The recent social processes that are striking the Republic of Macedonia are distorting the nature of many sophisticated socio-anthropological phenomena, including the artistic practices. Thus, we will try to briefly e...The recent social processes that are striking the Republic of Macedonia are distorting the nature of many sophisticated socio-anthropological phenomena, including the artistic practices. Thus, we will try to briefly elaborate on several tendencies about contemporary art in the Republic of Macedonia, by ＂screening＂ the theoretical discourses on the issue and by critical perception of recent practices concerning the field. Today＇s views on the creative practices, incorporated in ＂conceptual＂ packages that should develop a new culture of living, are manifested in the creative industries, have been just recently recognized in the Macedonian society. The ＂propaganda＂ character of the treatment of artistic practice changes only formally the media of their manifestations. The idea about the possible and necessary engaged attitude of art towards society had its place also in the modern as well in the postmodern concept of art. In the Republic of Macedonia this ＂ideological＂ attitude towards art regretfully has also become the main mechanism for political domination, manifested mainly in architecture and landscaping of public space. The commercialisation of art supported by the media imposes the discourses of popular art over the content of high art. It seems that art is represented in the field of ＂education and science＂ in the Republic of Macedonia only when certain pragmatic, frequently politicised, interests need to be satisfied.展开更多
In April 1993, under UN Resolution 817, the Republic was admitted to the UN under the temporary name of ＂The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia （FYROM）＂ to resolve differences that have arisen in connection wit...In April 1993, under UN Resolution 817, the Republic was admitted to the UN under the temporary name of ＂The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia （FYROM）＂ to resolve differences that have arisen in connection with the name of the State. After four years of debates Macedonia and Greece signed agreement on the normalization of the relations. Greece has agreed to accept Macedonia as a sovereign state, to remove the economic embargo, and Skopje vice-versa refused from the emblem and national flag with the star of Verginia. Macedonia also declared that it had no territorial claims on Greece. At the beginning the US were rather passively reacting to events in the region, meanwhile, Greece has actively continued to pressure on Macedonia. Profound differences in Macedonian issue led Greece into conflict with the US and the EU. Recently there has been extremely active and growing interest in stabilizing the region by the EU and the US. It becomes more apparent as energy resources for the US and European countries are exported through the Balkan Peninsula. In addition, the international community is concerned about the increasing terrorist activity in the peninsula, possible Islamization and further destabilization of the region.展开更多
As two major Great Powers in the geopolitics of the Balkans,the relationship between Austria-Hungary and Russia directly affected the stability of the political situation in Europe and the Balkans.At the beginning of ...As two major Great Powers in the geopolitics of the Balkans,the relationship between Austria-Hungary and Russia directly affected the stability of the political situation in Europe and the Balkans.At the beginning of the 20th century,the Austro-Russian cooperation dominated the Macedonian reforms,but with the deepening of the reforms,the structural contradictions between the two countries were fully exposed,and the original cooperative relationship went to a rupture.This drastically changed relationship became an important factor in the restructuring of relations between the Great Powers and the Balkan states before the First World War.展开更多
文摘The recent social processes that are striking the Republic of Macedonia are distorting the nature of many sophisticated socio-anthropological phenomena, including the artistic practices. Thus, we will try to briefly elaborate on several tendencies about contemporary art in the Republic of Macedonia, by ＂screening＂ the theoretical discourses on the issue and by critical perception of recent practices concerning the field. Today＇s views on the creative practices, incorporated in ＂conceptual＂ packages that should develop a new culture of living, are manifested in the creative industries, have been just recently recognized in the Macedonian society. The ＂propaganda＂ character of the treatment of artistic practice changes only formally the media of their manifestations. The idea about the possible and necessary engaged attitude of art towards society had its place also in the modern as well in the postmodern concept of art. In the Republic of Macedonia this ＂ideological＂ attitude towards art regretfully has also become the main mechanism for political domination, manifested mainly in architecture and landscaping of public space. The commercialisation of art supported by the media imposes the discourses of popular art over the content of high art. It seems that art is represented in the field of ＂education and science＂ in the Republic of Macedonia only when certain pragmatic, frequently politicised, interests need to be satisfied.
文摘In April 1993, under UN Resolution 817, the Republic was admitted to the UN under the temporary name of ＂The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia （FYROM）＂ to resolve differences that have arisen in connection with the name of the State. After four years of debates Macedonia and Greece signed agreement on the normalization of the relations. Greece has agreed to accept Macedonia as a sovereign state, to remove the economic embargo, and Skopje vice-versa refused from the emblem and national flag with the star of Verginia. Macedonia also declared that it had no territorial claims on Greece. At the beginning the US were rather passively reacting to events in the region, meanwhile, Greece has actively continued to pressure on Macedonia. Profound differences in Macedonian issue led Greece into conflict with the US and the EU. Recently there has been extremely active and growing interest in stabilizing the region by the EU and the US. It becomes more apparent as energy resources for the US and European countries are exported through the Balkan Peninsula. In addition, the international community is concerned about the increasing terrorist activity in the peninsula, possible Islamization and further destabilization of the region.
文摘As two major Great Powers in the geopolitics of the Balkans,the relationship between Austria-Hungary and Russia directly affected the stability of the political situation in Europe and the Balkans.At the beginning of the 20th century,the Austro-Russian cooperation dominated the Macedonian reforms,but with the deepening of the reforms,the structural contradictions between the two countries were fully exposed,and the original cooperative relationship went to a rupture.This drastically changed relationship became an important factor in the restructuring of relations between the Great Powers and the Balkan states before the First World War.
