Once journalists asked the famous Einstein how discoveries are made, who is suitable for it, and what is needed for it. He answered them: − Oh, it’s simple. First, a gathering of scholars and researchers is convened. They meet to harmonize, connect, and verify all previous scientific achievements. After completing this task, they focus on … Read more
… And the morning dawned. Dew fell, Glistening in large drops. The morning star shines. The wide leaves of the jasmine tremble and quiver. Vladimir Vidrić, Morning Slava Raškaj, Self-portrait Slava Raškaj (January 2, 1877 – March 29, 1906) Anyone who mentions the biography and paintings of Slava Raškaj always adds a few lines of … Read more
The first association with the poet Ratko Zvrko is the unforgettable character of Grga Čvarko or the poems Moja baka and Maćuhica. Let’s remember… Ratko Zvrko was a Croatian writer, journalist, translator, and boxer who initially published his poems under the pseudonym Marijan Vučić in periodicals and in numerous collections and picture books. He was … Read more
Who hasn’t heard of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza? Spotting a young man reading a book while slapping his forehead and laughing, Spanish King Philip III said in the 17th century, “This guy is either crazy or reading Don Quixote.” A courtier went to ask the young man about the book and hurriedly informed the … Read more
“One must be in love with eternity for the work to at least be a shadow of it. Immortality is imprisoned within us like in a dungeon; we must release it into the light – into harmony with what is immortal around us and above us. That is inspiration, muse, and revelation. Ivan Meštrović” “In … Read more
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750), one of the greatest composers of all time, elevated music to the pedestal of the most precious human values. He emerged in the final period of the Baroque era and, through his work, brought to perfection a century of musical achievements, while also heralding new possibilities for the development … Read more
I would be saddened if I only succeeded in entertaining the audience with my works, I would have liked to have made them better people. – G. F. Handel This year, the music world commemorates the 250th anniversary of the death of composer George Frideric Handel. This German-English composer traveled to almost every music center … Read more
We know more about St. Francis than any other medieval saint. Two years after his death, his disciple Thomas of Celano prepared the biography The Legend of the First and Second, and the Franciscan St. Bonaventura (1221-1274) wrote his biography in the works The Major Legend and The Minor Legend. Some original writings of Francis … Read more
“When we think of fencing, we think of sword fighting techniques. This is quite natural, but incorrect, according to the words of the legendary Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. And indeed, everyone who has heard of Musashi knows that he was much more than just a skilled swordsman. Judging by his calligraphy and ink drawings, he … Read more
Division of Istria according to Herman’s comments from his translation of Abu Ma’shar’s Introductiorum maius in astronomy. However, the Renaissance did not happen “overnight”, it started long before through the works of people who, with their fighting spirit, broke the dogmatic image of the world in which they lived and thus, consciously or unconsciously, paved … Read more
