Remembering Yugoslavia

The world’s most popular sport played a role in the creation of socialist Yugoslavia, in promoting the ideology of brotherhood and unity, and ultimately in the country’s violent di...

Literature is a crucial piece in the puzzle of Yugoslavia's memory. Let's give English translations a read. Part 2 of 2. With Vesna Marić (The President Shop), Eamon McGrath, and B...

Literature is a crucial piece in the puzzle of Yugoslavia's memory. Let's give it a read. Part 1 of 2. With Eamon McGrath @balkanbooks and Danja Bujas @danchireads. The Rememberi...

One hundred thousand women fought in the Yugoslav Partisan forces and two million more provided support to the resistance (and revolution) in the rear. Today the generation of thes...

A walk through Yugoslavia's legacy in Dubrovnik and a visit to the Red History Museum. With Krešimir Glavinić (Red History Museum). Featuring music by Sticky Keys. The Rememberi...

On the road in the former Yugoslavia with a couple of Americans: one recreating his trip from 1984, the other looking for cheese. With Chad Miller and Babs Perkins. Featuring musi...

Why did Yugoslavia fall apart? With Susan L. Woodward. The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted b...

One in three Bosnians live outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Most Bosnians outside their country, about 87 percent, are dispersed around Europe. Though only about 10 percent live ...

In which I answer listener questions...about anything (but strictly Yugoslavia-related). The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists...

Rakija is the distilled essence of the Balkan soul. More than a spirit, quintessential as it may be, rakija has a long history. Lately it has seen both threats to its survival and ...

The K67 Kiosk is a symbol of Yugoslavia. Once ubiquitous in its thousands, only a few hundred units remain around the former country, many in various state of disrepair, and a hand...

Yugonostalgia as a collective emotion is a sentimental longing for a positively remembered past of the former country and life in it. Why and how does it arise? What are its positi...