User:Vanjagenije

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About me Hi, everybody! My name is Vanja (Serbian Cyrillic: Вања)! I am 25, and I live in Kikinda, Serbia. I am a Master in Civil engineering. If You have any questions for me, You can contact me via my contact page. I've been an active editor on English Wikipedia since 11 October 2006. I am mostly interested in topics related to Serbia, especially Serbian history, geography and music (mostly rock music). You can learn more about what I like at my favorites page. Countries I've visited Germany • Austria • Netherlands • Czech Republic Greece • Hungary • Romania • Bulgaria Slovenia • Macedonia • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Montenegro Did you know... From Vanja's brilliant mind: ...that this User Page is modeled after the English Wikipedia's Main Page? ...that my favorite film is The Firemen's Ball directed by Miloš Forman? ...that I've lived in the same city whole my life, but in four nations: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro and Republic of Serbia? ...that in 2001 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was European and World champion in men's basketball, Olympic and European champion and World vice-champion in men's volleyball, European champion, World vice-champion and Olympic bronze medalist in men's water polo and bronze medalist at the World Championship in handball (both men's and women's)? ...that the cities I've visited include Amsterdam, The Hague, Vienna, Berlin, Hanover, Budapest, Prague, Cluj-Napoca, Ohrid, Piran and Nessebar? ...that famous writer John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (pictured) tried to learn the Serbian language but failed? ...that actress and model Milla Jovovich has origins in the Serb tribe of Vasojevići? ...that Belgrade was under some form of attack every 37 years on average since AD 1? ...that Serbia had the highest GDP growth rate in Europe in 2005 and 2006? ...that Serbia grows over a third of the world's raspberries and it is the largest exporter of frozen fruit in the world?

My best articles Further information: /VanjaArticles Ravanica (pictured) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery on Kučaj Mountains near Ćuprija in Central Serbia. It is an endowment of prince Lazar of Serbia, who is buried there. Helen of Anjou was a Serbian queen, wife of Serbian king Stefan Uroš I and mother of kings Dragutin and Milutin (pictured, right). Eva Braun is a pop-rock band from Bečej, Serbia, one of the most important bands of the Vojvodina pop-rock scene of the 1990s. The band was formed in 1990, and went on to become one of the most popular pop-rock bands in Yugoslavia. Niš Fortress is a fortress in the city of Niš, Serbia. It is a complex and very important cultural and historical monument. It rises on the right bank of the Nišava River, and is over two millennia old. Trojeručica is a famous wonderworking icon in the Serb Orthodox monastery of Hilandar on Mount Athos, Greece. It depicts Theotokos (Virgin Mary) holding young Jesus. It is the most important icon of the Serbian Orthodox Church. On this day... March 1: Independence Day in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992); Saint David's Day in Wales 1565 – Rio de Janeiro (Christ the Redeemer statue pictured) was founded by the Portuguese as São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro. 1896 – French physicist Henri Becquerel discovered the principle of radioactive decay when he exposed photographic plates to uranium. 1936 – Hoover Dam, on the Colorado River along the Arizona–Nevada border, was completed and turned over to the Federal Government of the United States. 1944 – World War II: American and Australian troops won the Battle of Sio in New Guinea. 1956 – The NATO phonetic alphabet, today the most widely used spelling alphabet, was first implemented by the International Civil Aviation Organization. More anniversaries: February 29 – March 1 – March 2 It is now March 1, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page

Featured Picture Church of the Banjska monastery, North Kosovo Photo credit: Me, myself and I Recently featured: Milka Canić – Rosario Dawson – Novi Sad Synagogue – Eva Braun at Exit – Church of St. John at Kaneo Archive – More featured pictures...

Vanja's favourite topics

• Serbian rock and Yugoslav New Wave — Ekatarina Velika, Idoli, Laboratorija zvuka, Azra, Eva Braun, Piloti, Rambo Amadeus, Zabranjeno pušenje
• Eurovision Song Contest — Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest, Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest
• History of Serbia — House of Nemanjić, Prince Lazar, Yugoslav Partisans, Order of the National Hero
• Serbian Orthodox Church — Eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Serbian monasteries
• Serbian literature — Ivo Andrić, Danilo Kiš, Isidora Sekulić, Mika Antić
• History of cinema — Golden Age of Hollywood, film noir, Czech New Wave

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Vanja's languages

sh Materinski jezik ovoga korisnika je srpskohrvatski. Матерњи језик овога корисника је хрватскосрпски. sr Матерњи језик овог корисника је српски језик. hr-4 Ovaj suradnik hrvatski razumije kao da mu je materinski jezik. en-3 This user is able to contribute with an advanced level of English.