkoviæ, Croatia 1915 - Bengal, 1988) lived like a  Bengali, and he worked tirelessly for the spiritual development of  the Bengali community in India. People in Bengal consider Fr. Gabriæ should be beatified like mother Teresa and all the people are praying for for this. He was very much related to Blessed Mother Teresa of Kolkata  and they worked hand in hand. nema@nema.in (Fr. Sylvester Xavier) Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9637/1/The-CRAVAT-instead-of-a-TIE-and-NECKTIE.html On the occasion of the International Day of The Cravat on the 18th of October we invite all the English speaking individuals to call the knotted scarf around their neck by it's original name the cravat instead of tie and necktie. The earliest known cravat in history was worn by Ivan Gunduliæ from the City of Dubrovnik, a famous Croatian poet from the 17th century. Linda@croata.hr (Linda Prosenjak) Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9635/1/Ivan-Vueetiae-the-father-of-dactilosopy---fingerprinting-as-a-method-of-identification.html Ivan Vuèetiæ (1858-1925), in Argentina better known as Juan Vucetich, introduced dactilosopy, that is, fingerprinting as a method of identification. This year we mark 150 years since his birth on the island of Hvar. On this occasion The Croatian Heritage Foundation in Zagreb has organized a series of events and issued a nice publication. muzej@matis.hr (Ljerka Galic, prof.) Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9630/1/Mirna-Brkanovic-working-on-her-debut-film.html Mirna Brkanoviæ studied at the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb since 1994. In 1997 she started studying  at the Academy of Television and Film in Munich, Germany. "Hidden Truth" is her graduation film. At the moment she is working on her debut film. Her motto is: "Stay true to your deepest and inmost wishes, because one day they will become your true." letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9611/1/Croatians-in-America---photo-collection-by-Vladimir-Novak-part-3.html Mr. Vladimir Novak brings us a new series of exceptionally interesting photos related to life and work of Croatians in America, collected over several decades in the USA. As in previous two presentations,  much of this material is presented for the first time, exclusively for the readers of CROWN. On the left Marin Plestina, a famous wrestler. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9601/1/Marin-Drzic-1508-1567-a-famous-Croatian-Renaissance-playwright.html Marin Dr¾iæ, a famous Croatian Renaissance playwright, was born five hundred years ago, in 1508. His native city of Dubrovnik and the whole of Croatia celebrate this year dedicated to his memory by a series of events and publications. Marin Dr¾iæ is one of the pillars of Croatian literary tradition, preceding that of Shakespeare and Moliére by more than half a century. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9592/1/Marijan-Busic---a-Croatian-visionary-with-The-Cravat.html  The name of Mr. Marijan Bu¹iæ, Zagreb, is with the unbreakable knot connected to one of the most original and the most attractive Croatian products and souvenirs worldwide, the indigenous Croatian invention - to the CRAVAT. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9587/1/Cravat-is-a-trademark-of-Croatia.html Croatian soldiers gave the world something that is today unavoidable in fashion: the tie, called la cravate by the French and by the Germans die Krawatte - the expression was coined from the Croatian name, and mentioned for the first time in 1651. The name is in everyday use in many languages throughout the world. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9577/1/China-Radio-International-in-Croatian-language-on-the-WWW.html The web site croatian.cri.cn was solemnly opened by China Radio International during a nice ceremony held in Zagreb in July 2nd 2008. It was launched in the presence of Chinese ambassador in Croatia His Excellency Mr. Wu Lianqi and other distinguished guests. It represents the first web site in Croatian language in China. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9523/1/Velimir-Trnski-painting-the-1671-love-story-of-Petar-and-Katarina-Zrinski.html Velimir Trnski, Croatian painter, transformed the most famous Croatian love letter - Moje drago zercze, My Dear Soul, into a series of remarkable frames in which the sensual figure of the young wife is consistently kept in the foreground. One of the most deeply moving Croatian historic dramas has been presented in a most contemporary, provocative and attractive way. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9515/1/Josip-Ganza-Croatian-klapa-singing-break-out-to-Europe.html Dalmatian klapa singing is a part of Croatian identity and being such is dear to us all. Our klapas know nothing about Italian people's choirs, and Italians even less about our klapas. That was unallowable hole and Josip Ganza was intrigued by and felt the urge to fill in. iremlanik@gmail.com (Irena Nikoliæ) Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9510/1/Vladimir-Devide-and-Haiku-poetry-in-Croatia.html Professor Vladimir Devidé, Croatian mathematician, is better known as outstanding Japanologist and tireless promoter of haiku poetry. Croatia is one of the most successful nations in haiku in the world, counting the number of prizes won at various international competitions. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9457/1/Croatian-Educational-Club-in-St-Louis-Missouri-1910.html Croatian Educational Club Zrinski - Frankopan was founded in St. Louis, Missouri, already in 1910. On the left is the photo from that time with Croatian Coat of Arms. We invite you to enjoy the Croatian langauge spoken 100 years ago. cuvalo@gmail.com (Dr. Ante Èuvalo) Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9432/1/Tess-Gallaghers-speech-at-a-presentation-of-Drago-Stambuks-poetry-in-Pula.html Once I heard Drago read to a Croatian immigrant audience in Vancouver, Canada. It was so tender, the timbre of his voice, that it was as if he were speaking to the listeners in a clearing in the woods, surrounded by mystery and wildness and beauty, but giving them comfort too... - Tess Galagher (left) letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9345/1/Miro-Gavrans-comedy-available-as-Croatian-English-parallel-text.html Miro Gavran, outstanding Croatian playwright, generously contributed his brilliant comedy "Laughter Prohibited" to our project of on-line school of Croatian language via parallel text method. Furthermore, If you want to produce this comedy anywhere in the world, please contact the author directly for rights and support. miro.gavran@zg.t-com.hr (Miro Gavran) Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9343/1/Learn-Croatian-and-English-via-parallel-text-method.html We have in mind numerous Croatians and their friends throughout the world  who are eager to improve their Croatian. We also want to help tourists and those interested in Croatian culture in general. Croatian citizens will hopefully have at their disposal an easy mean to improve their English, or some other language. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9202/1/Josip-Hanj---world-champion-in-stenography-in-Prague.html  Josip Hanj¹ won the title of world champion in stenography (in category shorthand / capturing, mothertongue; seniors), among 44 competitors from nine countries, during the 46th Intersteno Congress held in Prague. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sun, 12 Aug 2007 01:00:00 -0600