Kikinda

The Grave of Dušan Vasiljev in Kikinda, Serbia

Tucked away in Melino Groblje ("Mela's Cemetery"), one of the oldest cemeteries in the Serbian town of Kikinda, stands the grave of Dušan Vasiljev, a poet whose brief life left a lasting mark on Serbian literature. Located near the Holy Trinity Monastery, the modest white monument is easy to overlook among larger family tombs and weathered gravestones. Yet it marks the resting place of one of t…