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families who were living in the village of Neret in the period up to
around 1950 are listed in the report: Selo Neret - Prvite Kuki, Vodenitsi,
Valitsi, Mali i Tsrkvi Vo Tursko Do 1950 Godina by Petre Ristuchin,
aka Ristevski. In English - The Village Neret: The First Families, the
Water Mills, Suburbs and Churches from the Turkish Period to 1950. As
well as the families, the report has 15 vodenitsi, three valitsi, 10
mali and four tsrkvi. The report is 
A
big 650 page book on and by Macedonian film director Milcho Manchevski
is available for free in PDF format. The book, titled Manchevski, has
hundreds of photos including archival documents published for the first
time such as storyboard drawings, sketches, letters, messages, notes,
contracts, and newspaper clippings. There are also essays by various
writers. The material covers Manchevski's films including Before the
Rain, Dust, Shadows, and Mothers. It also has essays and stories written
by Manchevski. The book was edited by Marina Kostova and published by
published by Bitsia and Ars Lamina in Skopje. The free PDF is 
A
comprehensive Croatian-Macedonian Dictionary has been published by the
House of Macedonians in Croatia. The 1,246 page dictionary has 30,447
words, and is for the Macedonian minority in Croatia as well as for
students, Macedonians, Croatians and the general reader. The ambitious
work was authored by Diana Vlatkovikj and Boryana Proshev-Oliver, and
has the support of the presidents and state institutions of both countries.
The book can be ordered online 
Odblesotsi
od Vechnosta or Flashes of Eternity is the new second novel by Melbourne
based Nove Mladenovski, author of the science fiction novel Izmeshani
Svetovi or Mixed Worlds. Izmeshani Svetovi has been described as "an
ultra-futuristic novel of a kind still new to Macedonian literature",
and the new book is a sequel to its story about the Empire of Ma. The
book reviewer, Vasil Totsinovski, says Mladenovski is "deeply concerned
for the future of Macedonia" and "Macedonian national characteristics
are readily recognisable, such as tolerance, perseverance, kind-heartedness,
simplicity and naivety, which have often been abused, as well as good
will, sociability, loyalty and humanity." There is an SBS Radio
interview with Nove about the book here. Flashes of Eternity is in Macedonian
and is published by Makedonika Litera in Skopje. The book can be ordered
from the publisher 
The
Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation of the Macedonians in Bulgaria
covers events in 2014. The report says the fundamental problems of the
Macedonian minority remained the same as in previous years, including
the refusal by the government to acknowledge the existence of a Macedonian
minority, failure to grant to Macedonians the rights specified in the
European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities,
the refusal by authorities to enter into dialogue with the Macedonian
minority, refusal to register Macedonian organizations, and hate speech
against Macedonians. The report is by OMO Ilinden PIRIN, Australian
Macedonian Human Rights Committee, and the Macedonian Human Rights Movement
International. The report is 
Nokautiraniot
Iselenik or The Knockout Expatriate is a new collection of short stories
by Sydney based doctor, Vasko Gorgievski. The stories are about the
situations and problems that face an expatriate who moves to Australia
for a better life. These include personal psychological and emotional
responses as well as the problems of being a member of the local Macedonian
community. Mr Gorgievski said he hopes the short stories will contribute
to a better understanding of Macedonian migrants. Further information
from the author 
The
Greek Colonization of Aegean Macedonia is a brilliant and gripping documentary
now on youtube. The documentary sets out the colonization step by step
and is loaded with great archival footage and interviews with top historians.
It starts with and stars historian Stojan Kiselinovski, who comes across
as a very intelligent man. There is also great historical footage. It
is great to see Macedonia produce such a professional film. The documentary
is 
The
well-known documentary A Name is a Name is now on youtube. The documentary
won world wide support from Macedonians for championing Macedonia's
right to name itself and for highlighting the importance of the name
Macedonia to Macedonians. Producer Jason Miko said "As we move
into 2016, ready to celebrate Macedonia's 25th anniversary as an independent
nation, the With Macedonia Foundation will be periodically sending out
photos (screen grabs) from our 2009 documentary film, A Name is a Name.
We hope these inspire and encourage you and hope you will share them
with others, use them on social media, and remember that Macedonia's
freedom is never guaranteed – it must be fought for continually
and passed on from generation to generation." A Name is a Name
is 
A
trailer on what looks to be an excellent documentary about Mito Aleksovski
and the child refugees has been produced by Mito's son, Petro. The images
of the village and the comments by the rodnini and seljani are gold.
Mito is the author of the first book published by Pollitecon - What
Europe Has Forgotten: The Struggle of the Aegean Macedonians, back in
1992. Info on his book is
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