PIECES OF THE PIROT CULTURAL MOSAIC BETWEEN THE TWO WORLD WARS

Text topic: Studies

Text author: Давор Лазаревић

The paper deals with cultural trends in Pirot between the two World Wars from the aspect of amateur choirs and music societies, atmosphere in famous inns as stages of the Pirot civic life and the multiconfessional structure of the quotidienne. In its essence and content, the text aims to shed light on the corners of historical realities of Pirot in between the two World Wars, reserved for cultural workers often anonymous and sometimes quite forgotten. The paper is based on yet unpublished original material deposited at the Historic Archives of Pirot, and based on the facts found in monograph publications dedicated to certain periods in the history of Pirot and its surrounding area. It can also be treated as a contribution to the history of culture in Pirot between the two World Wars.