Mileva, Dragica and three Basils

Written by: Slobodan Vuković

Newspapers are born, live and die, just like people. Sometimes they last shorter, sometimes longer, and sometimes, like the "New York Times", they push the one hundred and seventy-third year; (founded in 1851 Henry Raymond, and in 1896 passed into ownership Adolf Oks).

Newspapers are preferred. And appreciated; especially in the developed, democratic world. It is a famous thought of one of the founders of the United States of America and the third president of the USA, Thomas Jefferson, on the freedom of the press: "If it were up to me to make a decision on whether we need a government without a press or a country with a press without a government, I would not hesitate for a moment, but would opt for the latter" - said Jefferson.

I Napoleon dealt with the press, saying: "If I don't curb the press, I won't rule for three months."

...While the cannons were still roaring in the twilight of the Second World War, in the newly liberated Nikšić, a group of young people in partisan uniforms launched "Victory" on October 24, 1944, named after a prominent Montenegrin revolutionary, law graduate, national hero , Blazo Jovanovic, fueled by the winning situation at the time.

Back in the days of the war, the cult newspaper "Naša žena", a peculiar phenomenon of Montenegrin journalism, started in Cetinje in 1944; edited so well that it had a large number of subscribers throughout the then Yugoslavia. Over the years, the responsible editors were Mileva Delević, Dragica Vujović, Bosa Đurović, Bosa Vuković, Bosa Balić...

It was a time of enthusiasm and enthusiasm, in which, as they say, Vito Nikolic, lacking in everything, except in people; the time when the luminaries of Montenegrin painting, Petar Lubarda i Milo Milunović, enthusiastically made posters for significant Montenegrin jubilees.

I have in my hands several issues of "Our Women", a newspaper of the Anti-Fascist Front of Women of Montenegro (AFŽ) from the early post-war period. I kept them as a memory of my mother, who regularly read "Our Woman". At that time there was neither television nor today's electronic miracles, so "Our Woman" represented a special "window to the world".

She brought interesting and extensive reports on the activities of Montenegrin women, multiple working hours, but also advice on medicine, cosmetics, cooking, and fashion, especially before the New Year holidays. She also had a section on film, fine arts, and poetry.

In the text entitled "Try to plan", the newspaper suggests to its readers that "they should stock up on New Year's gifts and decorations for the Christmas tree at the beginning of December". There is also a tip, "How will we prepare milk powder?" In the same number of messages; "Dear readers, have you settled your paper debt? If you haven't, please do so immediately, so that they don't stop sending you further letters".

In number twelve, December 1949, "Our Woman" brings an interesting story Djine Celebic under the title "The First Woman Qualified Plasterer". He recalls how in September 1947 a girl appeared in the personnel department of the General Construction Company in Titograd Milica Mugoša from Dajbab to look for a job. They rejected her because she was only sixteen years old.

"... But Milica was persistent", - writes Đina Čelebić. - "She came to the company several times, and when they got tired of rejecting her, they gave her an even easier job." When she came to the construction site, the foreman was angry that they were sending his children to him. For several months, she brought drinking water to the workers, and then she was assigned to a group of plasterers to add mortar and tools. During the vacation, from time to time Milica would secretly take a vangla and plaster herself. One day, the foreman found her at work Milo Ivanovic, and when she saw him, she quickly put the trowel aside for fear that the foreman would get angry. Continue, continue - said the foreman, after looking at the part of the wall she plastered. That day was a big event for Milica. The manager assigned her to work with a group of plasterers Vidak Keković to plaster with them. Thanks to the love she had for this job and the training of old Vidak, it wasn't long before Milica was entrusted to work on plastering ceilings, doorways, corners, and even larger plastering, which is done only by long-term qualified workers. And the norm started to climb every day. Milica fulfilled her daily task with 130 - 140 percent, and in June 1949 she received her qualifications. She is not yet seventeen years old, and she has already earned the title of striker twice. So Milica became one of the first women plasterers in Titograd."

The newspaper reports that Ana Vuletic became the flagship of the soap factory in Kotor.

He signs the reportage "In the Kindergarten in Titograd". Ljubo Samardzic. It also occurs Mihailo Lalic with the story "On the run". Cedo Vulević writes about the participation of women in the work of the Council of Pioneers. Jagos Jovanovic reminds of Njegoshev libertarian figure. It is an interesting story about Ivan Tomova, to the mother of Vladika Rada...

1950 front page photo Zepe Lekić, cigarette factory workers in Titograd. Then the message: “Friend Tito, we congratulate you on your fifty-ninth birthday and wish you to welcome it for many years to the happiness and pride of our people!"

On the front page, September 1950, Fatima Ćulahović, the five-fold strike of the carpet workshop in Pljevlja.

Petar Đuranović brings the wonderful story of "Alijina Semsa", a story that, as he emphasizes, is remembered by the old people of Krajina...

For many years, the paper was very successfully edited by Bosa Balić, a great person, a top journalist.

New times came and the paper, after thirty-two years of publication, was closed in 1976.

Chrysanthemums for "Our Wife".