Rat i mir

Rat i mir (Serbian Cyrillic: Рат и мир, lit. "War and Peace") is the fifth studio album by Serb war singer Baja Mali Knindža, released in late 1993 by SuperTon. It was released along side Kockar bez sreće and is accompanied by Orkestar Pravoslavci. It contains themes that were topical at its time of release such as hyperinflation, the state of Serb politics, and hardships endured during wartime.

Рат и мир
First Edition SuperTon Cover
Studio album by Баја–Мали Книнџа
Released	1993
Genre	Novokompovana
Length	25:00
Label	SuperTon
Баја–Мали Книнџа chronology
Још се ништа не зна (1993) Рат и мир (1993) Коцкар без среће (1993)

Background

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Release

Sometime in late 1993 SuperTon released two Baja albums simultaneously, Rat i mir and Kockar bez sreće with the former composed of patriotic songs and the latter composed of love songs. Following the release of the album, the song "Grešnik" would peak at no. 4 in the music charts in 1994.

"Happy new year 1994 wishes you SuperTon & Baja Mali Knindža". (Sabor December 1993)

Compared to the albums that came before it, Rat i mir would be more grounded in its theming as it is a contemporary look into the state of wartime Yugoslavia. It would still include songs to boost morale such as "Đedo" and "Jovo". The song "Dražo" originally appeared in the Boro Srbin album Ja sam Srbin. Released prior to Rat i mir, it was titled "Ustani čiča Dražo" and reused elements of the Baja song "Kad sam bio mali." "Dražo" would have a complete overhaul stylistically, though its lyrics would remain the same. The song "Đedo" would be covered by Lepi Mića in the 1994 album Gdje cvjetaju božuri and would be renamed to "Stari četnik".

Shortly after in 1994, SuperTon would release a VHS of the same name which featured music videos for many of the songs in the album. The same year the RTVJ compilation Koktel srpskih pevača and would feature three songs from the album, "Grešnik", "Dražo" and "Jovo". Despite implications of an RTVJ release of Rat i mir, a copy has yet to surface.

In 2015, SuperTon would upload the album to YouTube and various other streaming platforms for the first time. It would be reuploaded along with other albums in their catalog and redistributed to streaming services in 2020.

In modern times, "Tata" would gain infamy on the internet as it was used for the meme "My dad is a war criminal". As a result, its original message changed from making fun of war propaganda to condoning the act of committing war crimes.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Баја – Мали Книнџа except where noted.

Side A

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Дилер"		2:40
2.	"Затвор"		4:05
3.	"Тата"		2:30
4.	"Ђедо"	Баја Мали - Книнџа, Лазо Пајчин – Жељо	3:10

Side B

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Гаврило"		3:25
2.	"Дражо"		3:30
3.	"Јово"	Баја Мали - Книнџа, Лазо Пајчин – Жељо	2:45
4.	"Грешник"	Баја Мали - Книнџа, Лазо Пајчин – Жељо	2:55
Total length:			20:00

Personnel

Writing

• Баја – Мали Книнџа - Музика и текстови (Music and Lyrics)
• Лазо Пајчин – Жељо - Текст – Грешник, Ђедо, Јово (Lyrics)
• Горан Радиновић - Аранжмани (Arrangements)

Production

• Цветин Тодоровић - Продуцент (Producer), Директор (Director), Главни и одговорни уредник (Editor in chief)
• Маша и Неђка - Извршни продуценти (Executive producers)
• Феки - Фото (Photography)

Miscellaneous

Морална подршка – Котобања, Монца, Дворац, Делије, Личка Капа, Витловка и Нож.

Да би био оно што сам данас много су заслужили: Зоран Паунковић, Љубиша, Исус, Милорад Јовић, Воја, Трандафировић, Миле Алимпиш и један Жељко

Variants

1993 SuperTon First Release

Notes:

• Generally high audio quality
• Numbered release
• Known numbers: 01204, 01219, 01428, 04458, 09132
• SuperTon stamp
• Late 1993

1994 SuperTon Rerelease

Notes:

• Low audio quality
• Unnumbered Rerelease
• No SuperTon stamp
• Sometime in 1994
• Cassette label has the same design as a 1994 edition of Braća sa Dinare and resembles the early 1995 SuperTon design

Gallery

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  Picture from Rat i mir photoshoot used as a cover image for Sabor. (13 September 1993)

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  Picture from the same photoshoot as the front cover. (via Informer.rs)

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  Kotobanja, a place listed as a source of moral support, is seen in the music video for the Kockar bez sreće song "Prošli su mi vozovi".