The Military Historical Review is a scientific journal of the Institute for Strategic Research. The magazine was founded in 1950 as a magazine of the Military History Institute, and in the meantime, it has undergone many changes in terms of conception, content, design and exhibition participation. In the period from 1950 to 1966, the Military Historical Review was published six times a year. From 1967 to 2000, three annual issues were published, which occasionally deviated from, so the Vojnoistorijski glasnik was published as two issues in several cases and twice (in 1990). From 2001 until today, the Military Historical Review is published twice a year.

From 1950 to 1964, articles were published in the Vojnoistorijski glasnik in Cyrillic and Latin, and from 1965 to 2001, it was printed exclusively in the Latin alphabet. Since 2002, the Military Historical Review has been printed in the Cyrillic alphabet. As of 2004, all works published in the Military Historical Review had summaries in English, Russian, German and French. Since 2005, papers have been accompanied by summaries in English.

The editors of the Military Historical Review were: Augustin Adamik (1 and 2/1950), Đorđije Roćen (3/1950), Slobodan Lučić (from 4/1950 to 1/1954), Nedeljko Maksimović/19545 to 1954. Danilo Janković (5/1955 to 5/1963), Vlado Strugar (6/1963 to 1/1967), Abdulah Sarajlić (2/1967 to 3/1975), Uroš Kostić (1/1976 to 3/1983), Mirko Gutić (1/1984 to 1 /1987), Miloje Pršić (2-3/1987 to 3/1990), Slavko Vukčević (1/1991 to 1-3/1992), Slobodan Branković (1-2/1993 to 1/1995). ), Dragan Nenezić (2-3/1995 to 1-3/2000), Velimir Ivetić (1-2/2001 and 1-2/2002), Miroslav Ležajić (1-2/2003, 1-2/2004 and 1 -2/2005), Milan Terzić (from 1-2/2006 to 2/2012), Dmitar Tasić (1/2013 to 2/2014), Miljan Milkić (from 1/2015 to 2/2017) and Dalibor Denda (from 1/2018).

During the first 40 years of the exhibition, the largest number of works were devoted to topics from the history of the Second World War, i.e. from the National Liberation War (NOR). All other works were classified in the sections From the Past, Criticisms and Views and Bibliography. Of course, a special place was occupied by works on the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ) and Josip Broz Tito. Since 1980, during the period of loosening of party control, the gradual scientific and professional "liberation" of the Military Historical Review began. It was reflected in the fact that over time the number of civilian authors, both from the Military History Institute and outside it, grew. In addition, scientific workers from civilian faculties and institutes became members of the editorial board of the Military Historical Review. In terms of topics, both military and civilian authors focused their attention on topics that do not only deal with the Second World War period. In addition, they began to treat this period with a greater dose of historical criticism. Foreign and emigrant sources and literature were used more and more openly, and periodization by "offensives" was abandoned. The personality and work of Josip Broz, gradually, but more slowly than in other institutions and magazines, began to be treated critically. On the other hand, it is an interesting phenomenon that over time due to the economic crisis caused by the war conflicts in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the NATO aggression in 1999, as well as due to the economic sanctions of the international community, there was a quantitative reduction in the number of annual issues and the physical volume of issues of the Military Historical Review and that at the same time, the works were beginning to gain in quality. Throughout the entire period of existence in socialist Yugoslavia, the Institute of Military History and its employees fought that the main determinant in their work should not be political-propaganda utilitarianism, but science. They had more or less success in that fight. The best indicator of such an effort is represented by the pages of the Military Historical Review and the publishing activity of the institute. Such a situation continued during the 90s of the last century, until in 2006, after 130 years of existence, the Institute of Military History was abolished. This decision was made despite the appeal of the professional and scientific public that an institution of such importance and tradition of existence should not be abolished. Members of the Department for Scientific Research and the Military Archive joined the newly formed Institute for Strategic Research. The Department of Military History of the Institute for Strategic Studies continued to inherit the traditions of the Institute of Military History. In this sense, the greatest progress was made in the editing and publication of the Military Historical Review, which continued to be published and greatly improved its quality.

ISSN YU ISSN -0042-8442
UDC 355.48 (497.1) (051)
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DOI: 10.5937/vig