IVAN ĐURIĆ (1947 Beograd - 1997 Pariz)

Ovih dana, tačnije 23. novembra navršilo se četrnaest godina od smrti čuvenog vizantologa, političara i humaniste dr Ivana Đurića. Kada sam se podsjetila šta sam napisala nakon njegove sahrane, 6. Decembra 1997. u Beogradu, shvatila sam da tadašnjem tekstu ni dan danas gotovo da nemam šta ni dodati, a ni oduzeti.  Samo su se promjenila imena u političkim centrima moći, dok je suština ostala ista. Ona ista koja je Ivana Đurića prognala, godinama ga ubijala na daljinu, a mnoge njegove sunadrodnjake, napredne i školovane ljude zauvijek otpravila u jednom pravcu.  

Legacy of Ivan Đurić

Ivan Đurić (1947-1997), a historian, a member of the Belgrade Byzantine School, aprofessor of the University of Belgrade, and an instructor at the Sorbonne. In his works, focused on the history of the Byzantine Empire, Đurić, in an original manner, surpassed the teachings that presented the Byzantine world in a narrow Slav-Greek orthodox framework and presented it to the world in all its complexities. With this, he earned reputation not only of the national, but also the international public. In 1992, he was forced to leave the country. He died in Paris in 1997. His legacy was the basis for his personal fond . The 33 boxes contain the documents which reflect the life and work of this famous scientist, but also the time he lived in.At the time of the dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia he took a prominent part in the antiwar protests, in the struggle for democratic freedoms and human rights. He is one of the founders of the Alliance of Reform Forces and its candidate at the first multiparty presidential elections.