Delve into all the layers of the rich life of Josip Jelačić! Celebrated in Croatia, labeled in Hungary, in addition to being a brilliant military commander, he also wrote poems, was well-liked in society, nor was he a stranger to wearing wigs. We also visited numerous locations where Jelačić stayed in order to find out why his life was tragic and what earned him a monument on the main square of our capital city!

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Nikola Šubić Zrinski Sigetski

Jan 24, 2017

55m

In the turbulent 16th century, when the Ottomans were attempting to conquer Europe, there lived probably the most celebrated Croatian great figure – Nikola Šubić Zrinski. But did you know that young Nikola, due to his family status, in today’s terms was part of the “golden youth”? But instead of wrecking cars, Nikola from an early age was smashing the Ottomans, and already as a young man he took part in numerous other battles before the famous Siege of Szigetvár...

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Ep 3

Ivan i Ivana Mažuranić

Jan 31, 2017

56m

Ivan Mažuranić is part of the school curriculum because of the work *“The Death of Smail-aga Čengić”*, but also in your wallet on the 100 kuna banknote. But did you know that this literary classic is present in our everyday life through the words he coined (ice cream, rhinoceros...) as well as through the reforms he introduced into our schools. Precisely because of his influence, Joana Kornelija Emilija Henrijeta, that is, Ivana Brlić Mažuranić, also began her literary career...

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Ep 4

Nikola Tesla

Feb 7, 2017

55m

He is one of the greatest minds of humankind, and his genius was accompanied by an intriguing character. By following his life, the team behind the series managed to uncover a secret you may not have known, Tesla’s final invention. Do you think it has something to do with energy transmission, magnetic induction, and alternating current, or perhaps with something that will completely change the human race? There is only one way to find out….

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Ep 5

Stjepan Radić

Feb 14, 2017

55m

Few spoke of the homeland with such passion, few were imprisoned already in their youth like him. Discover his incredible life story, of shortsightedness, poverty, geese in the fog, of the life and work of the man who mobilized millions of Croatian peasants... From his native Desno Trebarjevo to the assassination in Belgrade!

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Ep 6

Faust Vrančić

Feb 21, 2017

54m

A polymath, linguist, inventor, diplomat, engineer, bishop. The “father” of *homo volans*, the blueprint according to which the bridges in San Francisco and Dubrovnik were built, and a series of things that surround us. Find out how that genius lived and why he was the second man of Europe!

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