Andric, Crnjanski, Selimovic... Dzej will rest with Serbia's greats at the New Cemetery

Dzej Ramadanovski / Photo: ATA Images

In recent days, there has been a debate in Serbia about where popular folk singer Dzej Ramadanovski should be buried. His daughter Marija has just confirmed for the Telegraf that the singer will rest in the Alley of Distinguished Citizens at the New Cemetery in Belgrade. There will be no commemoration due to the pandemic, while the funeral will be held on December 11 at 2:30 pm.

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Support for this solution has been provided by a Romani organization, the Civic Movement Opre Roma Serbia, as well as by Goran Vesic, the deputy mayor of Belgrade.

"This honor is earned with a successful professional career, scientific work, but also artistic work. During his life, Dzej became someone whose songs were listened to even by those who didn't like that genre of music. He was the good spirit of Belgrade, he was not perfect like none of us are, but he was a charmer. Simply, Dzej," Vesic told TV Happy's morning program, the Secretariat for Information announced, and added:

The Alley of Distinguished Citizens / Photo: Marko Todorovic

"How great he was is best seen in the feeling we all had when we found out he had died. Both those of us who knew him personally, and those who knew him only through his songs. We felt like we lost a family member."

The Alley of Distinguished Citizens is confused by many with the Alley of the Greats, but these are separate plots at the New Cemetery, which are located next to each other.

Many historical figures, people's heroes, doctors, politicians, authors, journalists, professors, historians, actors, musicians, artists are buried there...

Ivo Andric / Photo: Profimedia/AFP

The Alley of the Greats, which is much smaller than the Alley of Distinguished Citizens, is the resting place for, among others, Petar Kocic, Milan Kujundzic Aberdar, Ilija Milosavljevic Kolarac, Milunka Savic, Kornelije Stankovic, Dimitrije Tucovic, Stevan Hristic, Jovan Cvijic...

Dzej Ramadanovski should rest in the Alley of Deserving Citizens, along with Danilo Kis, Stojan Aralica, Petar Lubarda, Ivo Andric, Milos Crnjanski, Mesa Selimovic, Radivoj Korac, Ljubinka Bobic, Oskar Davico, Dusko Radovic, Branko Copic, Pavle Vuisic, Bosko Buha, Danilo Bata Stojkovic, Miodrag Petrovic Ckalja, Rodoljub Colakovic, Mira Aleckovic, Zoran Radmilovic, Vasko Popa, Dragomir Bojanic Gidra, Mija Aleksic, Milic of Macva, Lazar Udovicki, Radmila Savicevic, Stevo Zigon, Zoran Djindjic, Ljuba Tadic, Milenko Zablacanski, Momo Kapor, Ruzica Sokic, Velimir Bata Zivojinovic, Nebojsa Glogovac, Dragan Nikolic, Milena Dravic, Saban Saulic, Neda Arneric, Isidora Bjelica, and many others.

Milos Crnjanski / Photo: National Library of Serbia

Distinguished citizens are buried in the Alley, under special procedure and with the approval of the Assembly of the City of Belgrade, that is, the mayor of Belgrade. So far, over 750 people have been buried there.

(Telegraf.rs)