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REMEMBERING DR NOVAK JOVANOVIĆ AT NLM

The National Library of Montenegro “Đurđe Crnojević” organized literary evening dedicated to DR Novak Jovanović on Tuesday, June 25. Čedomir Drašković, publicist, Mojaš Radonjić, sports worker and Petar Krivokapić, a bibliographer spoke about life and work of the famous Montenegrin writer and sports worker.

At the dinner it was emphasized that Jovanović, with his work and reputation, contributed greatly to the development of Cetinje, always carrying in himself his native values, honesty, sincerity and friendship. In addition, Čedomir Drasković reflected at the time when Jovanović worked at the National Library of Montenegro, pointing out that he also worked unselfishly on strengthening this important national institution.

Petar Krivokapić drew attention to the rich biography of Jovanović, pointing out that he had all the qualities of the highly moral personality, the true representative of Ćeklići, Katunska nahija and Montenegro. He emphasized the significance of his books “Crnogorci u Argentini”, ,”Na četiri kontinenta” and “Osam puta u zemlji orlova”. He recalled period when Jovanović was active in journalism and edited “Cetinjski list”, ,”Komunist”, “Revija MP-15”. He was concentrated mainly on sports topics, writing for “Večernje novine”, ”Tanjug”, ”Turizam“, ,”Odmor”, ,”Susreti” and ”Zavičaj”.

Mojaš Radonjić said that Jovanović will be remembered as a high sports official, as the president of the Football Association of Montenegro and by his principled attitudes and organizational abilities.

Novak Jovanović received multiple awards, among which: Order of the Republic with Bronze Wreath, Honorable sports worker of Montenegro in 1996, Honored football worker of Montenegro for 1998 and posthumously “Ivan Crnojević” Charter. He died in Cetinje on June 17, 2007.