Figures with the spirit of Serbian history

Figures with the spirit of Serbian history
 07.10.2019.

Tourists in Belgrade, where there are few such online stores, very often decide to buy metal figurines with the spirit of Serbian history. Those decorative figures remind them, when they return to their homes, of their stay in the capital of Serbia and the former Yugoslavia, and those gifts from Serbia are a nice opportunity to delight their friends, relatives and others to whom they tell about this Balkan country with a turbulent history and about Belgrade. the most often ruined capital in the world.

The most famous rulers



Serbian products are based on the rich history of our nation, which is how Miloš Obrenović, also known recently by the name of the newly built highway Miloš Veliki, as well as Prince Lazar, who was born in Boj in Kosovo in 1389, "got" their decorative figures. year, between the earthly and heavenly kingdoms, he chose the heavenly one, but earthly Serbia then fell into centuries-long slavery.


A frequent motif on which Serbian products are based is the Kosovo myth, the desire to regain Kosovo, which has been nurtured for more than six centuries since that battle, and which has preserved the national identity and spirit of the Serbian people both in the home country and in the regions where Serbs emigrated, and migrations were their historical destiny. As symbolic gifts from Serbia, the figures of the Church of St. Sava, built in honor of the first Serbian archbishop, are particularly relevant this year, as it marks exactly eight centuries of autocephaly of the Serbian Orthodox Church, which was established in 1219.


Brave Serbs


There are also decorative figures of famous military leaders from the Balkan Wars and the First World War - Stepa Stepanović, Živojin Mišić, Radomir Putnik. They amazed the whole world with their heroism and made a huge contribution to the victory of the Entente (Great Britain, France, Russia). Serbia emerged from the First World War, also known as the Great War, with enormous human losses of around 1.3 million inhabitants, mostly in their prime. In their honor, the online store has devoted attention to souvenirs that can be the best gifts from Serbia, especially for those who know and appreciate our history.


The figure of the Belgrade Victor, i.e. the guardian of the Kalemegdan Fortress and other fortifications from past times, stands out. Serbian products in the form of decorative figures of soldiers from the 14th century remind us of the famous Battle of Kosovo and Vidovdan in 1389.


Chokanji for brandy, šajkače, t-shirts


The online store of Serbian products has an abundance of souvenirs for which this country is famous in the world, and these are the best gifts from Serbia - glass bottles for brandy, exclusively plum wine, national sajkače caps, in several models, national flags, t-shirts and World Cup jerseys famous athletes, e.g. with the figure of the world's best tennis player, Novak Djokovic, water polo player, basketball player, and volleyball player.


A rich tradition


The decorative figures were also made according to the motifs of a man and a woman who are embraced and dressed in the national Serbian costume, which represents all the opulence and wealth of our people. With traditional shoes, sandals, shajkaka cap, embroidered shirts, skirts and cloth around the belt, they provide an authentic representation of how people once lived and looked in these areas, dancing and singing folk songs.


It is noticeable that these Serbian products are often bought at stalls on the promenade in Belgrade's Kalemegdan fortress. Special attention is also drawn to banknotes with a large number of zeros, which are specific because in the nineties of the last century, at the time of the collapse of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, life was difficult, and inflation reached record amounts by world standards. People in Serbia do not regret those banknotes because they remind them of the hard times, but they are interesting to tourists from around the world. For everyone who wants to have such special souvenirs, there is serbianshop.com our online store of Serbian products, through which they can simply order them.

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