Bitola Macedonia - 100 years of Postcards - Book Launch

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Tony Markovsky (President of CMHS) welcomed everyone to the book launch on Sunday March 22, 2015 at St. Clement of Ohrid Macedonian Orthodox Church. Georgi Danevski (Internationally Renowned Master Artist) introduced the author Dimce Najdov  with an insperational introduction on the importance of the book to the history of Bitola and Macedonia.                                                                                                                     

Dimce Najdov began the lecture by reflecting on his journey in compiling all the postcards that covered over 100 years of a visual illustration of the city of Bitola. In doing so, Mr. Najdov identified seven periods that are covered in the book: the Ottoman Empire till 1912; the Balkan Wars (1912-1913); World War One (1914-1918); The Sebian Era (1918-1941); World War Two (1941-1945); Yugoslavia (1945-1991); and the Republic of Macedonia (1991- to present).

The afternoon ended with traditional Macedonian 'mezes' and conversations about the rich history depicted in the over 100 years of postcards of the city of Bitola, Republic of Macedonia.

                          

The following pictures are postcards from the book that cover the seven periods of the city of Bitola.