Predrag Koraksic Corax
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Pregrag Koraksić Corax (Предраг Кораксић Коракс) is a Serbia
n political caricaturist.
in 1933. His father, one of the Partisan Movement
leaders, was killed during the World War II
by Chetniks
. Corax spent four years as a refugee.
After the war Corax graduated from grammar school in Zemun
and studied architecture
in Belgrade
. Corax started his professional cartoonist career in 1950 in newspaper Jez. Afterwards, Corax worked for Vecernje novosti, from which he was expelled after the court process in 1993.
Since 1989, Corax worked for the independent newspaper Borba, but moved to Danas, where he still works, when Borba was taken over by the Serbian government. From 1990 until 2005 he was working for magazine Vreme, where he was a member of the editorial board. In October 2004, he was rewarded French Légion d'honneur
.
Pregrag Koraksić writes his nickname Corax using Latin
characters and spelling.
He is a prominent cartoonist in Serbia, as his cartoons are published in well known publications and his style is easily recognized.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n political caricaturist.
Biography
Koraksić was born in ČačakCacak
Čačak is a city in central Serbia. It is the administrative center of the Moravica District of Serbia. Čačak is also the main industrial, cultural and sport center of the district...
in 1933. His father, one of the Partisan Movement
Partisans (Yugoslavia)
The Yugoslav Partisans, or simply the Partisans were a Communist-led World War II anti-fascist resistance movement in Yugoslavia...
leaders, was killed during the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
by Chetniks
Chetniks
Chetniks, or the Chetnik movement , were Serbian nationalist and royalist paramilitary organizations from the first half of the 20th century. The Chetniks were formed as a Serbian resistance against the Ottoman Empire in 1904, and participated in the Balkan Wars, World War I, and World War II...
. Corax spent four years as a refugee.
After the war Corax graduated from grammar school in Zemun
Zemun
Zemun is a historical town and one of the 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia...
and studied architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
. Corax started his professional cartoonist career in 1950 in newspaper Jez. Afterwards, Corax worked for Vecernje novosti, from which he was expelled after the court process in 1993.
Since 1989, Corax worked for the independent newspaper Borba, but moved to Danas, where he still works, when Borba was taken over by the Serbian government. From 1990 until 2005 he was working for magazine Vreme, where he was a member of the editorial board. In October 2004, he was rewarded French Légion d'honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
.
Pregrag Koraksić writes his nickname Corax using Latin
Latin alphabet
The Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most recognized alphabet used in the world today. It evolved from a western variety of the Greek alphabet called the Cumaean alphabet, which was adopted and modified by the Etruscans who ruled early Rome...
characters and spelling.
Cartoons
Corax's cartoons are humorious accounts of contemporary, mostly Serbian, political events. He rarely uses any written text in his cartoons, but relies on caricatures of politicians for the message be self-explanatory.He is a prominent cartoonist in Serbia, as his cartoons are published in well known publications and his style is easily recognized.