Stories about Serbia from October, 2007
Russia, Serbia, Georgia: Kosovo Implications
TOL's Steady State writes that “if the application of the ‘Kosovo formula’ to the post-Soviet frozen conflicts takes place, then it will be cooked up in Moscow – that is certain.”
The Balkans: The Language Issue
Balkan Baby writes about the “language issue” in the Balkans: “What language do we speak when we are in the countries that once made up Yugoslavia? In Slovenia and Macedonia the answer is quite simple since these two countries both had their own languages which were recognised by the Yugoslav...
Serbia: Milosevic's Propaganda
Srebrenica Genocide Blog explains why Slobodan Milosevic was “a clever mass murderer” whose “attempts to shift blame on the victims failed miserably” – but whose propaganda “is well and alive even today.”
Macedonia: Toše Proeski
Illyrian Gazette reports that Macedonia is mourning Toše Proeski, one of the most popular singers throughout the ex-Yugoslav states, who was killed in a car accident in Croatia.
Serbia: Kosovo's Dragash Region
Prishtine: Independence and Kanun posts pictures of Kosovo's Dragash Region.
Serbia: Antifa vs Neo-Nazi in Novi Sad
Belgrade 2.0 has been covering the Oct. 7 “neonazi, clerofascist rally” and the “citizens counter-rally” in Novi Sad: preparations; a report and two videos; and a guest-blogger's report. Also, another report from Pustolovina: adventure in Serbian.
Serbia: BlogOpen
Belgrade 2.0 writes about BlogOpen, “a historical, traditional, second bloggers’ and readers’ meeting in Serbia in Serbia’s short history”: “Help create a buzz in the English speaking world, because the Serbo-Croato-Bosniako-Montenegro-Macedono-Sloveno speaking world is already buzzing!“
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Radovan Karadzic
Srebrenica Genocide Blog writes about Radovan Karadzic's role and about genocide deniers. Finding Karadzic suspects that Karadzic may be hiding in Moscow, sheltered by Eduard Limonov.
Serbia: Google vs Goran Davidovic
East Ethnia reports on Google's decision to shut down the blog of a Serbian Nazi.
The Balkans: Football
Balkan Baby writes about his favorite team, Dinamo Zagreb, and other regional football matters.
The Balkans: A News Roundup
A roundup of October news from the Balkans – over at Balkan Anarchist.
Europe: Eurovision's Changes
Due to the “east/west impasse” at the Eurovision Song Contest, the event's format changes beginning next year, Illyrian Gazette reports.
Bosnia & Herzegovina: ” Great Powers & Srebrenica Genocide”
Srebrenica Genocide Blog posts an interview with the former official spokesperson for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia at the Hague – who claims that “France, Great Britain and the United States have in effect protected Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic, and are refusing to make available documents...
Serbia: Belgrade Airport Complaint
Wu Wei writes a letter to the managers of Belgrade Airport, pointing out ways for them to improve their service.
Serbia: Now on Second Life
Belgrade 2.0 writes about Serbia's presence on Second Life.