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January 12, 2026
Piše Ranko Pivljanin: Pozdrav sa Zlatibora: dovedite decu da vide grad
Prva, posredna, uspomena na Zlatibor bila je drvena figurica zlatiborskog seljaka i njegovog natovarenog konja ( „Zlatiborski voz“) koja i danas stoji negde u vitrini kuće mog crnogorskog zavičaja i preko nje sam dugo identifikovao ovu prelepu planinu kao bajkoviti prostor planinskog prostranstva i netaknute prirode koju naseljavaju ti brkati gorštaci sa šajkačama na glavama, ruku ogrubelih od teškog rada i lica preplanulih i izbrazdanih od planinskog vetra, sunca i vazduha.
TL;DR
- Zlatibor is portrayed as having shifted from a symbol of natural beauty and traditional life to a concrete, urbanized resort.
- The author criticizes the modern Zlatibor as a place of excessive spending, status symbols, and superficiality, likening it to a 'Budva on the mountain'.
- Construction and commercialization have overshadowed the natural landscape, with buildings of up to fourteen floors dominating the scenery.
- Skiing infrastructure is neglected, while prices for basic amenities like coffee and meals are exorbitantly high.
- The article suggests that Zlatibor has become a playground for the nouveau riche, a backdrop for social media posts, and a place for laundering money, with heavy machinery relentlessly altering the landscape.
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