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A supplemental episode discussing the class, kinship and ethnic dynamics in Kosovo in the centuries and decades leading up to World War II.
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After the rapid conquest of Yugoslavia by the Wehrmacht and its allies, the Axis powers set about carving the country up between themselves.
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Sorry I've been gone for so long, but I'm back! Today, we see World War II in Yugoslavia finally begin, as the Nazis invade.
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Just to let you all know I am still alive, and yes, I will be getting back to the podcast! Also, sorry about the bad acoustics, I'm currently in a different apartment.
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Sorry for the long delay between episodes!
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In today's episode, I chat with Chetniks expert Stevan Bozanich about the history of the famous/infamous Serb nationalist paramilitary movement.
Stevan's Twitter and Academia profiles
Stevan's chapter in "Balkan Legacies"Episode 50 will be the AMA episode ā please send me your questions!
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Between 1939 and 1941, Yugoslavia tried to stay out of the war engulfing Europe. They failed.
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In 1939, the long-desired solution to the Croatian Question finally seemed to be at hand. Just hope there aren't any World Wars coming which might wreck it.
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In October 1934, Prince Paul took over the Kingdom of Yugoslavia at its lowest point, meaning the only way was up. Right?
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In October 1934, King Alexander decided to make a state visit to France, Yugoslavia's closest ally. He would not come back alive.
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In late 1931, King Alexander decided to relax his dictatorial rule a little.
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In the 1930s, Dimitrije LjotiÄ emerged as one of Nazi Germany's staunchest advocates - and later, one of its most willing collaborators - in Yugoslavia. Today, I sat down with an expert on LjotiÄ, Dr Christian Kurzydlowski, to chat about the strange life of the man.
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King Alexander was convinced that his people all loved him, and that all he had to do to prove it was sweep aside the politicians in the way. It turned out not to be that simple.
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So, a few weeks ago, me and a few others got together to have an online chat about the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and why it didn't work out that well. As you do.
Featuring:
Dora VrkiÄ - @DoraVrkic
Damir Sakic - @SakicDamir
Bronwyn Scott-McCharen - @BronwynScottMc
Davide Denti - @DavideDenti
Tucker Jones - @tuckcomatus
Domagoj BabiÄ - @DomagojBabi1
Shanker Satyanath - @ShankerSatyana1
Emma HattoHope you enjoy it.
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I sat down for a chat with Joe Tripician, the man once commissioned to write the official biography of Croatian President Franjo TuÄman - until his research turned up some not so flattering things about what TuÄman had done during the Yugoslav Wars...
Joe's book: "Balkanized at Sunrise"
Joe's documentary: "I Was a Paid Propagandist for Croatia"
Joe's website
The Committee to Protect Journalists
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After RadiÄ's death, Yugoslavia's parliamentary system, never the most stable, began to collapse.
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Today, we take a look at what Yugoslavia's neighbours have been up to. A clue: it's a lot.
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Today, I chat with Chris Klimovitz, an expert on Albanian history, about the history of Yugoslavia's small neighbour to the Southwest up to the end of the interwar period.
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In 1928, the political crisis in Yugoslavia reached a boiling point it would not be able to return from, as blood was spilled on the Parliament floor. (To clarify, there is no Round 1, you haven't missed an episode, this is just the second major assassination of the narrative).
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In 1925, Yugoslavia's two great rivals, Stjepan RadiÄ and Nikola PaÅ”iÄ, finally buried the hatchet and formed a government together. Then they remembered why they hated each other in the first place, and the government got nothing done.
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