Star Wars in Croatia (and former Yugoslavia)

Greeting to all Croatian and non-Croatian Star Wars Fans from Poland!

First of all, I would like to introduce myself. I’m one of the better known Star Wars fans in Poland (especially because I write fanficion short stories and conduct very popular Play-By-Forum RPG “Hunt for a Jedi”) and I’m redactor of the Polish SW site, The Outer Rim (third in Poland, if we count popularity). Although I’m now living in Poland, I was born in... Yugoslavia. That’s right, in good old SFR Jugoslavija – I wont say in which country exactly, because for me it’s not important. I still like to see all six republics as one.

You’ll probably ask why I don’t write in sebro-croatian, so I’ll give you answer in advance: I’m not very fluent at it, because I left Yugoslavia in 1995. It’s not easy to remember language, which you don’t use - believe me!

All right then, formalities behind me, so now let’s get back to our beloved Star Wars...
In Poland, which has less than 40-million people, Star Wars is something, which is worth selling – there is a lot people, who will buy everything with golden letters “Star Wars” written on it, so companies sell quite a lot SW stuff. I’m wondering how that looks in Croatia and rest of the Former Yugoslavia (if someone knows, of course), because, for example, in Poland all Star Wars books are usually translated six months or year after it’s release in USA...

well m8 i can tell you that i still haven't found any book that is translated in cro.
You can buy Star Wars stuff in some shops here,but it is very hard to find them.It is almost impossible to find comics so we are forced to download them.Some books can be bought in a store for a normal price but i doubt that you will find any new book of Star Wars.

Darth Banewell m8 i can tell you that i still haven't found any book that is translated in cro.

Wrong. Thrawn Trilogy is translated into Croatian language. Shadows of the Empire and New Rebellion too. A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Phantom Menace and Young Jedi Knights also.

Unfortunately, many Star Wars books are still in original english. But, we can buy them all from Multimedia bookshop "Algoritam". And the price is good, 60.00 HRK or 8€.

Darth BaneSome books can be bought in a store for a normal price but i doubt that you will find any new book of Star Wars.

And again you are wrong. Outbound Flight by Timothy Zahn is a new book.

owned
I didn't go to algoritam fo a long time now,and all the books i've seen were in english...
anway my bad
btw,did you see legacy of force books when you were in algoritam dude,I reeeaaly need 'em

Both of you are preety wrong. You can find all the new publishings a month or so after the release in the States. Or, you can just order the books via the store (Algoritam), you just pay the original price, as you would if you bought the book in the UK, Ireland, the States or Down Under. And they'll call you when your book comes, and you pick it up when it's to your liking.

Anyway, Nadiru, first of all, welcome to the Mos Croatia Spaceport. Hope you'll find it pleasant.
Secondly, nobody will ask you where're you from. It's none of our business. And we don't state our views about politics here (except when we're joking about it), and we don't really care if we're members of the EC or just plain whatevers...

People here are not all that into Star Wars like the people in Poland, but most the people I converse with are familiar with it and have watched the movies.

Other merchandise, like comics, can't be found except in one or two shops in the capital. And they're preety much old, and I haven't found any comics released since 1997. So we get by by downloading scanned comics off the internet.

Hello Nadira and welcome to our forums... I'm glad to see that Mos Croatia Spaceport is slowly crossing local (ex Yu) borders

Unfortunately, Star Wars scene in Croatia is very weak - it's peak was during premieres, and primarily youngsters got interested in franchize (unfortunately - prequels)... Unlike Poland which has population cap of 40mil, our SF/F specialized companies/stores/comicshops realize that market is very limited and demand is close to nothing (note that Croatia has population of 4,5mil), therefore there is no willingness to localize(translate) it...
However, there were a few notable attempts of translating SW books from Neobična Naklada publishing company whoose owner is a SW fan, but in the end, they also realized that it's no use, so they put it "on ice"...

Currently, the only SW publication on Croatian, released several times a year, is our Fanzin (don't know the english word for it... it's a booklet with news, reviews, interviews, fan stuff gathered from our fan contributors throughout the country)

It is almost impossible to find comics so we are forced to download them

If that’s a comfort for anyone, the situation with SW comics in Poland is almost the same (almost, ‘cause lately one of the companies started to sell comics translated into Polish).

Thrawn Trilogy is translated into Croatian language. Shadows of the Empire and New Rebellion too. A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Phantom Menace and Young Jedi Knights also.

Well, Thrawn Trilogy and SotE are classic... but New Rebellion and Young Jedi Knights? Strange choice.

Unfortunately, many Star Wars books are still in original english. But, we can buy them all from Multimedia bookshop "Algoritam".

Yeah... but, to read them, you need to know English. And that’s a big problem in Poland (in Croatia also, I think?)... nothing to be proud of, If I have to be honest.

And we don't state our views about politics here (except when we're joking about it)

That’s nice – so I presume you have a good contact with SW fans in Bosnia and Serbia? I’m actually looking for a SW websites in these countries, so if you know any valuable links... you know where to find me.

...but most the people I converse with are familiar with it and have watched the movies.

He he, You could say that in every Western country. It’s really difficult not to know Vader or sth else connected with SW...

I'm glad to see that Mos Croatia Spaceport is slowly crossing local (ex Yu) borders

Hey, maybe I’ll tell my friends from The Outer Rim to come here? It’ll be bigger fun... and maybe you’ll come to visit TOR (well, now it’s not quite possible, because we don’t have International Forum like you – but that can change.).

Star Wars scene in Croatia is very weak - it's peak was during premieres, and primarily youngsters got interested in franchize (unfortunately - prequels)

Yeeaaah... they say that Star Wars is “fairy tale for kids”... but that’s a different subject.

Speaking about the premiers... did you have them in the same time as the rest of the world? I mean Attack of the Clones (16.5.) and Revenge of the Sith (19.5.).

Fanzin (don't know the english word for it..

Well, I think that “fanzin” is already a English word, because we call it the same in Poland... however our fanzin is not very popular – I think is because you can learn everything from our most known websites.

Nadiru Radena...because I write fanficion short stories...

Nice. I've written two, third is soon to be delivered.

Nadiru RadenaYeeaaah... they say that Star Wars is “fairy tale for kids”... but that’s a different subject.

Speaking about the premiers... did you have them in the same time as the rest of the world? I mean Attack of the Clones (16.5.) and Revenge of the Sith (19.5.).

Lucas said that SW is for 12 years old children, but who cares.
Yup, we've had premiers on those very days. But three years apart, off course.

Always a pleasure meeting an international sw fan.
Anyway, I left a post at your forum, so, I think there`s no need writing anything here, except, welcome.

I've written two, third is soon to be delivered.

Maybe someday - when I'll be able to better understand Croatian - I'll read them. Now I wouldn't know what I read...
By the way, I've written 7 stories so far. Unfortunately all in Polish, but one day I'll try to translate one of the shorter into English.

Anyway, I left a post at your forum, so, I think there`s no need writing anything here, except, welcome.

Well, I've seen your post, so I also have to say "Welcome!" to you on TOR. Hmm, we definitely have to create our own international forum...
PS. How did you know where to write? Because, you placed it exactly in the right topic!

Little secrets of great masters.
Just kidding... well, I saw kantyina or something and I went in because I know it`s a offtopic subforum so I just searched some topics and I found one in which people introduced themselves.

Nadiru Radena, I'm here now. Yes, I understood (i hope)"From where i see, your polish is not that bad"...I know very little polish and hungarian, but I have basic knowledge for russian,dutch,german,spanish...

Imperial admiral

Darth Banewell m8 i can tell you that i still haven't found any book that is translated in cro.

Wrong. Thrawn Trilogy is translated into Croatian language. Shadows of the Empire and New Rebellion too. A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Phantom Menace and Young Jedi Knights also.

Unfortunately, many Star Wars books are still in original english. But, we can buy them all from Multimedia bookshop "Algoritam". And the price is good, 60.00 HRK or 8€.

Darth BaneSome books can be bought in a store for a normal price but i doubt that you will find any new book of Star Wars.

And again you are wrong. Outbound Flight by Timothy Zahn is a new book.

I know I'm late on this discussion (it was held in 2006), but I would just wanting to know - where in Algoritam? When I go to Algoritam store, and look some Star Wars books, I can't find the croatian version, so I buy English versions. Please help!

...što ćemo sad po engleskom ovdje?

I said that you can buy Star Wars books in Algoritam, but I didn't say that they are translated. They are all on english. That's the reason for low prices. English version 55-60 HRK, Croatian version 120-200 HRK.

"Neobična Naklada" was translating SW books into croatian. Try and find some info on their web site.

THANKS!

Hi! I am from Poland and will be in Croatia in the summer. I am wondering is there anyone who plays X-Wing Miniatures by FFG on south from Split? Do you organise tournaments? Do you have some official website of X-Wing? Greets

Hey Maorann, you can ask on Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/igranje?fref=ts They are organizers for XWM game in Croatia