Seasons & Episodes
Ban Josip Jelačić
Delve into all the layers of the rich life of Josip Jelačić! Celebrated in Croatia, labeled in Hungary, in addition to
Nikola Šubić Zrinski Sigetski
In the turbulent 16th century, when the Ottomans were attempting to conquer Europe, there lived probably the most celebr
Ivan i Ivana Mažuranić
Ivan Mažuranić is part of the school curriculum because of the work *“The Death of Smail-aga Čengić”*, but also
Nikola Tesla
He is one of the greatest minds of humankind, and his genius was accompanied by an intriguing character. By following hi
Stjepan Radić
Few spoke of the homeland with such passion, few were imprisoned already in their youth like him. Discover his incredibl
Faust Vrančić
A polymath, linguist, inventor, diplomat, engineer, bishop. The “father” of *homo volans*, the blueprint according t
Ivan pl. Zajc i Vatroslav Lisinski
On 16 December 1914, Ivan pl. Zajc, composer and conductor, the founder of Croatian opera, a favorite of both fortune an
Marin Držić
Marin Držić, a Croatian comedy writer, was a painter and interpreter of Dubrovnik Renaissance society, yet so brillian
Ivan Meštrović
The most esteemed Croatian great of the 20th century is undoubtedly the sculptural genius and architect Ivan Meštrović
St. Leopold Mandić
Can someone 135 cm tall, with a speech impediment and an awkward gait, become a world-class great? The example of St. Le
Marija J. Zagorka
Her male colleagues belittled her, Bishop Strossmayer supported her, and women followed. Her life was even more interest
Matija Gubec
In Croatia, streets and squares bear the name of Matija Gubec, a total of 362, and both the Ustaše, the Partisans, and
Ruđer Bošković
The Jesuit Ruđer Bošković was a mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, physicist, philosopher, diplomat, and writer. H
Vesna Parun
She wrote an entire mountain of books, 87 in total and did so on trams, in bed, and standing up, because she didn’t ha
Ante Starčević
There is one Croatian politician whom both left- and right-wing voters equally admire. We are, of course, talking about
Croatian Nobel laureates - Ružička and Prelog
Two of the total three Nobel laureates of Croatian descent were chemists. Lavoslav Ružička supplied the American milit