Σάββατο 25 Ιουνίου 2011

Let's hear it for the Yugosphere

the economist
The former Yugoslavia
Jun 23rd 2011, 14:56 by T.J.

A KEY event in the break-up of Yugoslavia took place 20 years ago this week. On June 27th 1991 the Yugoslav army moved to re-establish control of the border in Slovenia. Croatia and Slovenia had declared independence a week earlier. The Belgrade magazine Vreme is marking the event and asked me to contribute a piece. Here is the English-language version:

Two years ago I coined the term "Yugosphere" in an article for The Economist. I thought the word encapsulated some of the dynamics I had seen developing in the former Yugoslavia in recent years. Some misunderstood me, but the fact that the word has since entered the lexicon suggests that it usefully captures something many people instinctively knew existed—and indeed lived every day. ...more...
read more: the economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2011/06/former-yugoslavia

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