The History of Yugoslavia
A fortnightly podcast chronicling the amazing story of the now ex-country of Yugoslavia -its formation, heights, and collapse.
In October 1934, Prince Paul took over the Kingdom of Yugoslavia at its lowest point, meaning the only way was up. Right?
Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
In October 1934, King Alexander decided to make a state visit to France, Yugoslavia's closest ally. He would not come back alive.
Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
In late 1931, King Alexander decided to relax his dictatorial rule a little.
Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
In the 1930s, Dimitrije Ljotić 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 Ljotić, Dr Christian Kurzydlowski, to chat about the strange life of the man.
Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
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.
Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
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 Vrkić - @DoraVrkic
Damir Sakic - @SakicDamir
Bronwyn Scott-McCharen - @BronwynScottMc
Davide Denti - @DavideDenti
Tucker Jones - @tuckcomatus
Domagoj Babić - @DomagojBabi1
Shanker Satyanath - @ShankerSatyana1
Emma Hatto
Hope you enjoy it.
Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
I sat down for a chat with Joe Tripician, the man once commissioned to write the official biography of Croatian President Franjo Tuđman - until his research turned up some not so flattering things about what Tuđman had done during the Yugoslav Wars...
Joe's book: "Balkanized at Sunrise"
Joe's documentary: "I Was a Paid Propagandist for Croatia"
The Committee to Protect Journalists
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After Radić'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.
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.
Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
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 Radić and Nikola Pašić, 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.
Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
Recently I sat down with Aleksandar Brezar, co-host of the Sarajevo Calling podcast on politics and current affairs in the Balkans. Hope you enjoy our conversation.
NB: For some apps the length of this episode is for some reason coming up as around 4 hours. This is incorrect - it is only 40 minutes. I'll deal with this glitch as soon as I can, but don't worry, there's no missing content.
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Aleksandar on Twitter
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With the 1921 Constitution passed, would Yugoslav politics be able to settle down? Of course not.
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Any hopes that Yugoslavs would come together to write a consensus constitution for their newly united state were swiftly dashed.
Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
In November 1920, Yugoslavs chose 419 deputies to represent them in a Constituent Assembly. Their choices were quite a surprise.
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In today's episode, we rattle through the various political parties set to compete for power in the newly united Kingdom - as well as those who want to tear the whole thing down....
The Trailer for the King Peter film
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After a long delay, here at last is the new episode! Today, we discuss the early foreign policy of the new Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and the internal measures taken to make unification a reality.
Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
Today I talk to Dr John Paul Newman of Maynooth University about his book, Yugoslavia in the Shadow of War, and the divisions within interwar Yugoslav society that resulted from the various difference experiences of the First World War and what it meant.
Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
Shorter episode this week, just bringing the two remaining pieces of the Yugoslav puzzle into the fold.
Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
Today, we finally finish off World War I, and witness the birth of Yugoslavia. Or the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, as it was called at first.
Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
The Russian Revolution of 1917 would drastically reshape the course of the First World War, including in the Balkans.
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Ethnic Map of Macedonia from the Bulgarian point of view. Author: Th. Weinreb / Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Macedonia_-_Point_of_View_of_the_Bulgarians.jpg[/caption] [caption id="attachment_195" align="alignnone" width="800"]
Ethnic Map of Macedonia from the Serbian point of view. Author: Th. Weinreb / Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Macedonia_-_Point_of_View_of_the_Serbs.jpg[/caption] Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Main Maps Page Patreon
Hey all. Just a brief note about the podcast's new patreon page, at https://www.patreon.com/historyofyugoslavia
Thank you!
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