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Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1

Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1

Henry Baerlein 2 episodes Oct 31, 2026

Henry Baerlein expands on his articles first published in the Fortnightly Review to explain the historical context and challenges facing Yugoslavia, a multi-ethnic country located in southeastern Europe that was formed immediately after World War I as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes – and which disintegrated in 1992 and is now in present-day (2023) parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Republic of Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia. (Summary by Keith Marohn)

Episodes

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