Tag archive for ‘Serbia’

Newspapers in Serbia: (not) Keeping the People Posted

Unlike most of my relatives, I don’t keep a TV set on for a better part of the day. I don’t watch TV much and prefer getting news from other sources, either the Internet or hard print. However, during this year’s Christmas Eve gathering at my father’s place (in Serbia, most people celebrate Christmas on [...]

Serbian Folk Music

Serbia’s folk music – even animals run away from it. For a while, he kept the animal away by buying a generator, lighting up the area, and playing thumping Serbian turbo-folk music. But when the generator ran out of power and the music fell silent, the bear was back…

Kosovo: obstacle on Serbia's path to EU

I spent the last couple of days in Belgrade where I got firsthand experience on the current political crisis in Serbia. If I needed to sum it all up in a sentence, it would be: the situation is grim. [...]

A Response to "The Trial of Separation"

I just stumbled upon a post that was written by Mr. Mladen Tosic, a final year doctoral candidate at the Centre of International Studies at the University of Cambridge. I was surprised by his views of the “Kosovo is Serbia” protests. [...]

On the Issue of "Kosovo is Serbia" Protests

Nowadays, Serbia is split due to Kosovo’s independence. Many people have asked me what I think about it, and many were surprised by my answer — I don’t have an opinion. I do, however, have one about the protest organized by Serb radicals in downtown Belgrade, after the United States recognized independent Kosovo. According to [...]