The untranslatable word “fjaka” describes “a very particular state of mind when you desire nothing more than to gaze off into the distance and abandon all forms of activity. It’s “the art of doing nothing” and “a yearning for nothingness.” It’s also the title of the latest book of travel writing about the former Yugoslavia, out of Poland.
A walk through Yugoslavia’s legacy in Dubrovnik and a visit to the Red History Museum.
A story of state-sponsored murder, organized crime, and justice.
UDBA je sudba: Yugoslav Killer, Qu’est-ce que c’est Read More ›
The Monument to the Uprising of the People of Kordun and Banija at Petrova Gora, or Peter’s Mountain, in central Croatia, belongs to the most notorious derelict Yugoslav-era monuments.
Petrova Gora Monument: From Utopia to Dystopia (Podcast Episode 34) Read More ›
Diaspora Voices is an occasional series of conversations with ex-Yugoslavs living abroad.
Graffiti dating back to the 1940s survive on walls of towns and villages from Ljubljana to the Istrian peninsula. Who wrote them and why? How did they make it this long?
Historian Ivo Goldstein identifies the roots and actors of historical revisionism in Croatia.
Croatia’s Political Tragedy – Ivo Goldstein (Podcast Episode 13) Read More ›
Hrvoje Klasić discusses historical revisionism in Croatia and life as a celebrity historian.
Croatia’s History Illness – Hrvoje Klasić (Podcast Episode 10) Read More ›
