1 00:00:03,381 --> 00:00:17,605 The Great Men in the Shadows 2 00:01:39,702 --> 00:01:42,337 Located in the picturesque bay at the mouth of river Krka 3 00:01:42,349 --> 00:01:47,000 Šibenik has always, for centuries, due to its unique location, 4 00:01:47,029 --> 00:01:50,097 stood side by side with most developed cities of eastern Adriatic coast. 5 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:54,378 However, the circumstances changed drastically during the middle of the 17th Century 6 00:01:55,258 --> 00:01:58,010 when the Plague epidemy decimated the city population 7 00:01:58,295 --> 00:02:00,429 changing the demographic picture of the city. 8 00:02:00,543 --> 00:02:02,789 Šibenik was brought to stagnation in development 9 00:02:03,173 --> 00:02:06,428 which lasted until the second half of the 19th century. 10 00:02:09,085 --> 00:02:14,460 In the year 1872. as the first municipal prefect of the City of Šibenik 11 00:02:14,854 --> 00:02:16,598 Ante Šupuk, a member of Croatian National party, was elected. 12 00:02:16,843 --> 00:02:20,505 That historical day determined the start of a new era in the development of the city 13 00:02:20,798 --> 00:02:23,854 which would be marked by its fast development and transformation 14 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,384 into an important municipal center. 15 00:02:27,594 --> 00:02:28,664 During the modernization period 16 00:02:29,054 --> 00:02:33,612 Šibenik would gradually transform from undeveloped medieval society 17 00:02:33,626 --> 00:02:35,851 into the developed industrial city. 18 00:02:40,100 --> 00:02:44,570 The great role in that transaction was held by the Major Ante Šupuk. 19 00:02:45,567 --> 00:02:48,000 Despite that fact if you take a walk through the city today 20 00:02:48,315 --> 00:02:50,031 in search for the signs of Šupuk legacy 21 00:02:50,299 --> 00:02:52,760 you would surprisingly find almost nothing. 22 00:02:53,098 --> 00:02:55,257 Not even a memorial plaque devoted to him. 23 00:02:55,835 --> 00:02:59,331 One could wonder who Ante Šupuk really was... 24 00:03:11,990 --> 00:03:15,174 Ante Šupuk 25 00:03:15,434 --> 00:03:25,007 ...the Visionary of the City... 26 00:03:40,707 --> 00:03:42,270 In the first half of the 19th Century 27 00:03:42,541 --> 00:03:45,588 Dalmatia was a part of the Austrian Empire 28 00:03:45,933 --> 00:03:47,315 known as Dalmatian Kingdom. 29 00:03:47,588 --> 00:03:49,983 The other parts of Croatian teritory under Austrian Empiere were 30 00:03:50,249 --> 00:03:52,226 Banovina of Croatia and Slavonia. 31 00:03:52,509 --> 00:03:56,467 Intensifcation of politicing in Empire during the 1860-ies 32 00:03:56,731 --> 00:04:00,311 also had an effect on the political life in Dalmatia 33 00:04:00,580 --> 00:04:03,842 which was characterised by confrontation of two main political streams: 34 00:04:04,144 --> 00:04:07,253 Autonimist and Nationalist. 35 00:04:08,635 --> 00:04:10,310 The center of Dalmatian Kingdom was Zadar 36 00:04:10,603 --> 00:04:12,501 while the neighbouring Šibenik was scraping along 37 00:04:12,748 --> 00:04:14,912 as an undeveloped, almost rural society. 38 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,007 A society in which small craftsmanship represented 39 00:04:17,089 --> 00:04:20,057 the main production activity. 40 00:04:44,733 --> 00:04:47,423 The dominant role in Dalmatia was held by 41 00:04:47,471 --> 00:04:50,304 doc. dr. sc. Ante Bralić, University of Zadar the Patrician-Bourgeois class of the coastal Dalmatian cities, 42 00:04:51,913 --> 00:04:55,381 which at that time accepted the ideology of 'Slavodlamatism'. 43 00:04:56,418 --> 00:05:01,242 Slavodalmatism is a sort of ideological teaching 44 00:05:01,310 --> 00:05:04,387 which claims that people od Dalmatia are Slavs in their origins 45 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:09,911 but under strong influence of the Italian culture and language. 46 00:05:10,007 --> 00:05:13,073 Anyhow, the Dalmatians are not Croats 47 00:05:13,317 --> 00:05:18,968 but a special ethnic group. 48 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:25,027 Slavodalmatian class had developed a special political profilation 49 00:05:25,303 --> 00:05:26,872 known as 'Autonomist' stream, 50 00:05:26,903 --> 00:05:31,495 whose members advocated the preservation of Dalmatian independance 51 00:05:31,799 --> 00:05:35,618 and refusal to attach to northern part of Croatia, Banovina. 52 00:05:35,996 --> 00:05:39,947 1860-ies were a period of intense political struggle 53 00:05:40,020 --> 00:05:43,000 between the Autonomists on one side 54 00:05:43,010 --> 00:05:46,675 and Nationalists groupation on the other side. 55 00:05:47,466 --> 00:05:53,962 Nationalists advocated unification of Dalmatia and Banovina of Croatia 56 00:05:54,164 --> 00:05:58,540 and introduction of Croatian language in all the institutions 57 00:05:58,832 --> 00:06:01,002 from administration to education. 58 00:06:01,999 --> 00:06:07,718 prof. Joško Zaninović, arheologist and historian 1860-ies are years of awaking of the national identity 59 00:06:07,778 --> 00:06:13,657 and attempts of Nationalists party to take the governance 60 00:06:13,932 --> 00:06:16,200 from the Italian loyalists stream. 61 00:06:16,881 --> 00:06:20,503 Priest don Josip Mrkica was working in Šibenik at that time 62 00:06:20,775 --> 00:06:25,914 and owing to him the famous Public library was built 63 00:06:26,033 --> 00:06:28,040 on the site of todays National Library. 64 00:06:29,366 --> 00:06:32,588 The Library was a center of political and cultural thinking 65 00:06:32,743 --> 00:06:34,797 of Croats in Šibenik 66 00:06:35,039 --> 00:06:37,728 and has a exceptional role in 67 00:06:38,027 --> 00:06:41,532 the formation of Croatian National Revival movement. 68 00:06:43,135 --> 00:06:46,527 Don Mrkica obviously managed to persuade 69 00:06:46,854 --> 00:06:50,667 Ante Šupuk, a young Autonomist at that time, to join 70 00:06:50,992 --> 00:06:56,502 the Movement and to become its constituent part. 71 00:06:57,629 --> 00:07:02,437 Šupuk accepted the Revival movement ideas 72 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:07,835 and in 1873. became the Major of Šibenik. 73 00:07:08,002 --> 00:07:11,251 Afterwards, he enters the Dalmatian Parliament and then as a representative 74 00:07:11,325 --> 00:07:15,382 of Šibenik district enters the Monarch Council in Wienna. 75 00:07:43,330 --> 00:07:45,996 Ante Šupuk, the descendant of a prominent Šibenik family, 76 00:07:46,238 --> 00:07:49,978 served as a Major for full 30 years. 77 00:07:50,394 --> 00:07:53,847 In addition to that from 1870. till his death he was 78 00:07:54,118 --> 00:07:56,530 a representative in Dalmatian parliament in Zadar. 79 00:07:56,946 --> 00:08:01,607 From 1879. he also served as a representative in Council in Wienna. 80 00:08:02,208 --> 00:08:05,184 There, as a Representative of Distrtict of Northern cities, 81 00:08:05,452 --> 00:08:09,013 Šibenik and Zadar, he was sitting on the place number 250. 82 00:08:34,421 --> 00:08:38,420 In 1875. Monarch Franz Josef I made a 15 days long journey 83 00:08:38,682 --> 00:08:43,072 starting from Opatia in Istria on his new jacht 'Miramare', 84 00:08:43,328 --> 00:08:47,343 A jacht which was actually a reconstructed British warship. 85 00:08:47,740 --> 00:08:51,114 Comming to Šibenik an incident occured 86 00:08:51,376 --> 00:08:55,299 when Ante Šupuk, a relatively young Major of the City, 87 00:08:55,558 --> 00:08:59,900 did not want to greet his Monarch in neither German nor Italian, 88 00:09:00,353 --> 00:09:02,864 which were official languages at that time. 89 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:06,511 Ha rather started his greetings by saying 'Your Majesty' in Croatian. 90 00:09:07,077 --> 00:09:09,602 Monarch found himself offended so he turned away 91 00:09:09,905 --> 00:09:14,827 with all his suite and ordered to head off to Skradin. 92 00:09:15,241 --> 00:09:19,725 There he was greeted by Major Conte Borelli in Italian language. 93 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:21,838 Afterwards they went to visit Krka waterfalls. 94 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:27,903 engineer Josip Mozer, researcher and publicist Interesting fact was that Ante Šupuk sent a carriage for Monarch 95 00:09:28,265 --> 00:09:31,263 which Monarch accepted. So, in the end, 96 00:09:31,487 --> 00:09:35,368 Monarch did spend half a day in Šibenik. 97 00:09:44,100 --> 00:09:46,100 River Krka ha always been an intersection 98 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:48,183 people, ideas, innovations. 99 00:09:48,220 --> 00:09:52,187 All of which had been bringing prosperity and progress to the District. 100 00:09:58,846 --> 00:10:01,598 Water mill system on river Krka was throughout the history 101 00:10:01,667 --> 00:10:04,417 important for economy and basis for the development of industry. 102 00:10:06,099 --> 00:10:08,788 In 18th Century family Šupuk acquired much property 103 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:11,682 on left bank of Krka river, from which the most important 104 00:10:11,771 --> 00:10:15,664 was part on Skradinski Buk waterfall where mills were locatad. 105 00:10:18,467 --> 00:10:22,445 This preindustrial machinery enabled Šupuk family to grow in economical strenght 106 00:10:22,742 --> 00:10:25,756 and invest capital in development and expansion of their business. 107 00:10:37,483 --> 00:10:41,510 Industrial revolution came to Dalmatia later compared to developed European countries. 108 00:10:42,245 --> 00:10:47,492 However, the situation changed drastically when Ante Šupuk bacame the Major of Šibenik. 109 00:10:48,022 --> 00:10:51,858 Firstly, the potential of Krka river, till then not exploited suficiently, 110 00:10:52,108 --> 00:10:56,946 was recognised and used for producition of electricity on Skradinski Buk waterfall site. 111 00:11:04,411 --> 00:11:09,068 Šupuks son Marko, a sailor, travelled a lot 112 00:11:09,367 --> 00:11:15,542 happened to find himself in 1891. in Frankfurt am Mein 113 00:11:15,797 --> 00:11:21,372 during the first big World Electrotechnic Exposition 114 00:11:21,606 --> 00:11:27,437 where all the inventions and novelties were displayed. 115 00:11:28,296 --> 00:11:30,816 People from all around the world were coming there to whitness everything. 116 00:11:31,228 --> 00:11:36,879 The exhibits stayed there for 6 months so people could see how it all functioned. 117 00:11:37,183 --> 00:11:40,162 Could really...experience it all! 118 00:11:41,569 --> 00:11:46,152 Marko saw there first AC powerplant, 119 00:11:46,467 --> 00:11:55,817 which was supplying electricity, through 175 km long lines, to exhibition premises 120 00:11:56,079 --> 00:12:01,033 where fountain was spraying water 6 meters high powered by an electrical engine 121 00:12:01,254 --> 00:12:06,525 so people could see how the motor drove the whole process. 122 00:12:07,009 --> 00:12:13,415 In addition to this engine people could see a couple light bulbs, an electric arc type ones. 123 00:12:13,952 --> 00:12:18,849 All in all, one could really experience, the manifestations of electricity, even touch! 124 00:12:19,139 --> 00:12:21,261 He was thrilled with it! 125 00:12:21,516 --> 00:12:25,644 Later he described evertything to his father. 126 00:12:27,492 --> 00:12:31,196 To Ante Šupuk idea of construction of powerplant was presented by Sir Vjekoslav Meichsner, 127 00:12:31,446 --> 00:12:33,595 an engineer, investor and project designer, 128 00:12:33,820 --> 00:12:38,331 with whom would later Šupuk carry out a couple of big communal projects in Šibenik. 129 00:12:38,910 --> 00:12:44,050 Šupuk agreed to become Meichsners main partner in construction of first Croatian powerplant at Krka. 130 00:12:44,691 --> 00:12:48,585 Before all, he offered land on which HPP would be built. 131 00:12:56,332 --> 00:13:02,438 A contact with someone who could build something like that had to be established. 132 00:13:03,001 --> 00:13:13,364 Here emerged one big industrialist, Michael Ganz, a Swiss from Zurich, 133 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:21,746 who from his commercial reasons came to Budapest and founded his firm Ganz 134 00:13:22,034 --> 00:13:26,928 and at first started the production of DC motors and generators. 135 00:13:27,344 --> 00:13:35,631 When he was contacted by Šupuk in 1893 asking if they could build required AC system, 136 00:13:35,881 --> 00:13:39,917 bearly two years after the Exhibition, 137 00:13:40,043 --> 00:13:45,878 Michael Ganz replied: 'Mister Major we can do it... 138 00:13:46,018 --> 00:13:49,536 ...eventhough it still hasn't been done in Europe!' 139 00:13:49,796 --> 00:13:54,790 At that time there were only rumors of such system beeing planned to be built in USA. 140 00:13:55,285 --> 00:13:58,061 But still they agreed to make an experiment. 141 00:13:59,001 --> 00:14:03,574 Šibenik was far enough in Province in Austro-Hungarian Empire 142 00:14:03,823 --> 00:14:08,345 so in case they failed... noone would know. 143 00:14:08,590 --> 00:14:12,162 But if they succeeded... noone would claim thier credit! 144 00:14:13,329 --> 00:14:15,240 And that was how it happened! 145 00:14:15,735 --> 00:14:19,819 They worked out the idea with Meischner, 146 00:14:20,175 --> 00:14:24,657 who investigated which permits and administrative conditions had to be acquired. 147 00:14:25,090 --> 00:14:27,869 Bureaucracy then had similar form like today 148 00:14:28,009 --> 00:14:31,556 so a Building permit had to be issued. 149 00:14:31,726 --> 00:14:38,354 And then an array of documents including inspections of engineers 150 00:14:38,639 --> 00:14:41,397 who had no knowledge of how AC system worked 151 00:14:41,710 --> 00:14:48,444 but still had to make inspections and sign the allowances! 152 00:14:49,475 --> 00:14:53,065 Interesting fact is that the duo was so confident 153 00:14:53,341 --> 00:14:57,737 that even before they settled the administrative barriers 154 00:14:58,024 --> 00:15:01,202 they ordered the machinery to ba made! 155 00:15:28,110 --> 00:15:31,645 It is important to highlight that 156 00:15:31,719 --> 00:15:41,102 25th August 1895 was the day hydro plant at Niagara was comissioned, 157 00:15:41,349 --> 00:15:43,319 built by Teslas blueprints. 158 00:15:43,498 --> 00:15:48,790 But at that moment transmission line, 40 km long, 159 00:15:49,075 --> 00:15:51,648 from HPP to the City of Buffalo was not finished. 160 00:15:51,819 --> 00:15:57,870 Nor was the street lights and transformer system finished. 161 00:15:58,269 --> 00:16:01,907 In other words this system lacked some vital components. 162 00:16:02,189 --> 00:16:09,756 Therefore the Croatian power plant Jaruga I on Krka waterfalls near Šibenik 163 00:16:09,991 --> 00:16:20,383 with transmission system on 3000V and main transformer station near waterfront 164 00:16:21,150 --> 00:16:35,089 was fully bringing electricity to 11 km distant City. 165 00:16:40,144 --> 00:16:45,539 Despite the starting enthusiasm towards the building of public lights system 166 00:16:45,799 --> 00:16:49,912 people in Šibenik still kept a dose of caution. 167 00:16:50,156 --> 00:16:53,565 They were against the installation of transmission lines on facades. 168 00:16:53,837 --> 00:16:55,819 Because of that transformer stations were put on the roofs 169 00:16:56,251 --> 00:16:59,230 in order to be far from reach to prevent possbible accidents. 170 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:03,627 Rudolf Meichsner insisted on installation of telephone line 171 00:17:03,953 --> 00:17:08,674 between his house and machinery compartment in Jaruga 172 00:17:09,239 --> 00:17:14,039 That way he could constantly be informed 173 00:17:14,326 --> 00:17:20,514 and this was the channel through which he was informed of the first lights beeing lit. 174 00:17:20,915 --> 00:17:24,545 Bringing the electricity to Šibenik was exhausting 175 00:17:24,784 --> 00:17:32,697 but eventually they menaged to achieve it as planned and in time. 176 00:18:01,474 --> 00:18:04,088 When the lamps started glowing the excitement was huge. 177 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:07,720 The newspapers were writing that Šibenik was glowing like Bethlehem. 178 00:18:07,992 --> 00:18:10,342 On that day two 'musics' were flowing through the City: 179 00:18:10,617 --> 00:18:12,855 one national Croatian along the Kallelarga 180 00:18:13,126 --> 00:18:15,192 and one Italian along the coast. 181 00:18:15,894 --> 00:18:19,113 It was important to avoid collisions so they were going their own ways 182 00:18:19,466 --> 00:18:23,636 both praising the advent of electricity to Kallelarga and City. 183 00:18:45,406 --> 00:18:49,721 At start 3 individual houses were lit: 184 00:18:50,039 --> 00:19:00,119 one Meichsers, one Šupuks and one belonging to an enthusiast 185 00:19:00,382 --> 00:19:03,577 who suggested it himself in 1896. 186 00:19:03,811 --> 00:19:11,069 He listed precisely how many bulbs and wires he needed 187 00:19:11,310 --> 00:19:14,324 and Šupuks company installed it. 188 00:19:26,667 --> 00:19:30,947 Electrification of Šibenik, which among first cities, 189 00:19:31,172 --> 00:19:34,497 got the AC public lights systems resonated far. 190 00:19:34,758 --> 00:19:37,371 Papers in Wienna and Zadar were mentioning it. 191 00:19:38,933 --> 00:19:43,483 It was really interesting to see what was written 192 00:19:43,788 --> 00:19:49,860 in Wienna by Austrian journalists. 193 00:19:50,583 --> 00:19:56,613 He stated that noone was aware how advaneced Šibenik was 194 00:19:56,781 --> 00:19:59,974 in comparisson to Wienna! Just the National theatre in Šibenik proved it! 195 00:20:25,406 --> 00:20:30,243 1st of May 1891. Mazzoleni theatre in Šibenik was lit 196 00:20:30,485 --> 00:20:32,739 by 16 spotlights into which 197 00:20:32,987 --> 00:20:36,206 glass plates of various colors could be inserted. 198 00:20:36,496 --> 00:20:40,194 That made the scene really attractive and beautiful. 199 00:20:46,598 --> 00:20:49,474 Unfortunately it was challenging for actors. 200 00:20:49,679 --> 00:20:54,895 Actress Leonora Duzen stated in one interview in Trieste 201 00:20:55,221 --> 00:21:03,238 that in Šibenik under electrical spotlight every fold on her face could be seen 202 00:21:03,656 --> 00:21:05,049 so she had to act thoroughly different. 203 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:12,583 Not by voice but with gestures and expressions everything could be shown! 204 00:21:35,828 --> 00:21:39,003 Ante Šupuks commitment resulted with Dalmatian Parliament 205 00:21:39,258 --> 00:21:41,646 reaching a decision to build District Hospital 206 00:21:41,792 --> 00:21:43,900 with psychiatry institution attached. 207 00:21:44,741 --> 00:21:48,062 The building of the hospital based on the blueprints 208 00:21:48,168 --> 00:21:50,693 of a famous Austrian expert Kruno Weidman 209 00:21:50,938 --> 00:21:53,638 was started in August 1881. 210 00:21:54,350 --> 00:21:55,891 The works were led by Vjekoslav Meichsner. 211 00:21:55,951 --> 00:22:01,449 It was of a pavillion type consisting of 9 stone buildings. 212 00:22:01,745 --> 00:22:06,242 24th of June 1883. was the ceremonial oppening. 213 00:22:13,393 --> 00:22:17,257 Meichsner and Šupuk, but mostly Meichsner, 214 00:22:17,459 --> 00:22:23,587 came with an idea to have a pavillion type hospital in Šibenik with 215 00:22:23,623 --> 00:22:29,680 all hospital units separated first in the world! 216 00:22:29,929 --> 00:22:33,550 That idea was copied later numerous times all over the world. 217 00:22:33,665 --> 00:22:39,713 But today it is forgotten that Meichsner first came with that idea 218 00:22:39,961 --> 00:22:43,247 and Šupuk as a Major financed it! 219 00:22:44,943 --> 00:22:47,681 The nearby Courthouse, 220 00:22:47,948 --> 00:22:51,654 was also designed and build by Meichsner. 221 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:55,853 It was designed so that the prison was attached directly to it. 222 00:22:58,773 --> 00:23:02,514 All the credit Ante Šupuk deserves 223 00:23:02,807 --> 00:23:06,634 for the development of these parts can't be forgotten. 224 00:23:06,980 --> 00:23:12,787 Bringing the railway to Šibenik and building the water supply also included. 225 00:23:13,259 --> 00:23:17,700 For that all Monarch Franz Joseph I honored him with knights title. 226 00:23:18,054 --> 00:23:26,400 It was the title that can't be inherited by his sons, grandsons etc. 227 00:23:26,549 --> 00:23:31,299 It was exclusively for him for the things he achieved. 228 00:23:49,881 --> 00:23:52,927 Ante Šupuk realized a couple more important projects 229 00:23:53,345 --> 00:23:57,005 that vastly improved economy and overall state of the City. 230 00:24:01,944 --> 00:24:07,966 In Year 1877. Šibenik got a connection with railway Siverit-Split 231 00:24:08,219 --> 00:24:11,562 and afterwards water supply system with drinking fountains across the city. 232 00:24:12,009 --> 00:24:16,751 Later, company Ante Šupuk & Son built another hydro power plant: Jaruga II 233 00:24:16,922 --> 00:24:20,323 which si opertational even today. 234 00:24:42,055 --> 00:24:45,773 My grand-grandfather was very generous man, 235 00:24:46,003 --> 00:24:50,386 Danira Šupuk-Vuletin, grand-granddoughter of Ante Šupuk a good hearthed man always ready to help. 236 00:24:50,419 --> 00:24:54,506 It was inherited by his children. My father for example 237 00:24:54,781 --> 00:25:03,461 He was a hunter, who loved to hunt a lot, and had many friends 238 00:25:03,548 --> 00:25:07,153 and they would often meet and have drinks together. 239 00:25:07,341 --> 00:25:17,392 There he would meet people who, for example, had no shoes or shirt. 240 00:25:17,534 --> 00:25:24,162 He would take of his off and give them coming home covering his missing clothes. 241 00:25:24,338 --> 00:25:26,665 Making me wonder where his shirt was! 242 00:25:26,724 --> 00:25:30,059 It was simple reply he would give that he gave it to the poor and needy. 243 00:25:30,142 --> 00:25:33,196 That's the way all Šupuks were! 244 00:25:34,858 --> 00:25:38,174 Ante Šupuk was the men of his people 245 00:25:38,329 --> 00:25:44,981 who in first place wanted good for his City and people of Šibenik. 246 00:25:45,306 --> 00:25:53,564 And... he had luck to govern a city which was at that time 247 00:25:53,730 --> 00:25:57,731 and given circumstances very interesting 248 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:01,520 since it was on very brink of fast development.. 249 00:26:09,926 --> 00:26:12,199 Ante Šupuk, an entrepeneur and visionary, 250 00:26:12,570 --> 00:26:14,887 during whose mandate Croatian language was introduced 251 00:26:14,993 --> 00:26:17,380 as an official language in administration. 252 00:26:17,609 --> 00:26:21,098 He stayed humble despite his success and the welfare 253 00:26:21,356 --> 00:26:23,268 of his city was always in the first place. 254 00:26:23,750 --> 00:26:27,369 Šupuks credit for turning Šibenik into a modern city are huge 255 00:26:27,650 --> 00:26:31,560 because thanks to his projects Šibenik had undergone 256 00:26:31,684 --> 00:26:33,829 a political, economical and cultural ascent 257 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:36,020 after 2 century long stagnation period. 258 00:26:51,392 --> 00:26:54,566 In the end he got the honor... 259 00:26:54,602 --> 00:26:57,121 ...that not many politicians get: 260 00:26:57,395 --> 00:26:59,262 Stanko Ferić, journalist and publicist people of Šibenik dedicating song to him, 261 00:26:59,566 --> 00:27:02,000 and in the moment of his passing 262 00:27:02,100 --> 00:27:10,253 veiling whole city in black, all poles and city lights, 263 00:27:10,354 --> 00:27:13,767 to express their grief and their loss. 264 00:27:15,700 --> 00:27:19,016 The development of Šibenik during the time of Ante Šupuk 265 00:27:19,135 --> 00:27:21,986 was known as golden age of the City 266 00:27:22,296 --> 00:27:27,776 which was, in coming years, not likely to reoccur. 267 00:27:28,135 --> 00:27:32,184 The ascent of the City as Šupuk planned it had no leader in years to come after him. 268 00:27:32,490 --> 00:27:37,061 Many political overturnes and instabilities of political government 269 00:27:37,127 --> 00:27:42,834 could not maintain the stability present during 20 years 270 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:45,993 of Šupuks govern of the city. 271 00:27:46,721 --> 00:27:50,481 He was a person who recognised public welfare and interests and 272 00:27:53,198 --> 00:27:58,532 did everything to bring all the institutions that trully made a city 273 00:27:58,622 --> 00:28:00,717 a great city... 274 00:28:21,796 --> 00:28:25,005 Continuing the search for Ante Šupuk it is not hard to see 275 00:28:25,173 --> 00:28:26,526 that signs of his legacy are fading away. 276 00:28:26,698 --> 00:28:29,239 There is still no memorial in his honor... 277 00:28:29,518 --> 00:28:32,257 ...just an old, stained photograph 278 00:28:32,489 --> 00:28:35,496 which reminds us on passed times of one visionary 279 00:28:35,728 --> 00:28:37,135 who was creating a great story... 280 00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:40,644 ...about a small city...