Belgrade, Serbia
Yugoslav wars lasted for 10 years, devastating the region and leaving hundred thousand people dead behind. After it was all over, former Yugoslav countries decided it was all a mistake and a big misunderstanding, and that they still need each other. At least that’s what this new regional lottery idea
Bekim Fehmiu (born 1936), one of the most famous Yugoslav actors, committed suicide today in his apartment in Belgrade. Reasons behind the suicide are still unknown. Mr Fehmiu stopped his acting career back in ‘87 as a sign of protest against rising anti-Albanian sentiment. These are the words of his son,
History and break-up of Yugoslavia are difficult enough to comprehend for the locals, and we always have a tough time explaining it to the curious foreigners (usually drunk at parties). You would say that those actually studying Balkans would know a great deal about it, but it seems it simply
Today at 12:00, one of the last symbols of the Yugoslavian era, if not the last the .yu (dot yu) national top level domain ceases to exist. It was supposed to be gone for some time already, but as it happens with a number of things here in the Balkans,
The Economist features this brilliant article about the awkward situation ex-Yu former enemy countries are now in – forced to trade mostly with one another, because of the huge, 23 million people market. It’s a good development, nevertheless, and it’s awkward only for the nationalists anyway. And you know what
Lepa Brena is undisputedly the biggest showbiz star from former Yugoslavia (btw, I heard on twitter that the phrase ‘former Yugoslavia’ is a pleonasm, but I can’t restrain from using it). Biggest star in a Balkan country by default means that the star’s area of expertise is folk music. What’s
In the land of Blood and Honey
Bojana Stamenov – she’s got talent
Movie about Radivoj Korac – Belgrade’s basketball legend
Du Hast from Munze
The End of Amy Winehouse’s Career
