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The new issue of "Art of War" paper edition has been released. It is called "Black-and-white continent" and focused on the participation of Soviet military in all the recent wars in Africa.

An official delegation of Respublic of Iraq's representatives is visiting Russia from 14 to 19 of March 2010 by invitation of "Regional Organisation of peacekeeping missions and local conflict veterans", TOEC "Redut" and "Art of War" almanac editors. Representatives of several ministries and departments of Kurdistan Regional Government have arrived to Moscow for the purposes of strengthening business and war veteran ties between Russia and Iraqi Kurduistan region. Primarily the purpose of the delegation's visit is cooperation with Russian veteran organisations, sharing experience in veteran rehabilitation and employment and also with development of joint investment projects aimed at rebuilding destroyed cities in Iraq and economy modernisation. Another purpose is establishment of close cultural and information links.

Momo Kapor, one of the most famous Serbian writers, and the author of our Almanac, best known as the chronicler of Belgrade city life, died at the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade on 3rd of March. The best-selling author, painter and columnist was 73 years of age.

Although born in Sarajevo, Kapor was a life-long resident of Belgrade. A painter and graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade in 1961, Kapor achieved fame with his first novel Foliranti, published in 1975.

Not only a writer of documentary films and television shows, Kapor was also the screenwriter of the Yugoslav cult film «Walter defends Sarajevo» among others. His latest work, which he both wrote and illustrated, was the ironic and humorous «A Guide to the Serbian Mentality.»

Dragan Lakicevic of the Serbian Literary Union described Kapor as «captivated by modern thought and the conveyer of the Western spirit to Belgrade." Serbian poet Rajko Petrov Nogo said of Kapor: «He was a Serbian Chekov.»

His numerous novels and short stories have been translated into English, French, German, Polish, Czech, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Slovenian and Swedish.

Moscow «Dictionary of War. Session IX» took place in September this year. Video records of the concepts presented by the founders of the «Art of War» Alamanac can be found on the official site of the project.

• Level of Dispersion. Ashes. Ilya Plekhanov
• Circle of War. Arkady Babchenko.

• Faces
• Towns
• Mountains
• Bookshops
• On the walls

Percorsi artistico-letterari per la guarigione dai traumi della guerra

19 agosto 2008 — Elena Murdaca (Comitato per la Pace nel Caucaso)

September was a landmark month in the development of Russo-Kurdish relations. At the beginning of the month Russian delegation of the recent wars veterans from the «Redut - Anti-terror» organization have visited the Iraqi province of Dahuk in Kurdistan and met with the General Muhammad Mohsen Saleh at the town of Ammadia.

Next 14th issue of Almanac «Art of War» has been published. All the texts and the pdf-file of the 13th issue are available on our site.

An unusual project known as «Dictionary of War» has brought together philosophers, scientists, military representatives, artists and psychologists from all corners of the world in an attempt to address the modern vision on the psychology of conflict. 150 entries were supplied in course of two-day sessions which have been on since 2006 in Germany, Italy, Austria, Korea, Serbia and Taiwan. 32 more entries are to be added during the Moscow conference, which will take place at the Center of Contemporary Art from August 31st to September 2nd.

The 21st century hasn’t brought peace to our planet. Blood is being spilled in civil wars, ethnic conflicts and acts of terror worldwide. The participants in the conference are focusing on the psychology of modern conflict and each of the speakers will present his or her vision of how warfare or «the language of war» affects human psychology. Among members of the Moscow session of the «Dictionary of War» project is the Chief Edotor of the Almanac «Istusstvo Voiny» Ilya Plekhanov and the writer and Chechen war veteran and corresponsent Arkady Babchenko.

Besides new design, a number of functional changes have been introduced. We now have an opportunity to directly comment the texts and releases of the Almanac, new sections for the Films, Music, Pictures have been created, the front page will be updated on a regular, the forum has been optimized.. Within a year several other important changes will be introduced. Special attention will be given to the military art and translations. Welcome!