Yugoslavia
An admirer of the late Yugoslav Communist President Josip Broz Tito reacts as she pays tribute at his tomb in Belgrade on May 25, 2013. People from various parts of former Yugoslavia flocked to Tito's grave to mark his birthday anniversary.
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Not everyone in Yugoslavia was prosperous, but there is a sense that things were balanced more justly than in today's society
Yugoslavia was a prison for all its nations and anti-communists
This room was created because of the nostalgic feelings for the old days ... We all fondly remember Yugoslavia. Everyone had jobs and salaries, which is not the case today.More quotes »
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'Yugonostalgia' as Croatia prepares to join EU
European Union , but in this tiny village another union of nations was getting all the glory.In Kumrovec, the birthplace of Yugoslavia 's late communist leader Josip Broz Tito , thousands gathered Saturday to mark his birthday and pay their respects to him 7:13 AM Read more »
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Various: Stand Up People – review
Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off It's a familiar story: two crazy Brits locate the lost musical legacy of a distant country – except here it's not Ghana or Thailand but former Yugoslavia that provided the quest for forgotten vinyl. T 42 m ago from Guardian Unlimited Read more »
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Verdicts Expected for Heads of Milosevic’s Secret Police
“ethnic cleansing.” The verdict after their three-year trial at the United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia is due on Thursday. Prosecutors argued that the two ran a large, covert network of paramilitary squads, trained and paid for by 4:29 PM from International Herald Tribune Read more »
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Ex-Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal marks 20 years of business
weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the creation of the UN special war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. The court in the Hague has indicted 161 people and sentenced 136. Two dozen cases are ongoing. The tribunal’s business is due to wind up by 12:07 PM from Euronews Read more »
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Land Mine Hunting Honeybees a Reality
— In land-mine ridden former Yugoslavia, scientists are testing whether honeybees can be used to find land-mines left over from the divisive and violent 1990s era. In countries like Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia and Kosovo, this could spare residents from the horrible 10:18 AM from Accuracy in Media Read more »
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'Yugonostalgia' as Croatia prepares to join EU
troubled Balkans have faced since the 1990s’. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) A boy poses for a photo next to the statue of late Yugoslavia’s communist leader Josip Broz Tito in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, May 25, 2013. While banished and vilified during the nationalist 7:39 AM from Omaha.com Read more »
