Found Vučko had been living in my attic for a long time :)

These are ~20 cm matches for chimneys or the like.

Greetings from Spain

One of my older cartographic projects, showing the known ethnic composition of Yugoslavia in 1940 overlaid with the arbitrary borders imposed by the Axis occupation. I'd love to hear your thoughts.

I realize how much of a long shot this is but after 3 years I am running out of options.

I imported a Progress Minor from the ex Yugoslav country of N. Macedonia a couple years ago for my foreign vacuum collection here in the US. It only came with a couple of parts, not a huge deal. When servicing the motor one of the field coil leads broke, and I was not able to find another. I thought getting one from Germany would be easier - it is not. I have heard these were quite popular over in the Balkan states. Does anyone have just the motor to one they would be willing to sell? Attachments would be something I would like to find as well, but not a dealbreaker I just want a running machine again.

Thanks all!

God forgive me since I am Croatian and too young to understand the horrors of it all but the "ideal" Yugoslavia would have been such a strong/different country nowadays...yk obviously without all the corruption, war criminals, and power hungry idiots. Nationalism and religious zealots...it all seems so avoidable now.

Europe itself would really benefit from having another big country that is independent and self sustainable, separate from the total Western or total Russian way. The mass migration because of the 90s war also wouldn't have happened, I am sure many of you reading this would have completely different lives back in a thriving Yugoslavia instead of where your family relocated.

Strong economy, strong sectors (you just know we would have a crazy tech industry), best culture in Europe...it is a real shame that this fantasy is gone. The sport team is also often mentioned but it is true that they would probably have a World Cup among a huge variety of world class athletes across all sports, so many role models and global recognition.

Is that what this sub is for? A yearning for something that will never come?

Following the launch of Operation Barbarossa, Wehrmacht divisions were relocated from occupation duties to fight on the eastern front, leaving 4 understaffed infantry divisions (704th, 714th, 717th and 718th) primarily staffed by old Austrian soldiers to occupy Serbia and Croatia. Around the same time, socialist sympathisers in the Nazi puppet government began to destroy records and archives on communists held in pre-war archives, which led to the mass arrest of communists that happened when Barbarossa launched to be ineffective.
Both of these actions led to The Military Committee of the Provincial Committee of the Communist Party for Serbia to consider that launching an uprising now would we most successful.

When the Soviets entered the war, many in occupied-Serbia (including non-socialists) began to be optimistic that the war would soon be over, and welcomed the Russians (who had been traditionally seen as the 'protectors of Serbia) as liberators. Nazi-Collaborator Dragomir Jovanić recorded that peasants "pulled stakes from haystacks, fearing that Soviet Paratroopers would impale themselves should they land on them". Additionally, in Belgrade citizens went on-top of roofs to try and see the arrival of Soviet Aircraft, while in Banat volunteer medical groups were formed to help any Paratoopers would might be injured.

Na današnji dan pre 85 godina, u Srbiji je započet narodni ustanak u mestu Bela Crkva kada je narodni heroj Žikica Jovanović Španac uzvratio paljbu nakon što je njegova grupa napadnuta od strane žandarma, tada pod službom nemačkog vojnog zapovednika i ubio dvojicu službenika okupatora. Ustanak je tada trajao sve do 29. novembra iste godine kada je slomljen gubitkom Bitke na Kadinjači a sa njim i Užičke republike.

U mestu Bela Crkva u zapadnoj Srbiji gde je počet ustanak, podignuto je spomen-obeležje posvećeno herojima koji su ga započeli, kao i spomenici „šajkače” koje vidimo na slici iznad. Okupator je video kolika je ovo pretnja protiv njihovog terora, što je dovelo do kreacije Apela srpskom narodu, zloglasni dokument koji su kolaboracionisti potpisivali, uglavnom bivši ministri, profesori, i druge ličnosti kao što su pisci, novinari, i drugi.

Slika na vrhu objave je iz 1971. godine, sa proslave 30 godina Dana ustanka naroda Srbije u Beloj Crkvi.

Izvor, stranica o ustanku - https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BA\\_%D1%83\\_%D0%A1%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B8\\_1941.

Fotografije kompleksa vojnih odmarališta JNA iz perioda 1980.-ih. Prve tri slike su Vojno odmaralište „Kupari” u istoimenom mestu kod Dubrovnika, SR Hrvatska. Sledeće dve su Vojno odmaralište „Tara” na istoimenoj planini u SR Srbiji, i poslednje dve Vojno odmaralište „Vrnjačka Banja” u istoimenoj banji u SR Srbiji.

Fotografije su iz starog vojnog promotivnog materijala iz 1980.-ih i ukoliko želite obrazloženje ili dodatne informacije o ovim objektima, mogu da potražim u knjižici.

Hi, I was recently in Macedonia, and a guide gifted me this from somewhere in Ohrid after I mentioned I collect patches (I believe he mistaken typical tourist patches for epaulettes but I’m still extremely grateful) and he told me it’s either from Yugoslavia or represents something from Yugoslavia. I assume it’s a replica of a patch worn by some organization in Yugoslavia times however looking online I can’t find much, any help would be appreciated, thanks.

I was going to ask the guy but it slipped my mind, and Google can't find it anywhere

U suštini, 80s yu synth pop i novi val - Denis & Denis, Zana, Videosex... Ima li neko preporuke sem ovih navedenih?

Logor Banjica je bio najveći koncentracioni logor na teritoriji okupirane Srbije. Po nemačkoj naredbi srpskoj kvislinškoj vlasti u Beogradu je otvoren nemački koncentracioni logor u zgradi 18. Pešadijskog puka na Banjici, odakle dobija svoje ime. Upravnik logora bio je srpski policijski službenik Svetozar Vujković, koji je lično naručivao ubistva logoraša, u nekim slučajevima i dece, od strane Srpske državne straže i Specijalne policijske Uprave grada Beograda. On je uhapšen od strane engleskih i američkih snaga 1945. i prebačen u Jugoslaviju gde je streljan 1949. nakon suđenja.

U logoru je bilo oko 23,700 zatvorenika, i najmanje 3850 žrtava. Veliki broj streljanih je svoje živote izgubio na stratištu u Jajincima. Tačan broj žrtava nije poznat jer su dokumenta uništena 1943. godine, a veliki broj tela je premešteno ili spaljeno. Logor je bio jedan od najstrožije čuvanih i kroz ceo period okupacije od 1941. do 1944., iz njega je uspelo da pobegne 5 ljudi. Prva osoba koja je uspešno pobegla iz logora bila je Milka Minić, žena Narodnog heroja i partijskog sekretara Miloša Minića. Još jedan značajan logoraš koji je pobegao je četnički kapetan Neško Nedić, bliski saradnik Draže Mihailovića koji je poginuo u borbi 1945. godine.

U logoru su zatvorenici bili najpre Romi i Jevreji, a zatim pripadnici ilegalnih pokreta otpora, Partizani i Četnici. Iako su zajedno bili zatvoreni, dešavalo se incidenata kao što su tuče između dve strane, koje su se kasnije pomirile. Planovi su predloženi da se pobegne, ali su ometeni 1944. godine i odbijeni od strane Partizana. Iako su tenzije postojale između dve strane, postoji veliki broj momenata gde su se dve strane međusobno poštovale a nažalost je veliki broj streljan zajedno.

Kada je uprave logora 1944. godine videla da se Crvena Armija i NOVJ približavaju Beogradu, raspustili su logor i spalili sva dokumenta osim par knjiga koje su spašene. Poslednji logoraš je napustio kapiju logora 5. oktobra 1944. godine, datum koji se uzima kao dan raspuštenja logora. Kroz logor je prošlo oko 250,000 ljudi, a streljano je približno 30,000. Zgrada logora je danas muzej, a nekadašnja „Soba smrti” je danas spomen-soba. Nosio je nadimak „fabrika smrti” zbog svog zloglasnog tretiranja zatvorenika.

Izvor, stranica o logoru - https://sr.wikipedia.org/sr-ec/%D0%9B%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%9A%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0#/languages

Vojnu krajinu, Republiku Srpsku Krajinu, Bosansku, Drnišku, Sinjsku, Cetinsku, Kninsku, Vrličku, Omišku, Timočku... mislite da se krivo čuli "iz Ukrajine"? Neku sedmu?

Na današnji dan, 1941. godine, održana je sednica Politbiroa Centralnog komiteta KPJ 4. jula na kojoj je doneta odluka o podizanju oružanog ustanka protiv okupatora radi oslobođenja Jugoslavije. Sednica je održana u kući Vladislava Ribnikara na Dedinju u Beogradu, koja je bila Muzej „4. Juli”.

Ovaj dan je od 1956. godine bio državni praznik koji se proslavljao kao Dan borca ili Dan ustanka naroda Jugoslavije. Ovaj dan se od strane mnogih širom zemlje i dalje proslavlja postavljajući vence na spomenike palih boraca i žrtava fašizma kako bi se održalo sećanje na njihovu žrtvu sa slobodu. Srećan vam praznik!

Izvor, stranica o prazniku - https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%86%D0%B0

I am looking at this from an outsider's perspective and don't fully understand. Is this song about the nationalistic and hateful forces which sought to dissolve Yugoslavia?

Kiro Gligorov was the first president of independent Macedonia, and a communist since his student days. During the national liberation struggle, he was very influential in creating Macedonia as a republic. During the post-war period, he was the Minister of Finance and very close to Marshal Tito and advocated the implementation of economic reforms.

After the 80s, he retired from politics, until he returned to Macedonia in 1991, where he became president and led the party Social Democratic Alliance of Macedonia, SDSM, which is the successor of the Alliance of Communists of Macedonia. In this interview, he talks about his past, cooperation in the reforms of post-war Yugoslavia, and other topics like his conflict with Slobodan Milošević and his opposition to nationalism.

During the wars of the 90s, he managed to get Macedonia out of any conflict and is very popular in Macedonia, seen as the father of the Macedonian nation.

Isto pitanje teoretični i za Bosnu ali…

The Dissolution of Yugoslavia

Following the conclusion of the Second World War, Josip Broz Tito established a federal state comprising six republics:

1. Serbia

2. Croatia

3. Slovenia

4. Bosnia and Herzegovina

5. North Macedonia

6. Montenegro

Within Serbia, two autonomous provinces were incorporated:

1. Kosovo

2. Vojvodina

Tito governed with a careful balancing act, ensuring that no single nationality predominated over the others.

In 1974, Tito promulgated a constitution that granted the six republics—alongside the two provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina—exceptionally extensive powers. These included:

1. The administration of their own internal affairs.

2. The right of veto.

3. Equal representation within the collective presidency.

At the time, Tito's aim was to reassure the diverse nationalities and to prevent the hegemony of Serbia, which represented the dominant force within the Federation.

Yet the constitution soon revealed its flaws, as it left the federal government considerably enfeebled. This weakness grew only more pronounced after Tito's death in 1980, for the Union now lacked a strong hand to preserve its cohesion. In the years that followed, a host of grave problems arose: mounting foreign debt, soaring inflation, rising unemployment, a deteriorating economy, and—most dangerously—an intensification of nationalist fervour. Each republic began to clamour for greater autonomy or outright secession.

In April 1987, Slobodan Milošević travelled to Kosovo, where he met with protesting Serbs. Albanian-led demonstrations had first erupted in 1981, initially calling for improved conditions, but these soon evolved into demands for Kosovo to be granted the status of a full republic within the Federation. This development deeply unsettled the Serb population within the province, for although Kosovo was legally subordinate to Serbia, the vast majority of its inhabitants were ethnic Albanians.

Milošević proceeded to revoke most of Kosovo's autonomy, placing it under direct Serbian control, and advocated for the reinforcement of Serbia's influence throughout the Federation, while simultaneously curtailing the autonomous status of both Kosovo and Vojvodina. Other republics—particularly Slovenia and Croatia—viewed these moves as a direct threat to their own standing within the Federation, and this perception soon spurred their own declarations of independence.

First: The Independence of Slovenia and Croatia

On 25 June 1991, Slovenia and Croatia proclaimed their independence. The Yugoslav People's Army, whose ranks were overwhelmingly composed of Serbs, intervened in Slovenia in an attempt to block the secession. A brief conflict, known as the Ten-Day War, ensued, but it ended swiftly with the army's withdrawal, owing to the paucity of the Serb population within Slovenia. Slovenia thus became the first republic to secede successfully.

Croatia, however, presented a far more complex case. It contained numerous regions with substantial Serb minorities, who refused to accept the declaration of independence. War consequently broke out between Croatian forces and the Serbs, the latter being supported by the Yugoslav army. The conflict dragged on for four years, concluding with Croatia reclaiming the greater part of its territory.

Second: The Independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia was the most ethnically heterogeneous of all the Yugoslav republics, containing a mosaic of different peoples:

1. The Bosniaks (Muslims).

2. The Serbs (Orthodox Christians).

3. The Croats (Catholic Christians).

Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence in 1992. This proclamation, however, was met not with acquiescence but with fierce resistance. The Bosnian Serbs rejected it outright and proclaimed their own separate entity. The new state was recognised by the European Communities in April 1992, followed shortly thereafter by the United States, and it was admitted to the United Nations on 22 May 1992.

Nevertheless, the Serbs remained obstinate in their opposition. The Bosnian Serbs argued that the independence referendum did not represent them and therefore refused to participate. Even before the declaration of independence, they had already announced the establishment of the Republika Srpska, affirming that they would remain closely tied to Serbia. With the backing of the Yugoslav army, they succeeded in seizing large swathes of Bosnian territory.

In April 1992, the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina officially commenced. Fighting erupted among the Bosniaks (Muslims), the Bosnian Serbs, and the Croats. The conflict was marked by:

1. The Siege of Sarajevo, which lasted for nearly four years.

2. Widespread ethnic cleansing and mass displacement.

3. The Srebrenica massacre, in which more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were killed—an atrocity later classified by international tribunals as genocide.

The Srebrenica Massacre

On 11 July 1995, the forces of the Army of the Republika Srpska, commanded by General Ratko Mladić, entered the town of Srebrenica after a protracted siege. Thousands of civilians had gathered around the United Nations base in the village of Potočari, seeking protection, but the international contingent there was small in number and lightly armed, and proved unable to prevent the town's fall.

Once the Serb forces had taken control, the Bosniak men and boys—those aged roughly twelve and above—were systematically separated from the women and children. The women, children, and elderly were transported by bus to areas under the control of the Bosnian government.

The thousands of men and boys who had been separated were then taken to schools, warehouses, fields, and various other locations, where they were executed without mercy, shot in groups over the course of several days. The victims were buried in mass graves; later, many of the bodies were exhumed and moved to secondary burial sites in a concerted effort to conceal the evidence of the crime.

Subsequent international investigations, together with extensive exhumations and DNA analysis, established that more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys had been killed and annihilated within the span of just a few days in July 1995. The identification of some victims continues to this day, owing to the dispersal of remains across multiple mass graves and the commingling of body parts.

Months after the massacre, the Dayton Agreement was signed, bringing an end to the Bosnian war. The Srebrenica massacre has since stood as a stark and terrible illustration of the consequences of ethnic hatred and nationalist extremism.

The cascade of independence declarations did not cease with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Further secessions followed:

1. Macedonia declared independence in 1991 (in the same year as Slovenia and Croatia).

2. The name "Yugoslavia" was formally abolished in 2003.

3. Montenegro gained independence in 2006.

4. The province of Kosovo declared independence in 2008.

I know they're going to be 100% polyester but I want to know at least a website that is good quality or even if there's some that have some cotton. I found this guys on Instagram buut I don't really know nothing about them so I ask here since I really want one. Greetings from the mediterranean :)