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Hey all. Here’s a selection of photos from my travels in Bosnia. Most are from the Peace March and the Memorial Centre at Potočari.
From the cemetery in Potočari
Mass graves and other war memorials along the Peace March
Other pictures from the March
The Dutchbat Compound
The Dutchbat Soldiers’ Graffiti
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In late June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, visited the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina. What could possibly go wrong?
Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
Today, we take a brief look at the history of the Slovene Lands under Habsburg rule.
Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
In the last years before World War I, Croatia became a violent place to be, as student nationalists turned to increasingly radical tactics.
Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
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As we exit the 19th Century and enter the 20th, a new younger generation of political leaders will emerge in Croatia. Their first goal? To bring down the hated Khuen-Héderváry.
Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
The Habsburg acquisition of Bosnia in 1878 brought with it significant ethnic polarisation in Croatia – polarisation which the Hungarians were happy to exploit.
Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
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After the return of party politics to Croatia in the 1860s, two opposing currents led by two very different men would emerge. On one side, a wealthy bishop will be the first to dream of a united Yugoslavia, while his great rival, a firebrand lawyer, will demand the national glory and expansion of Croatia alone.
Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
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After the victory of Counter-Revolution in 1849, the new Austrian regime built up a centralised autocratic Empire run from Vienna. But it would only last a decade before the cracks began to re-appear.
Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
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After Jelačić invaded Hungary, the Revolution began to fall apart.
My interview on The History Fangirl Podcast
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The Great European Year of Revolution would be the greatest crisis the Habsburg Empire had faced since Napoleon, and Croatia would be far from exempt from the upheaval. Also, the birth of Vojvodina.
Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
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