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After a long delay, here at last is the new episode! Today, we discuss the early foreign policy of the new Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and the internal measures taken to make unification a reality.
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Today I talk to Dr John Paul Newman of Maynooth University about his book, Yugoslavia in the Shadow of War, and the divisions within interwar Yugoslav society that resulted from the various difference experiences of the First World War and what it meant.
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Shorter episode this week, just bringing the two remaining pieces of the Yugoslav puzzle into the fold.
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Today, we finally finish off World War I, and witness the birth of Yugoslavia. Or the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, as it was called at first.
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The Russian Revolution of 1917 would drastically reshape the course of the First World War, including in the Balkans.
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1916 was Serbia’s first full year of occupation, and not a pleasant experience.
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The First World War in Austria-Hungary began with a massive political crackdown on dissidents. But a few of those dissidents managed to escape, and from exile, they plotted their dream of a united Yugoslavia.
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My 2nd interview on the History Fangirl Podcast
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For Serbia and Montenegro, the First World War began very much as a straightforward fight for survival.
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Hey all. Realise I’ve been gone a while, and I thought I’d share with you my experiences on the Marš Mira (Peace March) and the Srebrenica Genocide commemorations.
Please be aware before listening that much of the subject matter discussed in this episode is by its nature more dark and harrowing than most regular episodes.
Some pictures from the March can be found here.
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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
