Rastko project
The Rastko - Electronic Library of Serbian Culture project was a non-profit project founded in 1997 for the electronic publication of Serbian cultural assets.
His activities included:
- Electronic publication of humanities papers on Serbia
- Publication of the results of scientific conferences and studies on the culture of the Balkan Peninsula
- Multilateral cooperation with the states on the Balkan Peninsula
- Establishment of regional centers
- Technical education
The project's virtual library contained more than half a gigabyte of material such as e-books , photographs and comics . Most of the content was available in Serbian , English and Russian , with a smaller part in French , German , Spanish and other languages. The assortment ranged from medieval manuscripts to science fiction literature. Both public domain and copyrighted works were offered.
The Rastko project had the following regional centers:
- Serbia (center)
- Romania (Rastko - Timişoara)
- Montenegro (Rastko - Cetinje)
- Kosovo (Rastko - Gračanica-Peć)
- Boka Kotorska (Rastko - Boka)
- Hungary (Rastko - Budapest-Szent-Andrea)
- Ukraine (Rastko - Kiev-L'vov)
- Bulgaria (Rastko - Bulgaria)
- Bosnian Krajina (Rastko - Banja Luka)
- Drina (Rastko - Drina)
- Slovenia (Rastko - Slovenia)
- Gorania (Rastko - Gora, about the culture of Gorans and the areas in Kosovo they populate)
- Albania (Rastko - Shkoder)
The regional centers were independent and organized their activities in cooperation with local people from academic, cultural and public life. Regional centers for Jews , Roma , Gypsies and 29 other ethno-cultural minorities on the Balkan Peninsula were planned under the aspect of minority protection .