Belgrade, Serbia
It’s official – from January 1st 2011 there will be no more military conscription for Serbian citizens. This is a big change for the country since the mandatory military service has been around for about 200 years now. Reaction of the general public is, as the case often is around
News making rounds in Serbian blogosphere these days: group of 200 intellectuals wrote a letter to the government where they ask for a referendum on whether or not Serbia should join NATO. They believe Serbia should maintain to be “militarily neutral [Serbia], true to herself and her own traditions”. There
Last week there’s been a lot of noise in Belgrade. First, there was a Military academy students central celebration in front of the state parliament building. I object to joining the army as much as the next guy, which means I don’t. To paraphrase the words of the great Bill
A woman protester opposing a water cannon, photo by Predrag Mitic Sixteen years ago, 9th of March 1991 – Deveti mart in Serbian – big protests and demonstrations took place in the streets of Belgrade. This was the first sign that the citizens were not so satisfied with Milosevic’s rule,
First military parade in god knows how long time has been held in Belgrade on last chilly and windy saturday afternoon, couple of days ago. Naturally, i was there, but not so much because i like to watch uniformed men and fighter jets. It felt as this parade, first one
Found this great video blog about life in Serbian civil military service… on a graveyard. One good quote: After Serbia lost all their wars, their military do not war with guns any more. Now, theirs weapons are rakes and spades Enjoy!
Belgrade by night, as seen from space
Protest against the prohibition – updated
Dick Marty’s Kosovo report – Uniting Serbs and Albanians In Shame
Belgradisation
The History of Yugoslavia In 30 Seconds
