The present study lies at the intersection of history and other humanities, focusing on Armenian history and the US foreign policy–the position of the US in the region at the close of the First World War, the activities it carried out, and the corpus of information it assembled concerning Armenia and the Armenian people during the pivotal years of 1919 and 1920. Particular attention is devoted to President Woodrow Wilson’s Armenian policy in the matter of an American mandate in order to investigate and elucidate the aims of the American mission dispatched to Armenia, and the circumstances under which the US undertook the commitment to determine Armenia’s borders. Major General James G. Harbord’s mission report is used as a seminal primary source for the historiography of Armenian-American relations, the mandate issue, the Armenian Genocide, and the diplomatic history of boundary delimitation.
This paper explores the phenomenon of film as a propaganda tool for promoting tourism in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. It primarily deals with the production of documentary films, both domestic and foreign, that showcase the country’s natural beauty and tourism offerings. In addition to relevant literature, the paper is based on materials stored in the Archives of Yugoslavia, primarily in the Central Press Bureau of the Presidency of the Ministerial Council of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Between the two world wars, Novi Sad had numerous communities engaged in humanitarian work, to which the members of the Jewish community made a substantial contribution. Guided by traditional values, they provided aid to impoverished fellow citizens, orphaned children, and the elderly. Among these organizations, the society called Crust of Bread and Children’s Day Care (Kora hleba i Dečje obdanište), founded in 1925, stands out for the scope of its activities. In addition to various forms of support and aid, the association also organized fundraising events that enriched the town’s cultural and artistic life. Based on relevant historical sources and literature, the paper examines the humanitarian activities of the Jewish community in Novi Sad and its contribution to the town’s social and cultural development.
Based on the materials gathered from the archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic in Paris, this article will present the views of the US, France and Canada on the 1981 Kosovo crisis, when unrest and rioting by ethnic Albanians occurred, but also the following year, when (at least on the face of it) order was restored in Serbia’s southern province. This approach made it possible to draw comparative conclusions as to whether and to what extent the positions of these countries evolved during the period observed. These include mainly confidential reports sent by these countries to NATO, whose key topic is the situation in Kosovo during 1981–1982. In addition, diplomatic notes (France) and intelligence security reports (a report compiled by the General Secretariat for Defense and National Security of the French Republic) were reviewed. One of the objectives of this paper is to present to the scientific community in Serbia some lesser-known facts about the Kosovo issue–specifically positions of the great powers at a time when the Kosovo issue was not so much in the focus of the international community, starting from 1981, when one of the pivotal crises in the history of the Kosovo issue occurred.
