Remembering Yugoslavia

... or A Field Report from the Days of AVNOJ

Every last Saturday in November, several thousand people from all across former Yugoslavia gather in Jajce for Days of AVNOJ, an official celebration of Yugoslavia's founding at the Second Session of the Antifašističko vijeće narodnog oslobođenja Jugoslavije (Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia) which took place there on November 29, 1943...

...or 25 Years of the Dayton Peace Accords

What has Dayton wrought and where do we go from here? Bosnian policy analysts and activists Gorana Mlinarević and Nela Porobić Isaković bring a feminist perspective to discuss the reality and legacy of the Dayton Peace Accords after a quarter century of implementation. Milan Lajčák, Miss Bosnia, and JFK also make an appearance.

The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists...

A Serbian and a North Macedonian graphic designer discuss Yugoslavian design as an inspiration for their work.

A legendary Yugoslav designer, Donald Niebyl, and Alexander the Great also make an appearance.

The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes two to four times per month.

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Two members of the Serbian diaspora share their experiences leaving former Yugoslavia, making a new life in South Africa and the United Kingdom, and staying connected with their disappeared homeland. Plus a listener's letter from Australia.

Nelson Mandela, Patreon members, and assorted Yugoslav sports stars also make an appearance.

The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created and hosted by Peter Korchnak...

Donald Niebyl discusses the origin story and notoriety of his creation, Spomenik Database, and the fetishization of Yugoslav-era World War II monuments.

Jan Kempenaers, Balkan bureaucrats, and warm and fuzzy feelings also make an appearance.

The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes two to four times per month.

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Foreign-born, Belgrade-based tour operators, Ralph van der Zijden, from the Netherlands (iBike Belgrade & Yugotour), and Tiago Carruco, from Portugal (Into the Balkans), share their passion for the place, how they started their businesses, thoughts on Yugoslavia, and how the covid pandemic has affected their operations.

The Mayor of the Hague, a Belgrade taxi driver, and a giraffe also make an appearance...

Historian Ivo Goldstein identifies the roots and actors of historical revisionism in Croatia.

Croatian exiles, a Serbian war criminal, and Lauryn Hill also make an appearance.

The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes two to four times per month.

• Detailed shownotes: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Ivo-Goldstein
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Director of Ljubljana-based Institute of Culture and Memory Studies, Tanja Petrović, discusses the new lives of Yugoslav objects, Yugonostalgia, and the political potential of socialist Yugoslavia today.

American bombs, Yugoslav products, and Slovene Yugonostalgics also make an appearance.

The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes two to four times per month...

President Goran Gabrić takes me on a walking tour of Mini Yugoslavia.

The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes two to four times per month.

• Detailed shownotes: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Mini-Yugoslavia
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Hrvoje Klasić discusses historical revisionism in Croatia and life as a celebrity historian.

A 1980’s president of Yugoslavia, Tito’s corpse, and rakija-guzzling neighbors also make an appearance.

The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes two to four times per month.

• Detailed shownotes: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Hrvoje-Klasic
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