Dušan Džamonja

The emergence of youth labor actions and their growing popularity after the Second World War, became synonymous of the construction of post-war Yugoslavia. The work actions were attended mainly by young people, who contributed to the reconstruction and construction, mostly through their physical work, exposing themselves to various ailments such as hunger and thirst, and infectious diseases. There are many historical
documents showing in detail the very difficult conditions in which the construction of a devastated state took place. Many young people have lost their lives but a few
have been lucky enough to improve their lives by climbing the socio-economic ladder due to the benefits gained during the numerous competitions in these work actions. Competitions were an integral part of everyday life and everyone had to participate. In this way, the spirit of young brigadiers was strengthened and points were gained that enabled them to have a better diet or position in society. Several talented artist-students, such as: Jovanović Sergej, Džamonja Dušan, Kurnik Majda, Mitrović Milun, Petrović Zoran, Prodanović Boža, Omčikus Petar, Kristl Vlado and others, from the prestigious Academy of Arts, had the opportunity to record and immortalize with pen and ink the course of this time and to convey scenes to us. This text presents their drawings during youth work action for the construction of the Brčko-Banovići railway in 1946. The topics and motives are presented and discussed
as well as some aspects of the school of socialism, which ideologically profiled young builders and indirectly influenced a number of works of art. The text is  accompanied by nine attachments; seven photographs of drawings, one photograph of front cover
of the Map and one attachment is a transcript of the content with the names of the artists and their works that make up this Map of drawings.