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Rudolf Zistler

Rudolf Zistler

Austro-Hungarian socialist and lawyer

Dr. Rudolf Zistler or Cistler (1886–1960)[1] was an Austro-Hungarian socialist and lawyer, most known for having defended members of Young Bosnia on trial for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.

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Zistler moved to Sarajevo before the start of World War I. His daughter Vanda Zistler became a prominent opera singer at the Sarajevo Opera, and had a "clear, powerful voice".[2][3]

In 1937, Rudolf Zistler published a book about his experiences, titled Kako sam branio Principa i drugove (How I came to defend Princip and the others).[4]

A movie has been made about him: The Man Who Defended Gavrilo Princip (2014).[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "1914/2014: Das Attentat von Sarajevo als Gerichtsdrama". Tiroler Tageszeitung. APA. 24 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
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    Radosavljević, Radmila (21 September 2013). "Srđan Koljević: Uzalud pucaju na Gavrila". Večernje Novosti. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
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    Marshall, William (June 1959). "YUGOSLAVIA". Opera. 10 (6): 388. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
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    Palić, Svetlana (25 November 2013). ""Branio sam Mladu Bosnu": Advokat Gavrila Principa nepoznati heroj istorijskog suđenja". Blic. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
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    "Premiere of the film 'The Man Who Defended Gavrilo Princip' by Srđan Koljević will be held in the multiplex 'Dolly Bell'". andricgrad.com. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2015.


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